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Welcome to our career advice hub, where your professional success is our top priority.

Navigating the ever-evolving landscape of careers can be a daunting task, but with the right guidance and insights, you can confidently stride towards your dream career goals. Whether you’re a recent graduate taking your first steps into the job market or a seasoned professional looking to make a strategic career pivot, our expertly crafted resources are here to empower you with the knowledge, tools, and strategies you need to make informed decisions and achieve lasting career fulfilment.

 

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  • Career Advice
  • Employers
  • Insights

Continuous learning: How to stay ahead in your career

Posted 2 months ago, James Kenealey

In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving job market, continuous learning is the key to staying ahead in your career!...

Continuous learning: How to stay ahead in your career
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  • Insights
  • Career Advice
  • Advice

From rookie to champion: Career progression tips inspired by Olympic journeys

Posted 3 months ago, James Kenealey

As the 2024 Olympics kicks off in Paris, we looked at the athletes and their journey to the Olympics and how this c...

From rookie to champion: Career progression tips inspired by Olympic journeys
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  • Career Advice
  • Insights

How to NOT get the job: What to avoid in your next interview

Posted 3 months ago, James Kenealey

Ah, the dreaded job interview. It's a bit like dating but with fewer cocktails and more references to your proficie...

What not to do in an interview
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  • Employers
  • Career Advice

Fancy a (double) dip? Should businesses be concerned about polyworking?

Posted 4 months ago, James Kenealey

In the evolving world of remote work since Covid-19, a new phenomenon called polyworking, or double dipping, has be...

Fancy a (Double) Dip?
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  • Ecology
  • Nuclear
  • Career Advice

Planting seeds for your future: Exploring ecology jobs

Posted 4 months ago, James Kenealey

Are you passionate about the environment? Do you dream of making a real impact on the planet while creating a rewar...

Ecology roles
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  • Career Advice

It's time to Spring clean your CV. Here's how.

Posted 7 months ago, James Kenealey

Spring is a season typically associated with fresh starts, which is why so many people declutter their living space...

Spring clean CV
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  • Featured
  • Career Advice

Chronoworking, flexi-spaces and AI takeovers: Making sense of the 2024 workplace trends

Posted 7 months ago, James Kenealey

With the workplace undergoing probably the most dramatic change in trends, culture and practices since the initial ...

chronoworking future office
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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Career Advice

Will artificial intelligence persuade Gen Z to return to the office?

Posted 8 months ago, James Kenealey

With artificial intelligence replacing a lot of the entry-level roles that younger workers cut their teeth on, this...

AI working from home
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  • Career Advice

Optimising your CV summary for maximum exposure in 2024

Posted 10 months ago, James Kenealey

For those coming back from a career break in 2024 or changing your career path entirely, we look at how to organise...

Man throwing paperwork in the air
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  • Career Advice
  • Jobs

Struggle with work-life balance? Try work-life fluidity

Posted 11 months ago, James Kenealey

Rather than struggling with work-life balance, how about work-life fluidity? In today's dynamic and fast-paced worl...

work life fluidity
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  • Career Advice

Star performers - how to progress if you don't want to be a manager.

Posted 1 year ago, Harry Norton

In the world of corporate ladder climbing, there’s often an assumption that career progression inevitably leads to ...

Morson Screening
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  • Career Advice

Why you should stay picky during your job hunt

Posted 1 year ago, Katie Marshall

If you’ve been looking for a new role for a while, applying for anything and everything that comes your way can be ...

Stock image Young business people in office
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  • Morson sport
  • Leadership
  • Career Advice

Lessons in Leadership: Alex Sanderson highlights leadership vital leadership traits for World Cup stars

Posted 1 year ago, Jamal Niaz

Ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, we caught up with Sale Sharks’ Director of Rugby, Alex Sanderson to find out mor...

Alex Sanderson Ben Curry
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  • Jobs
  • Apprenticeships
  • Career Advice

Degree or not to degree? Is a degree essential for career success?

Posted 1 year ago, Andrew Jones

In an era characterised by ever-changing industries and shifting employment landscapes, the perennial question ling...

Person holding their degree
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  • Career Advice

Goodbye career ladder... hello 'squiggly' career path

Posted 1 year ago, James Kenealey

In a candidate-led recruitment market, people are saying goodbye to the traditional career ladder, and instead, emb...

Person in yellow jumper crossing black and white striped road
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  • Career Advice

Mid-career CV as stale as an old loaf? Here's how to revive it.

Posted 1 year ago, Katie Marshall

Does your CV still list your bronze lifesaver swimming award? What about that summer job collecting glasses at your...

Mouldy slice of bread Mid-career CV as stale as an old loaf? Here's how to revive it.
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  • Professional Services
  • Career Advice

Creating a personal 'Board of Directors' for your career

Posted 1 year ago, Rebekah Lee

​We live in a world full of information, decisions, and unlimited choices. With all this noise, it can often be har...

Creating a personal 'Board of Directors' for your career
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  • Engineering
  • Career Advice
  • ED&I
  • Diversity and inclusion

From aspiring teacher to setting up an engineering consultancy: Becky Veal, Morson Projects | International Women's Day

Posted 1 year ago, James Kenealey

Becky Veal is Associate Director for Engineering Delivery at Morson Projects. Despite aspiring to be a teacher, Bec...

From aspiring teacher to setting up an engineering consultancy: Becky Veal, Morson Projects | International Women's Day

​George Naylor is a Senior Electrical Design Engineer at Morson Group company Waldeck. He spoke to us for National ...

George
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  • Career Advice

Job search anxiety is real: tips on how to overcome it

Posted 1 year ago, Katie Marshall

The prospect of a new role, with new opportunities, responsibilities and, dare we say it, a higher salary, can be t...

Job search anxiety is real: tips on how to overcome it