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Jul 23

Things I didn’t know about careers when I graduated 👩🏻‍🎓

Yep that's me 👆, so young! I had no idea what was in store for me... 📌 You have to network and build relationships. I used to think th...

Crystal

Jun 30

Living with Maureen

“Don’t apply for that job, you’re not qualified or experienced enough.” “Better not speak up. Your opinion is wrong. No one is listening ...

You need to know all the answers to do your job. Or do you?

Crystal

May 29

You need to know all the answers to do your job. Or do you?

I’m just going to say it. No, you don’t need to know all the answers to do your job. And if you did, why are you still in the same job? I...

Crystal

May 7

Tales of a woman in tech #1

A year after starting my first telecomms job, a colleague confessed to me that when he heard I was joining the team, he told my boss that...

Crystal

May 4

Why hire a coach? Part 2

This is a great talk about why you might want career coaching. Well obviously I'm biased 😆. Coaches see your blind spots. Challenge your...

Crystal

May 1

Mindset is everything

Before, I had never travelled alone and didn’t want to. Then I travelled alone for 8 months. Before, I knew I wasn’t fulfilling my potent...

Crystal

May 1

Dangers of overlooking your strengths

Back when I was a full time employee as telecomms engineer I would look at my super techie, knowledgeable colleague and think I must be l...

Crystal

Apr 30

How to change careers in a lockdown

Given the situation, some of us might be using this time to reconsider our careers. So here are a few ways to get started even if you don...

Crystal

Apr 30

Why hire a career coach?

I love a bargain. I don’t like paying over the odds. So if I can do something cheaper then I will. For example when I started yoga there w...

How to separate work and personal life when you’re working remotely

Crystal

Apr 30

How to separate work and personal life when you’re working remotely

Now that a lot of us are working remotely, the work/life boundary has become very blurry, very quickly. So here's what I've learnt from t...

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