If you could go back to being 21 again, would you…? I’d certainly be tempted, that’s for sure! Simply because I’ve learnt so much about the working world over the last few years that would have done me a WHOLE world of good had I known them at 21! But since I can’t go back… Continue Reading
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5 “cheesy” job hunting strategies from Who Moved My Cheese
After several years of hearing of the book Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life and mentally bookmarking it as a “must-read someday”, I finally got hold of a copy last week and I can tell you, it really is a must read! Written by… Continue Reading
Why it’s probably not worth going to university any more
I’ve been thinking recently, if I was a fresh-faced 18-year-old just out of college with my whole life ahead of me and pondering what to do next, would I go to university? The answer is probably not! Before I explain, I must insert a disclaimer here that this does not mean that I don’t recommend… Continue Reading
Employment and enterprise – two sides of the same coin
Yesterday was my first visit to the surprisingly beautiful city of Southampton (I say “surprisingly” because as somewhat of a typical Londoner, I tend to think the grass is greener right where I am!). I was visiting Southampton Solent University (SSU), also for the first time, as a guest speaker for their “Spotlight on Jobs… Continue Reading
Your career, your decision
IN LIFE we are presented with choices and decisions on a daily basis. I remember four years ago sitting in the office of a director at News International, the global media giant behind The Sun newspaper, The Times and News of the World. I had been called in for a second interview about a scholarship… Continue Reading