Dive into your Career
Are you a student or new graduate early on your career journey? A bit stressed trying to work out your next steps? You're in the right place. Hosted by qualified careers guidance professional Gina Visram from Your Career And Future, The Dive into your Career podcast is the hub for all things "early careers" and is created with secondary (high) school and university (college) students in mind. Gina's supports students and new graduates on their journey from education to employment in a spirit of fun and optimism not fear and overwhelm.
Want to write a powerful CV and cover letter? Keen to understand why networking is important and the best ways to do it? Curious about how your application can stand out in the graduate or apprenticeship recruitment process? Ready to know more about what employers are looking for in candidates? Interested in learning about what you can do now to be an appealing candidate in the present and future? Keen to start your career on solid financial footing? Want to demystify how to make the most of LinkedIn? Stay tuned for solo and interview episodes which answer the questions you are asking, as a determined and driven person in the early days of your career development. Welcome to the Dive into your Career podcast.
For more from Gina and to explore her products and services, go to the Your Career And Future website - https://yourcareerandfuture.com/
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 130
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
030: Conversation with a 4-year old about goals
This one will raise a smile...
In this episode, Gina has a quick conversation with her 4-year old about goals and goal setting (Yup... seriously!). The lack of filter from kids is so refreshing and th…
029: Goal setting sceptics... I am talking to you!
Where are my goal setting sceptics?! Don't look over your shoulder and the person behind you - lol - there's a very good chance that I am talking to you.
If you think that it is safer on your ego, he…
028: 6 universally relevant goals you may want to set this year
Being in an odd position where it is hard to know what we can plan (when so much is out of our control!) - in this episode, Gina shares 6 universally relevant goals to consider committing to. Yes... …
027: How to set goals when the world doesn't make sense anymore
This very current, from the heart episode is a CALL TO ACTION with a GOAL SETTING context following crazy global events including insurgency in Washington and a pandemic affecting the whole world.
We…
026: 5 useful things job-seeking students can do this holiday season
The end is in sight! 2020... the year that so many will be unlikely to forget is nearly over.
In this episode, Gina Visram talks to early careers job-seekers (students and new graduates) about 5 usef…
025: Are internships really that important?
This episode is inspired by a recent LinkedIn post in which someone told students to stop obsessing about internships, in what could potentially be described as a disparaging "oh, you're being so sil…
024: One (powerful) motto to keep you going right now
As we edge towards the end of this trying year (to put it mildly), this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast focuses on one motto to keep you going right now.
Seriously, just one.
It's powerf…
023: How to make sure your job hunt is fun and productive, not a miserable time-suck
Sometimes job hunting can feel incessant. Soulless. Exhausting. Pointless. Unfulfilling. A complete black hole of time. So, damn annoying! Right?!
It is, alas, necessary - so as is always the case wh…
022: Why embracing your entrepreneurial side can lead to career success
What words do you think of when you hear the word 'entrepreneur'? For some, entrepreneurship may be a terrifying thought, For others, it is liberating. Inspired by Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020, …
021: Should I apply for a job I am unqualified for?
In this episode, career coach and consultant Gina Visram answers one of her most asked questions... Should I apply for a job I am unqualified for? That question isn't always phrased in that way but i…
020: 5 things you should know about cover letters
Ah. The good ole cover letter. The staple of most job (or internship or work experience) seekers and also the one that can sometimes cause the most angst.
Do I need to write a cover letter? Is it rea…
019: Trick or treat: The ups and the downs of job hunting
Trick or Treat?!In this loosely Hallowe'en inspired episode, Gina Visram reflects on the ups and downs of job hunting. Which parts do you enjoy? Which feel particularly arduous?
Enjoy this episode and…
018: Student Spotlight: Determined to be a doctor - An inspiring conversation with Isi The Medic
The first *Student Spotlight* from the Dive Into Your Career podcast features future doctor Isi The Medic. In Autumn 2020, Isi Ukponzene started on the "Graduate Entry" Medicine programme at Warwick …
017: Where can I find virtual work experience?
As you've already clicked on a podcast episode entitled "Where can I find virtual work experience" - chances are you are already sold on how important work experience is. For a moment though, let's …
016: Who is hiring in the UK?
Thanks to Emily Spaven, a News Editor at Linked In - it has been very easy to bring you some current (at the time of recording) and insightful information about which organisations in the UK are hiri…
015: You deserve to be here - Equity in the workforce
It is Black History Month in the UK at the time of releasing this episode.
I always think it would be brilliant to have a world which was so equitable that we wouldn't need varying affinity awareness…
014: Fight for the things you believe in - Motivation courtesy of Breonna Taylor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
There's a chance, a strong chance that no matter where in the world you are, your thoughts have included matters relating to Breonna Taylor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the last few days. In this episo…
013: 5 good habits for the new academic year
September always feels like a new year. A time for new opportunities. Inspired by students returning to university, in this episode, Gina talks about 5 good habits for the new academic year.
Do feel…
012: Helping busy parents guide teenagers through the UK education system with Lucy Aditi
This episode will be particularly of interest to parents who want to help their young person thrive in their education and make the right choices for their next steps. Nonetheless, it's a great liste…
011: Careers Inspiration from Chadwick Boseman
#RIPChadwickBoseman
#WakandaForever
The word "incredible" was used approx. two thousand times in this episode (only a slight exaggeration!) and that's because it is a 'from the heart' episode in which …