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How to Switch Careers in 10 steps Whether you’re leaving a job you’ve held for years or you’ve decided to switch industries altogether, the decision to take on a new career challenge can be daunting. There are so many uncertainties to consider. Having done this in my career, I’ve reflected back on the steps I took and what I would do a...

As I have experienced first hand and anyone else in a social media role your job is perceived by the outside as "so you basically get paid to tweet and post a few of photos", now while obviously yes we do post photos on Instagram and tweet there’s a lot more to the job. In one of my previous blogs I told of how my personal experience w...

To say I’m bad with money is the understatement of the century. I thought I would get better with age but I was wrong, oh so wrong. For 2017 I have decided to put an end to my sinful ways, with the help of my little orange friend that is going to transform me into a money saving machine… maybe, that friend is Monzo. For those who don’t...

We hear it time and time again- we are all different. So why is it so hard for us to have tolerance for one another? This is not an article about politics, race or religious tolerance. This is simply about embracing and understanding that we all work and think differently. Whether it’s your boss who is constantly on the go, your collea...

It’s not often I have a weekend in, so when I do, I try to make it as productive as possible. As we all know, sometimes there is just not enough time during the week to pre plan, so a reflective weekend was well overdue for me. With all my general tasks complete I found myself able to plan a little further ahead than the contents of my...

Write something here... ween Barack Obama -- who appointed the first chief technology officer for the US -- and the tech industry is ending. Now what? This week many of us in the UK had an all-nighter to watch the results come in. As a US business owner but not being an American citizen, I was watching from my bedroom in London waiting...

So you have a good business idea and start planning how you are going to deliver it, or you are looking to scale your established business and take it to the next level, the question you are asked is “are you investment ready” Startup’s looking for their first significant investment from an Angel or through a series ‘A’ round will have...

As important as it is to work your way up the food chain within your company, what I have found from working in a startup environment surrounded by self motivators is the importance of personal development in side projects. My younger self would go into work to simply get the job done and make money to live for the weekend, but things ...

At the end of the 2 part series, you will know which Tech company in London is the most Agile. As a tech recruiter, one of the most valuable things I can do for contacts is to give insights into the market. I spend all day matching companies and candidates to each other and I can’t do that effectively without a good insight into the ov...

Ever since I was a teenager I have loved networking events. I used to go to networking for film at the BFI centre Southbank before I even had business cards just to get a feel of the people in the industry. Although not everyone shares my passion, and for some networking events can seem like hell. As my building is home to various star...