Career

New company. New position. New challenges. A dream come true. Very few things come close to the excitement that comes with starting your new ideal job. The flip side of this coin are the nerves about meeting new people, impressing your new boss, finding your way, and not appearing clueless. When you’re starting a new…

We spend nearly one-third of our lives at work. This comes to roughly 90 000 hours of work during the course of your life. With so much time spent working, you want it to be in a career you love, can grow in, and look forward to. Making the right career choice requires lots of…

Karim Makisig “Maki” Villano studied electrical engineering as an undergraduate. He took on various IT roles over the last two decades and is currently a senior solutions architect at an IT services company. He soon became drawn to data science, recognizing that it was a growing field with high demand for skilled practitioners. Maki felt…

Finding a career that is right for you is no small task, whether you are just starting out, looking for a change or returning to work after being away. With so many career paths to choose from, it’s easy to become overwhelmed – and post people do! If you don’t know what you want to…

Choosing a career that is right for you is no small task, whether you are just starting out with your professional career, looking for a change or returning to work after being away. Today, we will explore how you can go about choosing the right career for yourself. With so many options to choose from,…

Let’s be honest: the last few years have been difficult for all of us. Many of us are struggling to make ends meet or are locked in unpleasant occupations as a result of the pandemic. The good news is that we are here to assist you! Having a side hustle for extra income that you…

So you’ve decided to get back into the swing of things and return to the wonderful world of employment. Regardless of the reason you left all those years ago, be it raising a family, taking time off to find yourself in a tropical paradise, furthering your education, etc., you are still a skilled and sought-after…

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…

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…

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…