This week, Rachael speaks to Camille, who has worked in various project management roles all within the public health research space. That means she’s worked on projects from helping to trial a vaccine for ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo to getting involved in testing the COVID vaccine efficacy in Africa. We discuss the role of a project manager and what value they add to a project, as well as some of the typical challenges you may expect as well as some more niche ones that Camille deals with given she’s working across multiple cultures. We also touch on Camille’s career journey where she realised her dream job she had in her mind wasn’t in fact her real reality and she shares how she pivoted to redefine her professional career. Camille really opens up in this conversation showing real vulnerability of how she was feeling about it all and therefore has some absolute pearls of wisdom if you’re feeling the same about perhaps your once thought perfect role is not actually your perfect role.

Useful Links:
Reach out to Camille on Linkedin

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 one of the most common questions: how to prepare for 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 Beth, a news reporter at The Scottish Daily Mail. We cover some of the myths you may have heard about journalism such as whether journalists are always out to make you look bad, that everyone is a journalist these days with social media and we discuss her thoughts on fake news. Beth eloquently articulates what the most important skills are and why they are important to be a great news reporter as well as what her day to day actually entails. She even lets us in on her most successful news story which involves Frazzle crisps.

Reach out to Beth on:
Linkedin
Twitter @bethsexton_

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 all of the ways in which you can use your network to find new roles and to be successfully in being offered the role.

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 Andrea who works for Gousto as a Senior Software Engineering Lead. Demand for software engineering roles has reportedly doubled in 2021 and it’s easy to see why it’s an attractive career prospect given practically every industry needs software engineers enabling you to take your pick plus the flexibility it offers with remote working meaning you could live anywhere you like and still be able to work. Andrea shines a light on what's involved in his role, how it's changed as he’s become more senior as well as what the most important skills are to succeed at a more senior level.

Useful Links:
Reach out to Andrea on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-marchello-4a683245

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 questions to ask yourself to figure out if it's time to look for a new role and to decide if your current role is for you. 

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 chats to Simba who is an Art Director Assistant at the big fashion house Burberry where he’s involved in the creative direction of experiential design. What I learnt most from talking to Simba was that the creative industry is vast, it features everywhere and all you need to do is look around where you’re sitting or standing right now to see it. Which also means it can be a difficult one to navigate for anyone that wants to work in it, it’s hard not to feel inspired and have your eyes opened talking to Simba about how he navigates his continuous journey in this amazing creative sphere, from how to develop a keen eye to evolving your practise and aesthetic. I hope you enjoy this episode! 

Welcome to Your Career Questions, 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 you can decide if it's worth the effort and time to apply for a specific job that you've found. 

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 chats to Ashley who is an Associate Solicitor working in Corporate Law. With so many popular TV shows depicting what it’s like to work in a law firm, Ashley tells us if his work is really as glamorous as Suits makes it out to be, whether you need to be great at arguing to be successful and if it is always long hours. Ashley also touches on what it is that makes you a great lawyer and how Ashley was able to walk straight into a training contract and bypass interview stages - pretty impressive when for every legal sector vacancy there is, there’s 28 graduates! Hope you enjoy!

Useful Links:
Reach out to Ashley on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleytaylor3/

Welcome to Your Career Questions, 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 steps you can take after you've had a job rejection to increase your chances of being successful in future applications. 

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

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