Welcome to the very first episode of “Mildred Talabi on Careers” – my brand new podcast series dedicated to helping you get the most out of your job search and your career at large. I’m pretty excited about this because just before Christmas, I announced my 10 personal commitments for 2013 and starting a podcast… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: networking
3 reasons to freelance while you job seek
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
Reign like Obama: 5 career-climbing tips for introverts
My name is Mildred Talabi and I am an introvert. There. I said it. It’s taken me the best part of my adult life to figure this out and longer still to embrace it. Why? Because if you’ve ever been in any school or work environment, you’ll know that being “quiet” is not cool. No,… Continue Reading
How to land a job within six months of graduation
Let’s be honest, the job market isn’t looking too good right now for graduates if the official figures are anything to go by. 1 in 5 graduates are still jobless six months after graduation; the same ratio are making do with part time jobs, while the overall number in voluntary or unpaid roles have also… Continue Reading
Does networking bring out *your* inner introvert?
Earlier this week myself and a youth worker took a group of 10 young people, aged between 15-23, to a launch event in central London in the scope of my Communications Coordinator role at The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey. The event was in a plush venue with about 120 people, mostly adults, dressed in… Continue Reading
What lies beneath….the hidden job market (and how you can find it)
Okay, so the first part of this blog post title doesn’t exactly have a direct link to what I’m about to talk about, but hey, that is one creepy film with a very good title worthy of a blog post! But horror film endorsements aside (disclaimer: I don’t actually like horror films, in fact… Continue Reading
3 killer reasons to include Twitter in your job search
When Twitter first launched in 2006, some people eyed it with ‘big-brother-watching-you’ type suspicion; some dismissed it as the latest social media “craze”, and a large part of society (myself included) ignored it – after all, we were still trying to get our heads round this whole Facebook thing. Fast forward just six years… Continue Reading
Looking for a job? Get out more!
I REMEMBER the first time I went to a networking event; it was a few years ago and at the time I had just made the decision that I was going to enter the big bad world of self-employment and set up as a Freelance CV consultant, writer and editor. Before then I had heard… Continue Reading