Today is National Freelancers Day. While this may mean nothing to the vast majority of the population, for 14% of workers in the UK this day is actually almost equivalent to Christmas. Okay, possible slight exaggeration aside, National Freelancers Day is now in its 4th year and gathering momentum each year. There are now an estimated… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: enterprise
10 realistic New Year resolutions for job seekers
Okay, so New Year resolutions are a little played out – everyone’s making them, everyone’s talking about them, and until the end of January everyone…well, most people…will be keeping them so they certainly won’t be going away any time soon. Personally, I’m not a fan of resolutions – I used to be (though I… Continue Reading
Job market predictions for 2012
I was invited to the Guardian Careers office last week to share my predictions on what I think the job market will look like for graduates in 2012 (scroll down to listen to the podcast). There are three main areas I believe we will see a rise of not just for graduates, but for jobseekers… 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