2021 careers

In this episode Ash talks to Jessica, a Nottingham alum who started university at 21 and now works for herself as a business coach. Jessica answers your questions and talks about her experiences with post-university careers, how she battled burnout and came to a realisation she wasn't expecting early on in her career and how this led to her working for herself to pursue a more flexible and healthy work/life balance.

Ash speaks to Alice, a Nottingham alum and freelance journalist about her route into journalism post university and how she managed to gain experience and make career moves while many media organisations were cutting jobs due to the global recession. Listen to Alice's advise for anyone trying to find experience and job opportunities in difficult sectors.

Ash talks with Chris and Louis about their time as students at Nottingham and how they approached finding graduate jobs amidst the global recession when recruitment was at an all-time low. They answer your questions about how they kept themselves motivated, found graduate roles and placements, and the role networking played in finding opportunities.

Episode 206 is the final episode of 2020.  This time last year I flew from London to Sydney after spending 5 weeks with my daughter and her husband who live in London. During that time I welcomed the birth of my beautiful grandson.

Fast forward one year and what we took for granted – being with family whenever we wish, international and local travel, going to restaurants, group celebrations, being surrounded by people without feeling wary of every cough and sneeze, dancing, singing and simply ‘being’ – has completely changed.

“The Only Constant is Change”

There have been many very sad stories, and there have been incredible stories of courage, grit and love too. Let's focus on the positive, the hope, and the practical actions we can take to make 2021 a better year.

Job seekers have a choice, even during Covid lockdown as to what they cand do. 

Take a break, clear your head, and focus on your physical and mental health and kickstart the job search campaign in the new year, or combine these essential self-care measures with a combination of job search preparation activities so you'll hit the ground running in 2021.

Even though there are fewer open roles at this time of year, due to the season and also due to Covid-19, the hiring process has NOT completely ground to a halt.

Currently there are 126,438 open jobs advertised on Seek in Australia.

Maybe taking a well-deserved break will be just what’s required to put you in the right frame of mind to hit the job search process again in the New Year.

If you prefer to keep the job search preparation momentum going, I make 5 suggestions on what you can do in this episode.

Here are the links I mention in episode 206:

Get Stuff Done Accountability Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/getstuffdoneaccountability

Top 3 Tips for a Stand Out LinkedIn Profile
https://janejacksoncoach.com/11-linkedin-top-3-tips/

LinkedIn for career success this Online Program
(apply this code to get a very special price: MAKEMYDAY) 
https://www.thecareersacademy.online/purchase/86749-LINKEDIN-FOR-CAREER-SUCCESS

 Navigating Career Crossroads book
https://www.janejacksoncoach.com/book

Meditations
https://www.janejacksoncoach.com/meditation

If you need more support please visit www.janejacksoncoach.com

Until next time, stay safe, stay well and my best wishes for the holiday season to you and your family.  Happy New Year!

 

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