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Nov 24, 2020

Ten tips to make LinkedIn work harder for you

Too many people just transfer their CV onto LinkedIn, connect with a few people they know and then start applying for jobs, occasionally...

Nov 20, 2020

Thinking about trying career coaching? Here’s some thoughts on how to find the right course for you.

A lot of women make enquiries about coaching programmes because they feel stuck in some way. That can be personally or professionally,...

Sep 28, 2020

Two-thirds of women are planning a career change in the wake of the pandemic

If you’re one of them but not sure what to do, career coach, Amy Shepherd, has an idea to get you thinking... COVID has thrown nearly...

Mar 26, 2018

Jane Johnson talks about her struggle with returning to work after maternity leave

I vividly remember the call with my boss at the time. I was about 6 months into my maternity leave and he’d just told me that he didn’t...

Mar 15, 2018

Hello.

Believe me, I have never liked the sound of my own voice. Lurking in my parents' loft somewhere is a box of cassette tapes from the...

Mar 14, 2018

How to use the F-word at work!

Companies don't have to reveal the number of flexible working requests made and then refused but a survey a couple of years ago found...

Mar 13, 2018

We prepare for everything in pregnancy... except our careers

I remember feeling a slight sense of dread at the thought of telling my boss I was pregnant. I was a woman in her late 30s, fairly...

Mar 8, 2018

Eating butter... and other tips for finding flexible work

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" I turned round to see my three year old getting stuck into the butter tub, like it was ice cream. "Eating...

Mar 1, 2018

OK then, shall we just give this a try?

That tends to be my response to most things in life: the perm (1980s), Vodka RedBull (1990s), travelling the world to find myself (the...

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