People Management Magazine

Clare was asked to respond as a ‘career agony aunt’ to the Next Step career crisis section. The question asked was about considered a career change in their 50’s. As this is one of Clare’s areas of expertise and what she researched for her doctoral studies, she was delighted to offer her advice. Some of…

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Job Searching: A Graduate’s Perspective

Seeking out jobs is a difficult task to motivate yourself to do in normal times, let alone throwing in a surge of unemployment, millions of people on furlough, a global pandemic, a mental health epidemic, a wave of grief and loss, returning back to family homes, lack of a graduation ceremony, human rights concerns and…

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Career Change

Looking for a new job at any time can be a stressful event. In the current pandemic times, it can feel extra daunting. If you feel it is time to move jobs then this blog will share some tips for you. First, think about why you want to change jobs. Are you leaving because of…

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Reflective Tools and How to Use Them

Reflective tools enable reflection and concentration on many things: our relationships, our careers, a specific situation and our decisions, to name a few. In current times, we need to take time to properly reflect. The world and our careers are changing so fast and can often feel stressful, it is even more important at the…

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Mental Health at Work Commitment

Now, more than ever, is mental health pivotal in our everyday lives. If someone is struggling with their mental health, it is not as simple as switching this off when they start their working day, in fact, work is one of the common contributing factors to poor mental health. It is essential that we work…

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Redundancy: Beat the Mental Health Fallout

Clare was recently interviewed on redundancy to contribute to an article in Boots Health & Beauty Magazine. The article focuses on understanding your feelings that come with experiencing redundancy. Some key points from the article are that ‘you haven’t been made redundant, your job has,’ and to recognise the ‘normal’ emotional reactions to redundancy to know that…

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Burnout is Real

Burnout is the feeling of ‘giving up’, feeling like you cannot carry on doing your daily tasks, or daily tasks feeling a lot harder than normal. Despite the commonality of burnout, research on it is poorly understood. But from what we know, burnout often means that we are physically, mentally, and emotionally drained and exhausted,…

Careers Webinar: Crafting Your Career

Clare hosted a webinar this morning for Pro-manchester on Crafting Your Career. The webinar was well received and the feedback was great. It was full of tips and guidance on how and why changing your role is an important step to take in learning to love your job. Below is a summary of what was…

Career Transitions

One of the areas we focus on at CMCBP is career transitions. Last month we shared a blog on career transitions. As part of Clare’s Doctorate work, she is researching later life career transitions so do expect lots more content on this subject from us ? Some research we came across this week provided some…

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Thinking About Your Future Career?

Clare specialises in career transitions, and has run a program called ‘second curve careers’ for the last decade. The aim of this program is to help people think about a future career when they really are not sure what else they can do. We have noticed an interest from some people in considering what their…