Question – How should I approach an intimidating boss?
Are you struggling with a difficult or scary superior? Our career coach gives some advice on how best to tackle a potentially sticky situation. Question: When taking the first steps into a career after leaving university, how should I deal with an intimidating boss when I have little experience but...
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Understanding the highs and lows of au pair life
After 18 years of education, many young people want to travel the world. Becoming an au pair is the best way to see the wonders of Earth while maintaining a living — but is it the solution it’s made itself out to be? Feeling the pressure from the American education...
Question – What’s the best way to quit a job smoothly?
Looking to leave your current employer but don’t want to kick up a fuss? Our career coach gives you some solid advice on what you should and shouldn’t do. Question: How should you handle the process of handing in your leaving notice to make the situation as comfortable as possible? Great...
What should Gen Z know about managing money?
While it’s no secret that young people can find out pretty much anything via the internet and social media, it’s still worth knowing the basics when it comes to managing money. Here’s the essentials to get you started. As a larger proportion of Gen Z enters the workforce, more of...
Everything you need to know about going freelance
More young people today are interested in going self-employed than ever before, but it’s not quite as simple as quitting your day job and lugging a laptop to Starbucks. Here’s a rundown of the essentials you need to know. Say you haven’t had an existential crisis over the past 18...
Prospect 100 and Kering launch sustainable design competition
Prospect 100 is partnering with luxury clothing group Kering for its latest competition, which asks to redesign an existent garment and make it sustainable. Up to $20,000 worth of prizes are up for grabs – including a PR workshop by us! Fancy yourself the next Alexander McQueen? Passionate about...
New study finds Gen Z fuelling ‘great resignation’ in workforce
The youngest employees in the global workforce have expressed the greatest dissatisfaction with their current careers, and over a third plan on finding a new job within the next year. Gen Z and young Millennials are the most likely to switch jobs in the coming year and are the least satisfied with their current careers overall, a new study has found. Over 5,500 workers and small business leaders participated in the...
TikTok expands its first-party creative tools with AR Effects Studio
With AR developers opting for Facebook and Snapchat as their go-to apps for creating effects, TikTok is set to completely overhaul its own creative features. Could this spell the beginning of the end for TikTok’s feeder platforms? As TikTok moves to stop feeder AR softwares like Spark AR and Snap AR from profiting off its massive audience, one message is clear for the social giant’s 1 billion plus user base:...
Question – How many jobs will I have before I’m fulfilled?
Our career coach breaks down how to approach job fulfilment and gives some guidance as to what’s realistic and what you should expect. Question - How many businesses am I likely to work for before finding a company culture that I find fulfilling? How many? One answer is that you are likely to be doing a lot of job hopping anyway! According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, the median tenure...
Jumprope integration to make LinkedIn profiles more creative
As part of its growing focus on video content and professional learning resources, LinkedIn has acquired popular ‘how-to’ app Jumprope. Creative tools on the platform are now set for a serious upgrade. In the search for ways to vary up the content of career-minded folk, LinkedIn has joined forces with a burgeoning how-to video app called Jumprope. For those unaware, Jumprope is a platform which describes itself as ‘the best...
