People in today’s workplace often face a range of challenges that can seriously undermine wellbeing—from loneliness and exclusion to stress and burnout to conflict with colleagues or managers. A key factor influencing this is unsatisfactory working relationships and the lack of rapport management skills that help address them. Research suggests that many people are dissatisfied … Read more
One of the saddest and most frustrating things about being a career coach in a really bad job market is that I have people coming to me on a daily basis who have been scammed out of a job. They go through a recruiting and hiring process only to have their bank account drained. No … Read more
Since the pandemic slowdown, many businesses have slowly appeared as professionals look for new opportunities to grow. Some professionals build their businesses independently, others partner with others, and a few enter new businesses as employees and climb the ranks. Whatever your situation, transforming yourself into a successful business owner will require long and challenging preparation. … Read more
By encouraging and fostering collaboration in the workplace, teams can harness collective intelligence, creativity, and problem-solving abilities to achieve common goals. However, fostering collaboration isn’t always easy—it requires a supportive environment, effective communication, and a shared sense of purpose. Here are some strategies to encourage collaboration in the workplace. Cultivate a Culture of Openness and … Read more
If you are out looking for a job, it is important that you have a powerful resume, or your application will be another paper in the pile. According to recent statistics, more than 75% of resumes are rejected due to bad content, formatting, layout, and simply because they are boring! Your resume should be customized … Read more
This article is the third and final instalment of our ‘Confessions of a LinkedIn amateur’ series. Follow Debut’s own Content Creator Alex Ekong as he navigates the minefield of employability and personal branding on his way creating his very first LinkedIn profile. Hello, precious Debutants. First of all, let’s all take time to welcome me … Read more
This is the second article in our ‘Confessions of a LinkedIn amateur’ series. Debut’s own Content Creator Alex Ekong tries to find out if image is everything in his quest to build the perfect LinkedIn profile. Right then. Where were we? Last week, I rocked the careers journalism world to its core when I made … Read more
This post was written by a member of the Debut Student Publisher Network. Working in Starbucks isn’t the death knell for your career. In fact, quite the opposite. Sonali Gidwani tells us why. A job as a barista always seemed to me like a good way to make some extra pocket money, get free coffee … Read more
The best/worst thing about emails? Not having read receipts. It’s obviously great for the recipient – you can just keep ignoring that poor sap on the other end until you’re ready to respond. However if you’re, let’s say, a job-seeker praying for that manna-from-heaven follow-up on a job application? You don’t wanna keep waiting forever. Lucky for … Read more
This article is the first of our ‘Confessions of a LinkedIn amateur’ series. Follow Debut’s own Content Creator Alex Ekong as he navigates the minefield of employability and personal branding on his way creating his very first LinkedIn profile. It’s time that I came clean about something, Debut Insight readers. I… do not have a … Read more