Posted inHow to look for a job Work and career tips and advice

Don’t let the prospect of attending a job interview terrify you again!

Few jobs are gained without a job interview these days, so if the propsect of a job interview sends you into a bit of a panic, you’ll need to know how to manage that in a positive way to show your potential employer that you are the best person for the job.

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  • Are you applying for jobs and need some interview practice?
  • Has it been so long since you went for a job interview that you just don’t know what to expect?
  • Have you recently been for a job interview and fumbled so badly that you’ve been left petrified of going for another?
  • Have you already attended loads of interviews and still haven’t landed a job yet?

Sometimes it’s the simple things that need tightening up, but they can still cost you your job. That’s why it’s a good idea to speak to someone and practise your interview skills so you don’t fumble when it matters the most!

Posted inReal mums

Real mum profile: Yuliana Topazly of Phase 1 Enterprise Training

Married new mum Yuliana Topazly, 31, is passionate about entrepreneurship and is the director of Phase 1 Enterprise Training and juggles this with managing enterprise activities for London-based universities. She tells Motherswhowork.co.uk how she has managed to juggle a new business with motherhood, and how it has helped her overcome postnatal depression.

Yuliana Topazly Phase 1 Enterprise TrainingWhat work did you do before you set up your company?
I have worked in high education sector lecturing small business development most of my working life, managing students’ enterprise curricular and extra-curricular activities in London-based universities. I have a large portfolio of businesses I have supported from pre-startup stage, so I decided to use my knowledge and experience and my passion for entrepreneurship to start working for myself.

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Get your car seat kids fit and exercising the fun way…on a scooter! They won’t even know they’re exercising!

Research shows that the number of children travelling to school by car in the past 20 years has doubled, and the number of children walking to school has reached its lowest level ever. Just 47% of primary school-aged children now walk to school, with the figure falling to a paltry 36% among secondary school pupils.

So, it comes as no surprise, then, that the government’s Chief Medical Officers say that 68% of boys and 76% of girls aged between two years and 15 years do not meet the minimum recommendation of an hour of moderate physical activity per day, and that they are therefore at risk of obesity, weak bones and future heart disease.

micro scooterIf walking is too much of a chore for your child and becomes a bone of contention, scooting is the latest craze, which has become a must for most primary school aged children. If you haven’t seen, bought or been gifted with a Micro Scooter then you you’ve really missed a trick!