Squiggly Careers

By The Squiggly CareerBusiness Careers Management

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29 min
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Squiggly Careers episodes

May 01, 2018 #28 How to fix your career plan
In a world of Squiggly Careers, rigid career plans can hold you back. Instead, Helen and Sarah share the value of exploring your career possibilities, giving you their top tips and resources to find out what your next step might be.
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35 min
April 24, 2018 #27 Finding out your strengths
Knowing what you're great at is a big part of taking control of your career but many of us haven't got the insight or confidence to talk about it with others. In this week's episode, Helen and Sarah talk about how to identify your strengths and manage your career so you get the chance to use your strengths everyday.
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39 min
April 17, 2018 #26 Why curiosity is a career super skill
Curiosity is an amazing skill to support your career development. It helps you to learn more, create more and connect more. Whilst some people may be more naturally curious, it is a skill you can build, and this week Sarah and Helen share their tips to do just that and their advice on how to use curiosity to help your career.
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28 min
April 10, 2018 #25 Building your personal brand
A strong personal brand can help you to navigate your Squiggly Career, bringing you into contact with more opportunities which align to what you want to be known for. Hear from Sarah and Helen about how they have built their personal brand and what tips and insights you can use to do the same.
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28 min
April 03, 2018 #24 How to work flexibly
Flexible working is thankfully on the rise, but that doesn't mean it's easy to ask for or to manage. Helen and Sarah share their experiences on when it's worked for them and when it's been a challenge. Listen to hear their tips on how to set yourself up for success with flexible working and what other resources might help you along the way.
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33 min
March 27, 2018 #23 Stepping out of your comfort zone
Comfort zones feel nice and safe, but they can hold you back from having a happy and fulfilling career. In this week's episode Helen and Sarah share what they have learned from stepping out of their comfort zones, including Sarah's reflections on being interviewed on BBC news this week! Listen to hear how doing jobs you don't know how to do yet and building a support team can make the difference between stretch and stress.
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32 min
March 20, 2018 #22 How to build your network
Networking has a bit of a bad reputation and in this episode, Helen and Sarah talk about how thinking of it simply as 'people helping people' has transformed how they go about networking and the career value they have got from their relationships. Learn about their top tips to grow and maximise the value of your network.
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29 min
March 13, 2018 #21 How to start a side project
Having run a 'side project' for the last 5 years, Helen and Sarah are experienced in how to make them work and how to get the support you need to keep them going. In this episode, they share practical tips on how to find the time and how to manage your side project alongside the day job.
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35 min
March 06, 2018 #20 How to tackle difficult conversations
If you ever feel like you avoid those tricky conversations at work, you're not alone. Many of us struggle to say what's on our mind when we fear conflict or how someone else will respond. In this podcast, Sarah and Helen talk through the difficult conversations they have both faced and what they have learnt about how to approach them.
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27 min
February 27, 2018 #19 How to master the art of feedback
We all know that feedback helps us to grow and develop, but we've all experienced plenty of times when we have either received poorly communicated feedback or been guilty of it ourselves. In this episode, Helen and Sarah will share the tools they have developed to make the feedback process easier and more valuable. Listen and learn about models that can help you have a happy career.
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25 min

About Squiggly Careers

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Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Squiggly Careers. (https://www.squigglycareers.com/), Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, together they cover all things work: from how to manage stress and overcome your confidence gremlins to micro-aggressions and discovering your strengths. Each episode is full of ideas, actions, hints, and tips that you can put into practice straight away.