Hurry Slowly is a podcast that explores how we can slow down our daily activity without compromising on the quality of output, featuring conversations with business owners, writers, designers and more. By pacing ourselves, we can ‘avoid burnout, improve productivity and activate creativity.’ Topics explored include the power of silence, benefits from walking, setting yourself … Continue reading Hurry Slowly
TimeBank seeks volunteers to “deliver mentoring projects to tackle complex social problems” – the scope of these projects is broad, covering anything from resettlement support for former military personnel, to language assistance for long-term international residents, or advice for unemployed groups. Each project tends to be focused to a particular location so you can use … Continue reading TimeBank
In Emilie Wapnick’s book How to be Everything she considers how to recognise when you’ve reached your end point on a project, compared to when you’re experiencing resistance towards that pursuit. Sometimes, feelings of resistance can be confused with it being time to call it a day. “Resistance is a force within us that wants to … Continue reading Recognising resistance vs. when to move on
An informational interview is a tool to help you become informed about a new job area, industry or career path you may be interested in exploring – it’s the stage that happens before you apply for jobs in that area, or before you land a formal interview. Simply put it’s a structured conversation you have … Continue reading Informational Interviews
It’s widely stated that 80% of jobs are never advertised, so if you’re predominantly spending your job search in front of a screen scrolling through job boards, you need to make some changes to your search strategy. It’s certainly important to have an online presence and include LinkedIn and job boards as part of your … Continue reading Find the job you want
