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How To Stop Bashing Your Head Against That Brick Wall
Things don’t have to be going wrong to hit a creative block. Flo Friis explores how to stop bashing your head against that brick wall when there’s no reason for it to be there.
How to reach your career goals
Where do you want to be in five years from now? What are your career goals? Don’t worry, this isn’t a job interview, I really want to know. Do you know…
Confessions, thoughts and little white lies of the unemployed
Whether you’re a graduate, a freelancer at the end of a gig, or you’ve recently been made redundant, there’s nothing that will push you to your limits more than admitting…
Student Special – Getting a job at university
I did my fair share of wacky shit at university. I took 2k worth of borrowed camera equipment out for an assignment one night then casually abandoned it in O’neills,…
Do you have a plan?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM2ZAYv5jjU]I remember watching this back in the day (when I was about 16 and had broken up with my first “proper” boyfriend). It was quite reassuring that these people…
Should you freelance while you work?
When you’re a designer, you’re easily roped into the odd bit of work here and there. An invite for a friend’s wedding, a poster for your brother’s gig, a logo…
Increasing your employability while job hunting
The job-hunting period is a ruddy nerve-wracking time. The multi-hour internet searches, the frantic re-writing of CVs to match job descriptions, the angst of sending the wrong cover letter to a…
5 tips for being happy in the workplace
Except for the lucky few (those who have won the lottery or star in Made in Chelsea) the majority of us have to work for a living. Whether that be…
When I grow up I want to be…
I often wonder what kids these days want to be when they grow up. I ask this, because people don’t have ‘normal’ jobs anymore. All my friends have job titles…
Graduation woes
My name is Hollie-Anne, Iʼm 23, in my last year of a degree and I am fucking terrified. Heading back to university last month to start my third and final…
Top 5 mistakes people make when job hunting
A few years ago, just after leaving university, I spent a year working as a recruitment consultant. If you’re looking for a job where you find out a lot about…
10 things I would rather do than look for a job
Some could say the job search could be going better. Here are the things I would rather do, than send off one more job application. 1) Stick my hand in…