School – career – retirement. That’s the sequence we’re all used to. Most of us imagine life after graduation to be a montage of getting your first job, quickly dashing up the ladder to CEO, and kicking back with a fat retirement fund on a remote tropical island. But things are changing. Things are getting…
How to become a Travel Counsellor
Family-friendly job opportunities for mums aren’t that easy to come by in the UAE but there is a brilliant opportunity for anyone who fancies being a Travel Counsellor with flexible working hours around your family…Travel Counsellors allows mums to have a flexible work-life balance and launch their own business in the dynamic and interesting world of travel. …
How to get “Get Unstuck!” career workshops
Women@Work recently met up with Dina Bsharat and Valeria Miller, the duo behind the Get Unstuck career workshops. The taster workshops we hosted in May and November 2019 were a big success and helped to get focused, set goals, and create action steps that bring results. Let’s find out a little bit more about them.…
How to make a successful career change
Many people do it and have flourishing careers, but how can you make a successful career change? Previous generations believed in jobs for life and progressed steadily within their chosen field for 40 plus years until settling into a contented retirement with a healthy pension. That’s a wonderful thought if at the tender age of…
Mums@Work return to work career fair 2019
Last week we hosted one of our favourite events in the Women@Work calendar – the return to work career fair 2019. Our returnship program has been going strong since 2017, and we have seen over 50 women take up Returnship roles since our launch. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the Returnship concept,…
5 reasons why women should consider a future in STEM
The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industry is developing at a rapid pace and is becoming one of the highest paying sectors. With this in mind, there is no doubt that a career in this direction will be of interest to new or graduating students. But is it really right for you – especially…
Upskilling for the New Year 2019
Have you thought about how you can start upskilling and get WORK ready for 2019? New Year is fantastic to time to sit back and reflect on last year’s accomplishments, struggles and failures. On a professional front, it’s incredibly important to know what were the reasons for these and what can we do to build…
How to get your mojo back after a career break
After a career break, one of the hurdles that many returning mums face is a lack of confidence. This could be down to several factors; uncertainty, fear, being out of employment for a number of years, or as is the case with many, a feeling of irrelevance and being out of date. Certainly, with my…
Career Resilience
During our most recent Career Resilience workshop, we got down to examining our personal goals; we began with having a clear vision for success. A snippet of what our members engaged in and tool for you, designed to refresh your goals or explore them. Facilitated by Gillian Jones-Williams from Emerge UK and Sarah Christensen from Christensen Consultancy,…
10 top tips to reignite your career | Zeta Yarwood
You have taken a career break, or you just want to find a new job and you do not know where to start… These workshops are perfect for you to reconnect to your strengths and feel the passion to return back to your career! Reignite Your Career in the New Year Workshop Part One with Zeta…