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- Being proactive while working from homeBeing proactive while working from home takes time and practice to get into the right mindset and routine. I have been working from home for a few months now and I honestly really enjoy it. It allows me the time to focus on my work and during breaks, I get to spend it with my… Read more: Being proactive while working from home
- Working with senior leadersWorking with senior leaders while progressing your own career can be quite the balancing act to undertake. You have a high workload and need to be on all the time. You are there meeting their requirements and goals, leaving you little time to focus on your own development. I have had the chance to work… Read more: Working with senior leaders
- The power of connecting with othersWork days can become a little isolating at the moment, especially if I am not connecting with others. I find if I don’t have many video-conference meetings I start to feel a little glum by the end of the day. Working from home certainly does have its positives. Including for productivity because I have the… Read more: The power of connecting with others
- When your mentor lets you downI recently started branching out into consulting. Something I have always wanted to do! I didn’t feel confident to go out solely on my own straight away so I reached out to my network of consultants who would be able to work with me. One of the people I reached out to was a mentor… Read more: When your mentor lets you down
- Mind your own business. You’ll be happier, trust me.The world of comparison or being a ‘sticky beak’ into what is going on in someone else’s life is a waste of time if you are using it to make yourself feel down. I annoyingly find I do this when something in my career isn’t quite the way I want it to be at that… Read more: Mind your own business. You’ll be happier, trust me.
- Returning to work after maternity leaveI have recently returned to work following just over a year away and what an interesting time to do it! Having a baby is a life changing experience. It changes your goals, your approach to work and aims in life. All for the better. Returning to work after maternity leave is hard enough. Now add… Read more: Returning to work after maternity leave
- Leading cultural change initiativesLeading cultural change initiatives at work is a mammoth task. Especially for introverts. I used to be the shyest of people. Certainly not someone you would consider for heading up a large scale organisational change project for an organisation. The idea itself seemed terrifying. But I put my hand up to be considered as a… Read more: Leading cultural change initiatives
- Managing career adviceThere are a lot of opinions you will come across about different things to do with your career. Often I have received ‘recommendations’ on what I ‘really should be doing’. Managing career advice can be developed over time. By managing I mean your response to people’s advice. Some of the advice you receive will come… Read more: Managing career advice
- Not landing your dream job out of uniYou are in your last year of university. You’ve applied to many graduate positions but you secretly want that one role/type of role with (quite possibly) one of those big firms. This was true for me. You might even get to the final stages of the interview process and think that you are this close… Read more: Not landing your dream job out of uni
- Take advantage of your graduate programYou might think that an entry level role is not very exciting or an important role in an organisation. But the truth is, the role will be anything you make of it. This is true for any role! Being a grad has so many opportunities that come with it. This is your moment to ask… Read more: Take advantage of your graduate program
- How I spent my maternity leave year, career wiseThe first few months of my maternity leave were very tough – emotionally and physically. I spent these months getting to know my baby, trying to understand my new life, recovering from the birth, trying to do my best with feeding, all mixed in with lots of hormones. At around about the four or five… Read more: How I spent my maternity leave year, career wise
- Breaking the barrier from graduate to full time employeeBreaking the barrier from graduate to full time employee can be difficult. And can be even more so if you are remaining in the same organisation. You might be lucky enough to work somewhere that is keen on pushing you and seeing you grow your breadth of skills in tougher and higher level roles, but… Read more: Breaking the barrier from graduate to full time employee
- Being pregnant and asking for a training opportunityI unfortunately don’t have the best experience to tell in regards to asking for an opportunity to upskill myself whilst being pregnant. In my early months of pregnancy I had started in a new team in my organisation which also meant learning a different project management methodology. In the first few months my boss encouraged… Read more: Being pregnant and asking for a training opportunity
- Turn boring tasks into opportunities to propel your career forwardYou are given the menial tasks, told no so often or even being promised opportunities that never come through. Is this you at the moment? I know what its like. Hearing these things can be very disheartening. Getting through the boring stuff at the start of your career takes time and perseverance. But meanwhile, your… Read more: Turn boring tasks into opportunities to propel your career forward
- Getting over that job rejection quicklyGetting rejections from a job application you have sent off or an interview you have done is not fun. It can really impact your confidence and make you feel glum for a while. The best thing you can do for yourself is keep going. Stay positive and keep searching and applying for roles, keep asking… Read more: Getting over that job rejection quickly
- Being a generalist and having confidence in thatI’ve often wondered if being a generalist is a good or bad thing. I guess I’m still not sure to be honest. I know it has its positives and negatives but because I’m a generalist it does leave me wondering what could be in store for me as I don’t really have a clear-cut career… Read more: Being a generalist and having confidence in that
- Feeling stuck in your current roleHelp! You are feeling trapped in a role that you just can’t get out of! Or you think you can’t anyway. Ask yourself what is going on for you. Is it too easy to stay where you are? Are you afraid of going for what you really want? Do you think you lack the skills… Read more: Feeling stuck in your current role
- Welcome to a Career Girl’s Insights!Hello there and welcome to A Career Girl’s Insights on career basics! This is a space where I share my learnings from when I first started my career to where I am now, in my early thirties. Hopefully my insights into what has and hasn’t worked will help you in navigating some tough situations of… Read more: Welcome to a Career Girl’s Insights!