This is the final episode of The Career Interview podcast - and to celebrate I asked my friend Camille to interview me about my role and my career path! Listen to how I went from believing I wanted a career in marketing to realising the 'thing' I'd been describing all those years was in fact something entirely different! I also go into far too much detail about how I came to make the decision between two job offers that at first hand went very WRONG but in hindsight was one of the best (and funniest) things that happened. 
I hope you really enjoy this episode and thank you for coming along on my little journey of podcasting! 

Welcome to Your Career Dilemma's, a new series of short episodes where Rachael answers your most common career related questions. Rachael will break down your question into some easy, practical things you can do. This week, Rachael discusses the top things to do once you've got a job offer including how to negotiate your salary and benefits package. 

If you'd like to submit a question then please either

• Send Rachael a message on Instagram @Thecareerinterview
• Email Rachael at [email protected]

This week, Rachael speaks to Naghmeh who has spent her career working as a midwife where she recently retired from the NHS where she was a Midwife Coordinator. Naghmeh grew up in Iran and was originally planning a career in Law but at the age of 19, had to relocate to the UK to avoid political unrest. With the urgency in getting an income landed in midwifery - whilst it wasn’t her original plan, has absolutely loved her career. She has facilitated over 5000 births and remembers every single baby! So take a listen to find out all about what its like being a midwife!

Useful Links:

Find Naghmeh on Instagram: @MidwifeNaghmeh

Other useful Instagram accounts to follow:
@midwifemarley
@midwife_pip
@the_independent_midwife
@the_student_midwife_journal
@thehonestmidwife
@drlarisacorda
@midwives_rcm
@the_modern_midwife
@student_midwife_studygram
@theobgynaemum

Useful websites:

1. Royal College of Midwives: https://www.rcm.org.uk/promoting/learning-careers/become-a-midwife/
2. NHS: How to become a midwife: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/midwifery/studying-midwifery
3. Royal College of Nursing: https://www.rcn.org.uk/Professional-Development/become-a-midwife
4. National Careers Service: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/midwife

Welcome to Your Career Dilemma's, a new series of short episodes where Rachael answers your most common career related questions. Rachael will break down your question into some easy, practical things you can do. This week, Rachael discusses the most effective things you can do straight after an interview. 

If you'd like to submit a question then please either

• Send Rachael a message on Instagram @Thecareerinterview
• Email Rachael at [email protected]

This week, Rachael speaks to Chloe who works for the civil service as a senior policy advisor in the crime reduction directorate.

She oversees a fund of around 45 million pounds to help reduce crimes such as robbery and violence against women. We discussed the common assumptions about what it's like working for the civil service, such as whether you're regularly meeting with politicians and is it slow to get projects delivered?

There are currently around half a million people working for the civil service. So if like Chloe, you enjoy doing meaningful work to improve people's lives and you're an individual who can spot improvements and run with it then the civil service could be for you. There are a range of roles you can choose, from policy oriented roles, strategy roles, operational roles, legal, communication/press to commercial roles.

Useful Links:
https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi

Welcome to Your Career Dilemma's, a new series of short episodes where Rachael answers your most common career related questions. Rachael will break down your question into some easy, practical things you can do. This week, Rachael discusses what questions you can ask at the end of an interview to maximise your chances of success including one KILLER question that always takes interviewers by surprise. 

If you'd like to submit a question then please either

• Send Rachael a message on Instagram @Thecareerinterview
• Email Rachael at [email protected]

This week, Rachael speaks to Victoria who works as a family lawyer which I quickly learnt wasn’t just about divorce. We talk about what it is specifically about family law that means Victoria gets so much fulfillment out of it and find out just how far Victoria sometimes goes for her clients. We also myth bust some of the common assumptions about family law and find out some of the less common ways of landing a training contract!

Useful Links:
Some law related Instagram accounts to follow:
@EMLawyersDivision
@UrbanLawyers
@AspiringSolicitors
@JuniorLawyersDivision
@LawCareersNet
@Grow.Mentoring

Some useful websites:
Find out about law careers here, here and here

Check out The Law Society Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division on Linkedin
Reach out to Victoria on Linkedin here

Welcome to Your Career Dilemma's, a new series of short episodes where Rachael answers your most common career related questions. Rachael will break down your question into some easy, practical things you can do. This week, Rachael discusses how to stay relaxed during an interview. 

If you'd like to submit a question then please either

• Send Rachael a message on Instagram @Thecareerinterview
• Email Rachael at [email protected]

This week, Rachael speaks to Victoria, who works as a creative producer in the non-traditional space of theater and dance predominantly in the world of immersive experiences. The job title producer can mean so many different things in the arts world so Victoria breaks down what it means in her role where she shares some of her favourite projects including the current Abba tour as well as an immersive experience for school children to get them excited about writing and reading stories. We also discuss some of the typical myths about working in theater and how Victoria has snowballed from job to job in her freelance career. So let’s find out what it’s really like to be a creative producer in immersive theatre and dance. 

Useful Links:
Find Victoria on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriaeyton/
Find out more about Darkfield: https://www.darkfield.org/
Take a look at some resources about producing in the arts sector: https://producergathering.com/

Welcome to Your Career Dilemma's, a new series of short episodes where Rachael answers your most common career related questions. Rachael will break down your question into some easy, practical things you can do. This week, Rachael discusses what do the day of the your interview to put you in the best possible position

If you'd like to submit a question then please either

• Send Rachael a message on Instagram @Thecareerinterview
• Email Rachael at [email protected]