by Anne Wilson | Feb 3, 2025 | Career Development
If you work within University Professional Services, there may be times when you wonder whether you’re invisible to the academic staff within your institution. Well, statistically that’s exactly what you are. In her book, ‘Surviving and Thriving in...
by Anne Wilson | Apr 29, 2024 | Career Development
I’ve been preparing to make the move into self-employment for some time. As part of my preparations I’ve increased my visibility on LinkedIn, publishing posts each week since launching my blog three years’ ago. Posting regularly and having an active...
by Anne Wilson | Mar 25, 2024 | Careers Resources
How is your CV looking? If you’ve not applied for a job for some time, the chances are it will at best be in need of an update. At worst, perhaps a complete overhaul. I’ve spent many years working in careers, helping students improve their CVs and as a...
by Anne Wilson | Jan 22, 2024 | Career Development
In your sector, how do you stand out from the crowd? What do you do that makes you different? One of the best career tips I’ve come across is that we should all have 1 or 2 career ‘kites’ that we fly. Kites should be things you’re uniquely...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 10, 2022 | Career Development
My previous posts on the topic of Non-Promotable Tasks (NPTs) have focused on turning down or reducing the time you spend on this work: How to Improve your career prospects with one magic word How to make sure your time at work is well-spent How to say...