The Lowdown Insights
Read our contributors’ career advice, top tips and lived experience.
Mentoring: dos and don’ts
Some red (and green) flags when mentoring. Karmjit gives some dos and don’ts for mentors and mentees.
Money Talks: Negotiating salary for a new job
At The Lowdown as part of our Money Talks series we talk about:
Whether an employer advertises its salary
How to find out the salary for a job before you apply
How to prepare to discuss salary in a job interview
How to negotiate salary when offered a job
Day in the life: Assistant Headteacher
Read about Josiah Isles’ experience of being an assistant headteacher.
Day in the life: singer & actress
The Lowdown spoke to acress and singer Gemma Knight Jones on her top tips to getting into the industry.
How to make a complaint at work
Learn more from barrister Navid Pourghazi on how to make a complaint at work and navigate grievance procedures.
A day in the life: CEO
Learn more about Dr Diana Beech’s journey to become a Chief Executive and her top tips and insights on navigating the industry.
Maternity Matters: How to approach redundancy while pregnant
Megan shares the second article in our maternity series exploring redundancy during pregnancy and provide some top tips and reflections on how to navigate this.
A day in the life: A social entrepreneur
Learn more from Ben Francoise about his experiences of changing careers and setting up a social entreprise.
How to use the GROW coaching model in your mentoring
Learn more about how you can apply the key principles of the GROW model of coaching and mentoring into your mentoring conversations whether you’re the mentor or mentee.
Top tips for changing your career
Learn what questions you can ask yourself before making a career change as well as taking away some top tips if you are ready to make that change.
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