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How To Be Jobless
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A journalist's year in blogging joblessness, hopelessness and the hilarity of it all
LATEST ARTICLES ( 155 )
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Grad Scheming (14): Nine New Rules for the Job Market
Last month marked an entire year since my first “My Week in Joblessness” post on GoThinkBig. That means since I started publicly complaining about the UK job... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Jobless? Here’s What You’re Missing: Meaningless Titles
“I’m team leader”. A classic argument between Tim and Gareth in The Office over whether or not titles like this – often with tedious extra responsibilities... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Jobless? Here’s What You’re Missing: Sadistic Bosses
The thing about a boss is: they’re the boss of you. They can tell you where to be and when, what to do and how. In many organisations they can even influence... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Grad Scheming (13): Labour’s Big Idea for JSA – a Translation
I have decided to try my hand at translation. The two languages are, grammatically, almost identical. I shall translate from Labour leader Ed Miliband’s... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
HWYM: Office Tools
When you’re unemployed, it’s easy to romanticise working life. You picture yourself walking into an office with a takeaway coffee cup, high-fiving colleagues,... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Have Some Blogging Tips, If Anyone’s Interested
This week, I took part in Volunteering Week at the Guardian. We had a visit from the bright young folks at Live Magazine and I subjected them to my thoughts on... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Grad Scheming (12): “They Want Your Jobs”
It’s so annoying when a savage animal gets into your flat, especially when it’s hell-bent on chewing at you until you’re nothing but a pile of bones. I’d say... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
13 Maya Angelou Quotes to Get You Through Your Jobhunt
We lost a wonderful lady yesterday. As I read through some of her wise, witty and wonderful words, I realised I really could have used her during my jobhunt. Read more
Posted on 29 May 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
An Unemployed Graduate’s Response When His University Asked Him for Money
Copy-paste and delete where appropriate, guys. They need to hear this. Read more
Posted on 22 May 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Grad Scheming (11): The Exhausting Task of Maintaining the Perfect Online...
Impossible standards have, I’m sure, plagued every generation. Women have always had Hollywood and the Virgin Mary to make them feel inadequate, and men have... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Grad Scheming (10): Don’t Be Grateful for a Job
Jobseekers! Graduates! Recent procurers of positions! Lend me your ears. I’ll give them back, I promise. Please, come on, sit down, I have to tell you... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
On BuzzFeed UK: 16 Charts That Explain Every Problem You Have Trying To Find A...
BuzzFeed UK’s Luke Bailey collated a few charts that sum up rather LOLSOB-ly the perils of looking for work… 1. The brutal cycle of needing a job. 2. The realit... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Grad Scheming (9): I Got Trolled This Week
A couple of weeks ago, I gave an optimistic run-down of how to deal with snarky commenters, with advice like “it’s not personal”, which is true. But that was... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Grad Scheming (8): How to Manage Commenters
Someone once told me, “politics is the management of hatred”. Now I know, so is writing for a web audience. This week, Alan Rusbridger handed the Guardian’s... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Generation Y Takeover
In a society where it’s considered rude to answer “yes” to the question “Does anyone want the last scone?” (especially if they’re at the next table, I’ve... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Guardian Pass Notes – Generation Y: the Demographic the Budget Forgot
My first Pass notes for the Guardian was about how Generation Y were left almost entirely out of the budget. Read it and weep. Same old stuff: George Osborne... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Guardian G2: How Unemployed Young People See the Internet
When you’re unemployed, the world doesn’t look the same as it does for everybody else. Ads are taunting you, price tags are mocking you. Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Guardian Digital Journalism Scheme – a Day in the Life
Still pinching herself that her blog about being jobless (may have) landed her this job as a trainee journalist, in our second instalment Erica Buist describes ... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Probably the Squirmiest, Most Awkward Job Interview ever…[VIDEO: The Office]
If there’s one thing that’s encouraging about The Office, is that the embarrassing treatment of women is starting to look dated. Take a look at this fantastic,... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Jobhunting? Five Thoughts to Push out of Your Brain – by Lizzi Hart
Jobhunting is, by its very nature, a lonely endeavour. Loneliness plus something as demoralising as a protracted jobhunt can lead to some pretty negative... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2014 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION