The recent world events have caused a lot of people to rethink their idea of what the perfect career is. Industries will change greatly due to layoffs, redundancies, and people’s habits changing in reaction to having to stay at home, etc. In addition, the XYZ generations are thankfully not tied to the concept of following…
How Women Rise – ‘Expecting others to see your contributions…’
Speak up on behalf of your own contributions. There is no surprise that women are often the preferred foot soldiers when there is a job that needs to be driven across the line efficiently and effectively. Do you find yourself being the foot soldier on the ground? Often, being a very enthusiastic contributor with a…
Owning success – Disowning impostor syndrome
What is it with most women and self-belief? Why do we underestimate ourselves and others’ perception of us? And why do we underplay our own success? While most men practice ‘fake it till you make it’ – in situations where they do not know the intricacies of a job, and in cases where they do…
3 steps to successfully changing careers
Are you looking for a career change but not sure what the next right move is? Or maybe you know the next move, but you are not sure how to get started? If you have answered yes, then this article is for you. And, don’t be alarmed if you are not sure what the next…
4 ways to boost your employability
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…
Gender pay: Fewer than half of UK firms narrow gap
Fewer than half the UK’s biggest employers have succeeded in narrowing their gender pay gap, analysis by the BBC has found. Across 45% of firms, the discrepancy in pay increased in favour of men, while at a further 7% there was no change. Overall, 78% of companies had a pay gap in favour of men,…
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,…
Mums returning to work in the Education Sector
Women@Work team spent the afternoon with Olivia Russell, The Coordinator of The Staff Room, the only substitute teacher placement service, taking the region by storm. Here Olivia tells us more about the digital platform and how it can benefit women looking to return to the education sector in a stress-free, flexible manner. 1. Hi Olivia,…
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…
Getting back on track after a career break
We often hear of people struggling to reenter the workforce after a career hiatus. People that have taken career breaks for elder care, personal health issues, and most commonly for full time parenting the responsibility of which largely weighs on women. Returning to work thereafter is undoubtedly hard. Employers can be hesitant to hire people with…