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Careers & workplace advice from Hays

Have you recently, out of the blue, when you weren’t even looking, stumbled across an excellent job opportunity that has really sparked your interest? One that actually got your blood pumping and made you question “Am I really that fulfilled in my current job?” The more you read the job description, the more it ticked all of your boxes. So you saved the job spec. You updated your CV. You might have even written a cover letter. But something stopped you from hitting send on your application. What was it?

Continue reading Feel the fear, and apply for that job anyway →

Do you feel conflicted about the fact that you’ve only ever worked for a large corporate? On the one hand, you’ve enjoyed your time there, and enhanced your CV plus your network of connections plenty fold. But on the other hand, the corporate environment is all you know, so much so that you are left wondering what it’s like to work somewhere smaller, like an SME.

If this is the case, here are some sure-fire signs that it’s time to make the move:

Continue reading 4 signs it’s time to move to an SME →

Since leaving university, I have always worked hard and tried to take ownership of my career at every stage, and it’s been a never ending climb. With each promotion, I’ve always had my eye on getting to the next goal. Most recently I had the honour of joining the UK&I management board at Hays, a milestone which, unfortunately, few women in businesses around the world have managed to reach. In fact, according to the latest report from Fortune magazine, over 80 per cent of board seats are currently occupied by men. This got me thinking about why this is.

Continue reading To #PressForProgress, we must thaw the frozen middle →