Comeback Girl
The first part of this post is a reflection on the preciousness of time and the value of slow working. The second is an offer to you, my readers. I’ve now been off work for
Is a sabbatical a good idea for your career? I think and hope yes, because I am just about to embark on one. Recently I logged off for a minimum of three months, from the
This last year has stretched us in many ways and I have observed new levels of humanness and vulnerability expressed in even quite formal business settings. Now, mental health awareness is openly discussed at work
This last year has stretched us in many ways and I have observed new levels of humanness and vulnerability expressed in even quite formal business
In your excitement for a role have you thought about how to excel at video interview? You CAN take advantage of the platform to deliver
Keeping hope in the job market in 2020 seems challenging to say the least at the moment. Remember the first weeks of lockdown? With sourdough
What is going to happen to the job market? Surely nothing, with the global share markets plummeting. Businesses (hopefully) are focusing on the safety of
The benefits of a sabbatical have been huge and unexpected. I am grateful for the time. In my third update on what I am reading
Should your job be the main provider of a sense of purpose? I am starting to realise now that if my I think my work
If you’re a working parent of school-aged children right now your weekly routine has turned on its head. My kitchen is my meeting room, I
What is going to happen to the job market? Surely nothing, with the global share markets plummeting. Businesses (hopefully) are focusing on the safety of
Sarah is a chartered civil engineer and mother of three amongst many other things. She started her career working for Mott MacDonald, an international multi-disciplinary engineering
Can work shadowing help you find the right role for you? Short answer: Absolutely! Long answer, in her podcast Chartered Occupational Psychologist Lucy Standing describes the evidence
How to be a Virtual Assistant Rebecca is the founder of Get Ahead VA – a Virtual Assistant agency. The demand for Virtual Assistants in
Kenny Temowo is someone who inspires us to find self-actualisation at work. He is a Learning and Experience Design Consultant at PA Consulting. He takes
The first part of this post is a reflection on the preciousness of time and the value of slow working. The second is an offer
This last year has stretched us in many ways and I have observed new levels of humanness and vulnerability expressed in even quite formal business
We often rely heavily on others for our sense of self-worth. Here are tips on how not to rely so much on external validation
Often you forget your self-care when you return to work after a career break. We can be so concerned about those that we will be
Do you feel like a world changer? Are you at home after a period out of paid work feeling any of the following: under financial
I’ve just come back from a two day residential HR conference. Less than 5% of the attendees were over 40. We know overall profitability improves
It’s over a decade ago now but I will never forget the shock, and then to be honest, the shame of redundancy – how it
In this video, I look at the hugely successful book ‘How to Find Fulfilling Work’ and what it can teach us about overcoming our own fears.
The benefits of a sabbatical have been huge and unexpected. I am grateful for the time. In my third update on what I am reading
“When I left my job in October 2017 I had no idea that I would re-train for a career in HR, I would be unemployed for a year or that it would take a further year to achieve the role I really wanted”.
Coming back to work after a career break can be tough but what about if you have to find a kidney donor, endure a transplant
In case you are new to Comeback Girl. I am the founder, Laura Izard. Here’s a short explanation of why I wanted to do this
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