If you have ever felt lost or questioned who you are, then here are some of Becky Hogan’s tips for building your confidence and self-belief back up.
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.
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…
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.
And so August is well and truly here and we’re over halfway through the summer holidays with its seemingly endless days of sunshine, ice cream, and madly scrambling to ensure holiday clubs are definitely booked for one’s offspring. There’s no question that the long summer holiday can be a stressful – and expensive - experience for parents.
CVs – often one of the simplest but also hardest parts of applying for a new job. We can make them too long, too wordy, too sparse, too complicated and there are endless tips out on the great world wide web that can make it as daunting a house renovation Pinterest board you’ve collated over the last 10 years.
We're one week into the Summer Holidays and our feeds are full of posts on the topic - from already exasperated parents to incredible examples of flexible working to help parents navigate the summer vacation.
We have years of experience stirring the 9 to 5 pot by encouraging businesses to embrace #flexibleworking - showing them the benefits including the wealth of talent they can attract by flexing their working patterns.
And so, with that in mind, we bring you nuggets of flexi summer holiday guidance to get you all through the summer holidays…
Hot Dogs - The rise of the pet-friendly office?
We’ve spent many a happy hour writing about flexible working over the years. We’ve pondered the leaving of offices, the return to offices and the commute to offices. We’ve written about family-friendly offices, environmentally-friendly offices, returner-friendly offices and bottom-line-friendly offices. But we’ve never yet written about pet-friendly offices. This is a new horizon for us too, but one which seems to be gaining increasing traction in workplaces across the globe.
International Women’s Day, now well into its second century, has long celebrated the achievements of women – whether economic, social, cultural or political. This year, however, IWD’s calling on each one of us, individually, to Break the Bias. We’re being encouraged to stand up and demand an equitable world, where difference is valued and celebrated.
Whatever your working pattern of choice – part time work, remote work, compressed hours – there’s no question that flexible working has made a huge difference to our lives. Forget Biff, Chip and Kipper - for millions of us, flexibility has been the magic key to unlocking a better work-life balance. It’s enabled us to cheer on our kids at sports days. To provide a listening ear for elderly relatives. To volunteer in our communities. For some of us, flexible working is what makes our worlds go around.
As the New Year dawns, with the added joys of lockdown #3, you might be forgiven for thinking it’s a rather grey and uninspiring dawn. However, here at 9-2-3, we’ve been thinking about the months and years to come and we’re feeling hopeful about the post-pandemic landscape for businesses; there are definitely signs of a brighter future shining through the clouds.
