How to cope with suddenly losing your job
It’s a feeling Ash Hussain, 52, knows all too well. Hussain was working as a senior picture editor on a national newspaper, a position he had held for more than a decade, when one afternoon, in the autumn of 2011, he learnt he had been made redundant and was out of a job due to […]
How to pivot your career when you’re sick of the rat race – but not ready to retire
Given the 3.6 million “economically inactive” people aged 50-64 in this country, along with Britain’s productivity problem, it’s a topic that should be receiving far more attention. In the 2023 Budget the Chancellor announced a big “returnership” initiative to help over-50s back to work, but it was later explained that this was really only signposting […]
How to master great conversation, even if you’re shy
It’s surprising to me that we don’t talk about talking more, how to do it well or how to use it to help ourselves and others, especially as The World Health Organisation have recently declared loneliness as a “global public health concern” and an even greater concern than obesity. The US surgeon general has even […]
How to maintain a career and a family – from non-negotiable family time to odd socks
If you have a question for Helena Morrissey about work, pay or family, please email [email protected] I speak at many events for women in business, and this topic comes up every single time. It doesn’t matter how often we discuss it: on a personal and practical level, the dilemma of career vs family is real […]
How to write the perfect cover letter
It can be tempting to trawl through your old job applications or even to use the cover letter that you wrote for another opening just weeks ago, but it’s best to avoid regurgitating the same letter for different employers. Recruiters and hiring managers will be able to spot bland, generic sentences easily. Research the company […]