Networking for Introverts
If you’re an introvert, you probably get nervous every time you walk into a room full of strangers. Add the pressure of networking with potential business contacts and it won’t be long before you’re...
Author: Inspiring Interns
New Year, Better Finances: How to Spend Smart
Most of us would like to have some extra cash in hand – especially post-Christmas, when it’s often difficult to rein our spending back to sensible levels. It’s a classic New Years resolution, but...
Women in the Workplace: What 2017 Taught Us
2017 has been a full-on year for women in the workplace – we tried to close the gender pay gap and smash the glass ceiling, we fought for workplace harassment claims to be heard...
Five Ways to Kick-Start Your Working Day
Are you about to begin a new job? Then you’ll be expected to turn up to work looking and feeling your best. So if your morning routine involves stumbling out of bed and grabbing...
Should We Stop Saying Sorry?
The female apology has been the subject of discussion for a while now, especially in the context of the workplace. The issue is women’s perceived tendency to apologise excessively, and how it could have...
Want to Freelance? Setting and Sticking to Targets is Crucial.
Maybe you’re also one of those people who embarked on the full-time freelancing journey with great excitement, only to realise that there’s still room for growth when it comes to your self-management skills. You...
Assert Yourself: How to Show Strength in a Job Interview
There’s a rising awareness of the need to tackle equality in the workplace. More and more employers are now setting targets to ensure equal representation of genders, and making efforts to close the pay...
How You Could Be Sabotaging Your Job Search With CV Mistakes
So, your CV is ready to send out to recruiters or hiring managers, and you’re poised to take those all-important interview invites. But what happens if you don’t grab their attention? Whilst you shouldn’t...
How to Find Your Dream Career in a Demanding Economy
Whether you know exactly what you want to do already, or you feel clueless as to what to do next in your career, the economy is more demanding than ever in terms of jobs...
Why You Need To Learn To Say No
When we’re at work, we usually want to please people and help out our colleagues as best we can in order to make a good impression. That means that even when helping others starts...