Redundancy: Six ways to pick yourself up after being let go

The immediate period after redundancy is always hard, you will have days filled with optimism and productivity about seeking new opportunities, but you’ll also feel yourself plunged into feelings of despair and rejection.

Redundancy: six ways to pick yourself up
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Following colleagues on social media: should you?

Following colleagues on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram specifically) is for me, an interesting debate and something I have been keen to get some opinions about.

I don’t think there is a clear yes/no answer as it depends on the platform and the culture at your place of work, and are you connecting while you work together, or afterwards when one or both of you have left that employer?

There is a difference between being ‘friends’ for the sake of pleasantries in the office, and having genuine friendships that begin and extend out of the workplace and social media bridges both of these.

This debate has also been an interesting one for me since I was made redundant. The few connections with colleagues I had at my last place of work, not one has reached out.

Following colleagues on social media
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It’s time to pursue a freelance career: September 2020 update

Today marks the end of formal employment and the beginning of the pursuit of a freelance career following my redundancy from my role in digital marketing for reasons out of my control.

The reason for this redundancy is because of a department redesign investing more money and resource into digital marketing but removed the need for a dedicated content writer.

Going freelance
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How to prepare for an internal interview in five easy steps

Internal interviews can be a really strange and confusing experience because you are already known to the company, have likely worked there for a while, and the people conducting the interview are colleagues and not strangers.

I have had a couple of experiences of attending an internal interview and I thought I would share my top tips:

How to prepare for an internal interview
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Career Anxiety: Is there a right time to have a Baby?

Hey Sweeties,

Is there a right time to have a baby? This question whirled around my head throughout my twenties while I focused on developing my career in marketing. On my list of career anxieties, when to have a baby was at the top.

In short I tried to orchestrate a perfect career break to become a mum thinking I could squeeze in some career progression before baby arrived and it all went to shit.

Is there a right time to have a baby
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