As a Careers Consultant, I have worked with a really wide range of people over the years. I have done a lot of work with university students and young adults, and despite the pandemic, I am pleased to report that many still want to live and work overseas. Working abroad? How can I achieve this? …
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Finding your OOMPAH for careers success (and less stress)
Have you heard of the concept of “Somebody Else’s Problem?”. Douglas Adams wrote about it beautifully as part of his classic series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy: An SEP is something we can’t see, or don’t see, or our brain doesn’t let us see, because we think that it’s somebody else’s problem. That’s what …
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It’s all been a bit quiet around here…
Sorry for the lack of blog posts and podcasts since January. As you may know I don’t just do Karuna CV, so my other work and a few life commitments have slowed down my blog writing recently. I plan to get back on the horse in the near future; in the meantime, check out my …
“What Exactly Do You Do?” Episode 6: Brandon Boyd on “colours, numbers, names and words”
Welcome to “What exactly do you do?”, the podcast from Karuna CV. Every fortnight we talk to someone to find out more about their job and working life. In this special bonus episode, Rish Baruah meets Brandon Boyd, a media graduate currently working in recruitment, to discuss his career journey since he graduated into a …
Job searching and mental health: the real story
This post is slightly different to some of my usual blogs. At the time of writing we are being given advice that Coronavirus may affect our Christmas plans again, but the job market is recovering, with a glut of vacancies in some sectors. However, what if you are one of those people still struggling to …
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You’ve got the job!
2020 was a strange year for many obvious reasons. The Covid-19 pandemic put many people out of work, many onto furlough, but there were some areas that kept hiring, notably logistics, retail, warehousing and the games industry. In this post we try to offer a helping hand to people who may be just picking themselves …
Job searching in the 21st Century
Every single working person will have had periods when they are looking for a new job. This could be because they are out of work, or perhaps someone who is casually browsing for what could come next. What unites us all is that searching for jobs has changed a lot in the last 20 years …
Recruitment agencies: a secret weapon in your job search
We are getting to the time of year when lots of people are looking for jobs, as the school and college holidays loom and thousands of students finish their degrees. It is a competitive market, so could someone else help you find a job? The job market: the iceberg principle Finding work is hard work …
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Starting your job search after redundancy
At the time of writing, the UK has called a one-month delay to the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, and “Freedom Day” is now scheduled for 19th July. Underpinning all of this is the fact that some workers are still on furlough, some businesses are still at a reduced capacity, and some people will have lost …
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Three top tips when applying for jobs (even if you don’t meet the requirements)
Applying for jobs can be daunting for a lot of people; even more so if you need a new job and are worried that you are not qualified. In this piece, we share some ideas to help you convince the employer that you could be the right person for the job. How do job adverts …
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