When will we be back to normal times? When will we shake hands again? When will we be able to meet up with friends again, join a party? How do we pull ourselves through this difficult period? The French President, Emmanuel Macron, literally said ‘we are at war now‘ when he referred to the Covid-19 […]
A guide for students Taken by surprise This has been going so fast. More and more schools have closed. Many students initially felt a relief. But after a couple of months came that nagging feeling that finding a new normal, and adjusting to school online did take a while. Not meeting your friends. No sports. […]
What can I best do to pull myself (and others) through? Our worlds have been turned upside down. Our personal lives have changed suddenly and intensely. We are all trying to find the right ways to balance our work lives, family lives, personal lives. Almost all of us are thrown into situations we weren’t familiar […]
Today, we all receive conflicting messages about our future. Many of us lost their jobs, or our parents did, our family, our friends. Some politicians push hard to reduce Covid restrictions. Others warn for a long continuation. Stock markets continue to keep up, with hopes of fair recovery. Nobody really understands. The human voice counts […]
The pandemic makes it hard to talk about other things, and speak to optimism and positive things when many people are sick and passing away. And with this, of course, is the concern by many about the impact to the economy, jobs, schooling and how to rebuild. But in any crisis there will be positives […]
A refreshing initiative to connect young people with professionals and experienced job holders. A critical part of making up your mind about the direction of your career, is by having the opportunity to connect with other people who’ve seen and done it all. Learning by way of the stories and experiences of others, helps one […]
When exploring what career direction we’d like to take, we often under-estimate the importance of meeting people who do the job or studies we consider. Many of us choose our paths based on incomplete pictures of what a career looks like. Hence the high drop out rate at college, and the large number of people […]
Millions of people across the world have put aside priorities to just focus on one: COVID-19. They all have an important role to play, from different professional angles. Who is managing the Corona virus? Let’s take a look at the jobs and majors that are most ‘affected’. Get a feel for how people have an […]
That awkward thing. The one document you need, but that tends to be ignored by the receiver. Let’s see what we can do to picked out. Your resume is about what you’ve done and who you are. It’s different from your ‘CV’, which is what you factually have done. A resume is a way to […]
50% of us choose the wrong careers. This is a worldwide reality. A Gallup report confirms that about 70% of Americans are not engaged at work. And younger generations care a lot about their jobs, more than their parents. No surprise. We spend about ⅓ of our time at work. It better be time well […]
