Industry Corner: Flight Attendant
An impeccable uniform and pulling their suitcases behind them. Cabin crew. Stewardesses. Air hostesses. And now more popularly known as flight attendants. Whatever name you call them, there’s more to being a flight attendant than asking, “chicken or beef”? Flight attendants are the individuals dedicated to serving you in the air and ensuring you reach…
The Habits of Successful Self-Employed People
Jan 14, 2019 By Alison Research & Patrick Adcock What does it take to be self-employed? Many people dream of working for themselves, but worry that they might not have the ability to be a successful entrepreneur. After all, becoming self-employed can be a big leap into the unknown; most people spend a lot of…
4 Workplace Problems and What You Can Do About Them
Mar 8, 2019 By Omar B. There’s no such thing as a perfect workplace. No matter who you are or where you work, there will be something that makes your day a little (or a lot) more difficult than you want it to be. Some of these workplace problems are things we just have to…
The Top 5 Skills Computer Programmers Everywhere Need
Jan 24, 2019 By Francisco P. Did you know that computer programming is predicted to be the most in-demand career of the next decade? Almost every major task a company must complete, from file management and advertising to customer engagement and data analysis, now relies on computers. As companies everywhere become dependent on computer technology,…
Rethinking Your Career
By now, we’ve heard of “the great resignation”. If you haven’t, it’s a term that was coined in 2021 and spurred by the global pandemic. Under this great resignation, companies and organisations saw many of their staff resign from their jobs. There are many factors that influenced this great move and continue to be of…
Film Club: ‘Everyone Made Money Off My N.C.A.A. Career, Except Me’
Find all our Film Club films here. Should college athletes be allowed to get paid? “Everyone Made Money Off My N.C.A.A. Career, Except Me” is a two-minute film that touches on themes of athleticism, fairness and empowerment. In it, Katelyn Ohashi, a former college gymnast, describes how she was not able to capitalize on a…
Building a Career, One Academic Step at a Time
It wasn’t planned. The path that led Candice Retas from an interest in studying music and the arts to a career in nursing was one that just unfolded. “I definitely did not map this out,” Ms. Retas, 26, said with a laugh. “It was kind of one step at a time.” Actually, it was one…
4 Steps For Starting A Science Career
Jan 8, 2019 By Sarah K. I’ve always been so impressed by scientists. I really enjoyed science in school. It’s just so interesting, and the things you can do with scientific knowledge are amazing. But I never pursued a science career later in life. There is really only one reason why I didn’t go for…
Simon Furnivall: “Coming to work for Alison has given me a really strong career...
Simon, tell us a bit about yourself and how you discovered Alison. My name is Simon Furnivall and I live in Edinburgh, Scotland. Before I worked for Alison, I worked for a number of years in the publishing industry, as both a proof-reader and a copy-writer. I found out about Alison through a former colleague…
Navigating the Tech Layoffs: What It Means for You and How to Survive
Receiving a pink slip and being told that you have been laid off is nothing short of scary, jarring, discouraging, at times unexpected, destabilising, and a whirlwind of other emotions. The recent dramatic turn in layoffs in the tech field signal trying times, an economic downturn, and scrambling by affected individuals, those still in the…
