Heading back to education can be the best decision you’ll ever make, opening up new career opportunities you perhaps never thought possible. But there’s no doubt that getting a new qualification while earning to pay the bills can be challenge. To steer clear of burnout, you’ll want to make sure you don’t neglect self-care. [Read more…]
Helping people stay mentally healthy at work – and keeping them productive – is a growing concern right now. Employers are offering everything from mindfulness apps to puppies in the office in the hope of tackling absence and keeping morale high. But how do you know what really makes a difference? Respected health research [Read more…]
As working life settles into its new patterns following the pandemic, it’s a great time to take another look at your working habits and the tools you use to get things done. Whether you’re looking for help in staying focused while you work from home, or you’re trying to juggle all your growing commitments [Read more…]
The world of tech can be a confusing place full of complicated terms and theories. Are you new to the world of tech? Or do you just want to be informed about what’s going on? After all, advances in technology affect all of us. This is the first article in a series where we [Read more…]
After the last couple of years, no one can be in any doubt about the life-changing work that laboratory scientists do – from conducting millions of Covid-19 tests to developing the life-saving vaccines that have allowed a return to a more normal life. So it’s no surprise that the pandemic has led to a [Read more…]
Do you feel like you’re compensating for the laziness of a co-worker? Does someone you work with always seem to be browsing TikTok instead of doing their job? Or do they always seem to be running personal errands or taking non work-related calls? If so, it’s likely to be affecting not only your workload but [Read more…]
Are you constantly being distracted from your work by the irresistible urge to check your social media? Or do you struggle with the noise and interruptions that come from working in close quarters in a busy office (or at home)? Perhaps you’re just trying to do too much at once and need help focussing on [Read more…]
There’s no doubt that LinkedIn is a really powerful way to make connections and move on in your career. The company claims to have around 30 million UK members – meaning most of the workforce is on there – and in surveys about 7 out of 10 employers say they use it. But the [Read more…]
16 Personalities is a free online test that claims to be able to accurately place you into one of 16 different personality types, which can then predict how you are likely to behave. The overall aim is to provide you with insights to help you with personal growth and relationships. The personality type descriptions can [Read more…]
After a couple of years in which the pandemic has turned working life upside-down, we’ve all learned from experience how world events can change careers – for better or worse. So it’s only natural to wonder how trends taking shape on the horizon might affect the jobs we do in the next decade. [Read more…]
