Helen Wright
International Women's Day 2025: ...

It won't have escaped your notice that today is International Women's Day.  Perhaps, as you made breakfast this morning, the radio was full of declarations of solidarity and high hopes for progress.  Perhaps your colleagues are full of renewed vigour and enthusiasm this week about the importance of gender equality in your organisation.  Perhaps you took an extra moment today as you waved your daughters off to their swimming lessons to think about how their lives were going to unfold.  Whether you're feeling fired up or concerned about the work still to be undertaken, International Women's Day is a time when we all pause, look back over our shoulders at the breakthroughs we've already made, and look forward at the path stretching out towards the horizon.

International Women's Day 2025: #AccelerateAction
Helen Wright
How to write a great CV

When applying for jobs your CV (Curriculum Vitae) is often your first impression. A well-structured and polished CV can make the difference between landing an interview and being overlooked. Here’s our guide to help get you started…

How to write a great CV
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10 Tips to optimise your Linkedin profile for ...

LinkedIn holds a multitude of opportunities for all. Apart from the obvious job search, it also enables you to grow a relevant business network where you can also proactively reach out to business contacts to strike up conversations. You can share content for the benefit of your personal brand, and unlock other visibility opportunities such as speaking and collaborations.

10 Tips to optimise your Linkedin profile for job search
Helen Wright
Smelling the coffee

By the time you read this, your New Year's resolutions may no longer be foremost in your mind.  Perhaps they've quietly fallen by the wayside - or perhaps they imploded in a puff of wheatgrass-smoothie-fuelled smoke at some point last week.  You may have spent the first week of January declaring that this year you'd practise the saxophone for three hours every day, only eat hand-stroked vegetables grown in the Outer Hebrides, or never argue with your teenage offspring ever again about the levels of hygiene observed in their bedrooms…

Smelling the coffee
Helen Wright
Pulling together

The festive period is often a time of reflection.  As December rolls around, we're sometimes haunted by the ghosts of Christmasses past.  Of years when the office was festooned with tinsel and the wistful tones of Mariah Carey echoed around the departmental kitchen.  This can go either way, of course.  You might feel a touch of nostalgia for the years when reindeer sweaters were de rigueur at your Friday morning accounts meeting.  You may, on the other hand, shudder at the memory of an office Christmas lunch of lukewarm turkey and soggy sprouts.  Either way, this time of year has a habit of focussing the mind on the issue of RTO - the "Return To The Office".

Pulling together

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International Women's Day 2025: #AccelerateAction

International Women's Day 2025: #AccelerateAction

It won't have escaped your notice that today is International Women's Day.  Perhaps, as you made breakfast this morning, the radio was full of declarations of solidarity and high hopes for progress.  Perhaps your colleagues are full of renewed vigour and enthusiasm this week about the importance of gender equality in your organisation.  Perhaps you took an extra moment today as you waved your daughters off to their swimming lessons to think about how their lives were going to unfold.  Whether you're feeling fired up or concerned about the work still to be undertaken, International Women's Day is a time when we all pause, look back over our shoulders at the breakthroughs we've already made, and look forward at the path stretching out towards the horizon.