How to get motivated
Finding a job means you have to look for one, and that means getting motivated! Thanks for the advice, we hear you say. Looking for an internship, work experience or your first job is a full-time job in itself, and something that you often have to do all by yourself. Well, that's not totally true: we've put our heads together to come up with a few tried and tested hacks to make your job hunt a far more enjoyable experience. OK, we admit it's not as fun as recreating the latest TikTok challenge, but if you follow our tips, it really won't be that bad. Promise!
23 June 2025 · 1 min read
Doctor, doctor, I've got a procrastination problem
If you're bit of a procrastinator and aren't really keen on the "adulting" thing, job hunting may well freak you out slightly. To understand what's holding you back and stopping you from taking the plunge, we interviewed Albert Moukheiber, a doctor of neuroscience and psychology, who's a real expert on the matter. The man who can read you like an open book answered can answer that most pressing question: why do I procrastinate so much? And as well as helping us feel a little less guilty (it's good to see a psychologist sometimes), he gave us some tips on how to stop procrastinating.
Don't go in guns blazing
Have you been taking it a little too easy recently? It's time for you to get going. But be smart about it. Bombarding recruiter's email boxes with CVs is so 2010. Things have really changed since then; now we use networking to get into the job market. It's all about the art of personal branding, or how to make yourself stand out without slipping up. And beyond telling a story or knowing how to master the rhetoric of social networks, growing your network may well be the boost you need to enter the world of work. If networking scares you and/or puts you off at first, read our advice on how to network with confidence. Send us a DM to let us know how you get on...
So you're motivated, you're on the right track, your network is super (re)active, and you're close to landing your first job – now it's time to think about your career path. Don't listen to the old folk – you can switch companies and jobs if you like. Spoiler alert: you will have to change companies and job at some point and, yes, the idea of getting out of your comfort zone on a regular basis can be a bit stressful. So to calm your nerves, in our article Designing your life – the life ahead of you we reflect on what a career in an uncertain world is, and give you the key to happiness by finding the perfect work-life balance.
So, what are you waiting for? It's time to put the pedal to the metal and get job hunting (we're just kidding... kind of!).
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