early careers

Join us on the Awkward Sidehug Podcast as Lex and Steven share hilarious and heartfelt stories about our unforgettable first jobs. From job hunting adventures to workplace shenanigans, we dive into the triumphs and mishaps of early part-time jobs. Get ready for workplace lessons, epic fails, and practical advice for newbies. Tune in for a laughter-filled exploration of the awkward yet entertaining world of first jobs.

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Do you get in your own head about interviews? Tell yourself that you don't enjoy them? Or complain that it's a stupid process? You may even have told yourself "I'll never be good at interviews".

That thinking is unlikely to get you the job or opportunity you are seeking because as per one of those famous Henry Ford quotes "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right."
 
Why ruin before your chances before you even start due to that sort of thinking?

In this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast - we take a look at how to "Embrace the mindset for successful interviews." There are 5 very clear recommended thought processes here and implementing some of them could be an absolute game-changer for you when it comes to navigating through the recruitment process.

This episode is one of many "interview tips" episodes coming up in this season of the podcast so be sure to stay tuned for more (and don't forget to share the link to this episode with friends if you find it useful).

While waiting for some of the upcoming new interview tip episodes - check out this one below about different types of interview. 

Episode 007: Let's explore different types of interview
https://diveintoyourcareer.buzzsprout.com/977632/4875905-007-let-s-explore-different-types-of-interview 

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
• Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries

Recent conversations with some incredible young people early on their career journey reminded me how important CONFIDENCE is when it comes to career progression. 

In fact, I recently did a workshop on "Career Clarity and Confidence" for  a recruitment company and experiencing the engagement in the topic further reminded me how valuable it is to talk about this.

... Which leads as here - an episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast called "How can I become confident in my career". 

In this episode we explore both self confidence and career confidence (there is a difference) and discuss on 5 things which can contribute to your confidence:

1. Experience 
2. Values and beliefs 
3. Employability skills 
4. Exploring job sectors and building your related expertise 
5. Affirmations 

Check out the episode, don't forget to share it if it's useful (c'mon - who wouldn't benefit from some reflection and action around confidence?!) and subscribe if you're not yet a subscriber. All things being well, a new episode will drop every Monday (what a way to start the week!) 

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... and don't forget to leave quick review for the podcast too (wherever you are listening). It's much appreciated! Catch you on another episode soon. 

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
• Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries

Does this feel like a tricky balance for you right now? We know that taking purposeful steps towards your career development is a good thing... but what does or should that look like during exam season? 

Before we even start down a road on this, let me emphasise that the most important thing is that your mental and physical health are in good shape. It is from this foundation that you are in a more solid position to make some well informed, self-reflective decisions about where are how to spend your time right now. 

Whether you are working towards exams as part of your university degree, your A-Levels or equivalent, your GCSEs etc - there's a chance that this question has crossed your mind. 

The main thing here is understanding that "balance" does not mean 50/50. Listen to the episode and I hope it helps you to work out what the best balance is for you during exam season. 

Best of luck with it!

Let's have a further chat about this on any of these platforms:

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• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any questions you have or suggestions for future podcast topics 

... and don't forget, you can leave a quick review for the podcast too. It's much appreciated! Catch you on another episode soon. 

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
• Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries

How do I stop comparing myself with others?

Is comparison with others bringing you down? Making you feel sad? Insecure? Annoyed (at yourself and at their success - though of course you're likely to be happy for them too). But why? Why always them? Why not you?

Ooooh - the realness!

In this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast, Gina Visram introduces you to a term she first learned from one of her online business mentors, Marie Forleo. "Comparisonitis" - the disease / infliction in which we negatively compare ourselves to others. This isn't a verbatim definition but if you'd like to have a look at Marie talking about it in relation to business - in a way where you can also apply the lessons to your own situation - check out the link below. 

This feeling as human and relatable as it is, is mainly detrimental to your own progress.   

So, what is the best way to live with comparisonitis in a way that it becomes a positive, not a negative in your life? Learn some techniques in this episode. 

Gina talks about a new method that she has just created (seriously,  it was for this episode!) - called the CHEER method. This stands for:

• Celebrate
• Help
• Embrace
• Equivalent
• Reflect

To find out more about what these words really mean in this context, you'll need to check out the episode. 

All of these can help you to turn comparison into something powerful and even positive in your world. You can try all of these or try one - don't overwhelm yourself... but do something different,  because the crappy feeling around comparison isn't serving you right now, is it? 

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PS - Here is the link to a video that Marie created about comparisonitis. Remember, her content is targeted at entrepreneurs however this content applies for so many circumstances (including yours if you have read this far!) 

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
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• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries

This episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast is your reminder that even though you have just touched down at university and may not even have unpacked all of your bags as yet... the application cycle for some popular sectors is underway and you won't want to miss these opportunities. 

Opportunities within the finance / banking / consulting sectors are open now (including spring weeks, internships and graduate jobs) with deadlines in October, November and December - and also with some rolling opportunities for which early application is advised. 

Useful websites such as Target Jobs and Bright Network are also recommended as resources. 

In addition, opportunities in a wide range of sectors are available via 10000 Black Interns (deadline is 7 November 2021) 

This is a time sensitive episode so listen now (that said, if you are listening beyond the deadlines, sign up for the mailing list of organisations you are interested in, where applicable, so you keep an eye on opportunities for the future). 

Want to continue the conversation with Gina? 
DM @Diveintoyourcareer on Instagram 
Message Gina Visram on LinkedIn 

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
• Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries

It's a new academic year... new energy... new possibilities... and a great time to talk about what you could be doing this academic year to positively move things forward in your career development. And that's exactly what this episode focuses on today: 8 ways to improve your career prospects this academic year. 

Whether you are new to uni... end of high school... a new graduate - lots here is applicable to you. One thing to remember however is that this isn't designed to be a list to overwhelm you. It's meant to do the opposite, so it's not a case of doing all of the things at the same time (some are quite contradictory actually so that would be tricky!)

Take one or two of the action points and apply it. 

We move. 

Let's go. 

... and as always, please do take a moment to share this episode if you like it. Screenshot and share on Insta tagging in @diveintoyourcareer and if you would like to get in touch, LinkedIn is one of the easiest ways to do so and I'd be happy to connect. 

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
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Have you ever considered when is the best time to focus on your career (it's development, prospects and possibilities)? Now... I'd say the answer is now ... and there's good reason for this. 

"CAREER (according to the UK Career Development Institute) describes our journey through life, learning and work. We need actively to develop our careers to make the best of them. This process of career development takes skill as well as knowledge and the right attitude. Individuals need to work on career development skills throughout their lives."

With that definition, can you see why right now is a great time to focus on your career? 

Topics covered in this episode include: 

• Definition of career
• What career exploration night look like  (at any age and stage)
• What  'long-term' career goals could encompass, practically speaking
• Whether you can change your mind
• Acknowledgement that career happiness and life happiness can go hand in hand 

Whether you are entering sixth form, university, a year in industry, your first job after graduation or beyond - you'll recognise the importance of now when it comes to your career journey. Enjoy!

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We are all looking to make a difference but all too often, we do not realise the impact we have made. 

Brought to you by The Austen Bronte Consultancy, 'The Power of Privilege and Allyship' podcast showcases the positive impact of using privilege to maximise allyship and transform lives.
 
In this episode opening season 3, Dr. Funke Abimbola (CEO and Founder of the Austen Bronte Consultancy) interviews 4 talented Russell Group university undergraduate students:

• Delaney Jones: 1st year Information Technology Management for Business student, Manchester University
• Eloise Mayer: 1st year History and Economics student, Liverpool University
• Caius Datt: 1st year Law and Business student (with an industrial placement), Exeter University
• Max Abimbola: 1st year Computer Science student, Newcastle University

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In this season 2 finale episode , Program Coordinator at Cornell University Samantha Stafford shares insight into how students can best maximize their college campus resources to secure an internship.    

What are you intending to do after you finish school and / or what were the options you considered? 

In the past few years, in the UK, there have been an increasing number of options about what young people can do after school... beyond the traditional full time university route. 

In this conversation with Anna Morrison from Amazing Apprenticeships and Conor Cotton from Not Going to Uni - we are reminded about exciting alternatives to full time university. 

Thinking about an apprenticeship? Degree apprenticeship? Gap year? Wondering if this is a good option for you? 

... and if you are concerned about how your parents would feel about you taking an alternative route to the traditional university one - that topic is not only addressed in this episode but in summer 2021, Anna and Conor are launching a podcast called "The Parent Perspective" so look out for that too. 

Remember - if you have found this episode useful, do share it with at least one friend. 

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Anna: anna@amazingapprenticeships.com 
Conor: conor@notgoingtouni.com 
Gina: gina@yourcareerandfuture.com 


Let's have a further chat about this on any of these platforms:

• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Sign up for the mailing list 
• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any questions you have or suggestions for future podcast topics 

... and don't forget, you can leave a quick review for the podcast too. It's much appreciated! Catch you on another episode soon. 

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
• Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries

It's important not to take anything for granted so in these first few episodes of the Dive Into Your Career fundamental we are re/visiting some of the fundamentals as it's important not to make assumptions about where your knowledge levels "should" be. It's that kind of judgement that can mean some of the foundational steps are missed. 

Don't miss the basics! 

In this episode, Gina Visram talks about what she considers to be the 3 Must Haves for job seekers. 

Remember to subscribe so you don't miss out on knowing when new episodes go live! And now that you are settling in here... be sure to share this podcast with a friend. 

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
• Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
• E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries