Over the last few months, job seekers have found it more difficult than ever to get on the career ladder. At this moment, in particular, you may be stressed about where to go from here how to get back into employment. With thousands of businesses closing and more and more people being made redundant, it may seem like a never-ending battle to secure a job role in your desired niche. In this blog, we’re going to discuss a few top tips on how you’re able to stay competitive during the COVID-19 Job market: Update your CV One of the first and most important pieces of advice to consider is to update ..read more

As a startup business, you may be wondering whether you should work from home or rent an office space to house your employees – but you may never have thought too deeply into a shared office space. What was once viewed as a freelancer’s realm has now become a popular option for small and large businesses alike. If you are considering what some of the advantages of a shared office are, you have come to the right place. Look at just a few of the key benefits below: 1. Inspiration While you may enjoy the idea of working with the same people day in and day out, it can start to have an impact on yo ..read more

At CareerBalance we’re getting lots of enquiries from individuals who are concerned about their careers during lockdown. Some are fearful of losing their jobs and some are on furlough and think they may never return to work. Working from home has created lots of new challenges and many of us have had to get used to working in very different ways. We’ve got a few tips for you to maintain your career during these tricky times: Stay positive There is a lot of bad news about the economy at the moment and rightly so. We are already in a recession and many well-established businesses are suffering ..read more

Returning to work after raising children is a personal decision. Some women do and some women don’t.    For those women who do want to go back to work, whether it be just a year or considerably longer, there are challenges in doing so. But it’s easier than ever before for women to return to the workplace.  We tell you why. How Britain Compares With Other Countries In the UK, 75.1% of mothers with dependent children worked in 2019; this is up from 74.2% in 2018.   This number has grown from 66.2% in 2000. When compared to other countries around the world, Britain actually ranks quite high compa ..read more

The joys of motherhood are tremendous. If you’re pregnant or thinking of getting pregnant, there’s so much to look forward to. Of course, waking up at three in the morning probably isn’t one of them. Your job shouldn’t add to the list of stressors you’re about to experience. Unfortunately, pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is a problem. According to this report, one in nine mothers (11%) reported they were either dismissed or made redundant. Some were even treated so poorly that they felt the need to leave their jobs. Meanwhile, as many as 100,000 mothers a year experience harassment o ..read more

Jonathan Lebrett first came to CareerBalance in 2006 whilst working for Porsche UK as a Business Manager. He went on to work in accountancy recruitment, but after being made redundant, returned to CareerBalance in 2009. Today he works as a Membership Executive at 47 Park Street, London’s luxury private residence club owned by the Marriot Hotel Group. He says that going to CareerBalance “paid for itself”. What major issue did you want to tackle? I’d first gone to see CareerBalance because I was frustrated in my job at Porsche. My career coach helped me identify my weaknesses and ..read more

Harriet Durbin took redundancy from her job as director of a Hotel Asset Management firm in 2009. She came to CareerBalance for an Outplacement Support Programme. After taking a break she’s now job hunting. She says she would “absolutely go back” to CareerBalance in the future. What major issue did you want to tackle? I came to CareerBalance wanting to use redundancy as an opportunity. I had been working for a start-up hotel asset management company, which addressed a niche trend – hotels owned by one party and run and managed by another. I’d been instrumental in the company’s g ..read more

Deborah Williams* trained as a solicitor with a law firm in the City of London. Following redundancy in 2003 she consulted CareerBalance, and subsequently moved to a new job as a senior editor for a legal publisher. After eight years in the publishing industry Deborah decided the time was right to follow a career path she had initially considered – that of a primary school teacher. Having her own child re-awakened this interest and Deborah applied for courses to complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. She arranged to see her CareerBalance consultant again to provide he ..read more

Ben Williams worked in fashion retail for 15 years before leaving his job in 2010 to build up his freelance business as a Copywriter. He says coming to CareerBalance has given him “the courage to kick off” his new career. What major issue did you want to tackle? After 15 years in retail, I was unhappy and needed a change. I began working for myself as a writer, but things weren’t going well in the recession. I needed to choose whether I wanted to enhance my chances of getting employment in a copywriting agency or whether I wanted to increase my potential for freelance work. I al ..read more

Harry Palmer* quit his job as a lettings agent when he felt it wasn’t offering him any new challenges. He is currently seeing Simon Broomer and has begun job hunting. He says he wants to take every opportunity to ensure his next career move is for the long term. What major issue do you want to tackle? I left my job 3 weeks ago and I now want to identify areas I could work in using the skills I already have. I also want to articulate my skills to potential employers in the best way possible on my CV. How is CareerBalance helping you move forward? It’s helping me focus. Even in my ..read more