Career Insight: Cake Designer / Decorator In a nutshell, what do you do? I design and create special occasion and novelty cakes, for weddings, christenings, children’s parties and corporate events – from multi-tier traditional cakes, to custom 3-D cakes, novelty cup-cakes and character cake-pops. Why did you decide to become a cake decorator? It’s a hobby […]
Career Scoop: G.P. / Family Doctor
Career Insight: G.P. / Family Doctor In a nutshell, what do you do? In a typical day I’ll spend about 6 – 7 hours seeing patients: listening, examining, diagnosing, prescribing, investigating, advising or otherwise problem-solving. The other 3 – 4 hrs is spent on the administrative side: writing referral letters, dealing with results, completing forms, writing […]
Career Scoop: High School Maths & Science Teacher
Career Insight: High School Teacher (Maths/Science) In a nutshell, what do you do? I teach maths and science. Easy. Why did you decide to become a High School Maths / Science Teacher? I didn’t initially. I was originally studying Biomedical Engineering, with the hope to go into that field and do some great research and […]
Career Scoop: Programmer / Senior Database Developer
Career Insight: Computer Programmer / Senior Database Developer In a nutshell, what do you do? In my current role I develop mapping software, writing software that allows companies to view assets, infrastructure or anything else on a map, generally for purposes of planning or to aid field crews. My day to day work involves writing […]
Career Scoop: Library Services Advisor
Career Insight: Library Services Advisor In a nutshell, what do you do? I staff an enquiries desk to deal with all sorts of questions and carry out IT troubleshooting. I also answer email enquiries (we have a lot of part-time and distance learning courses, as well as collaborative partners across the world), and I demonstrate […]
The 3 C’s of Career Success
Career success is very individual. As I’ve written about before, people find career satisfaction in very different fields, doing very different things. But whatever success looks like to you, there are some common themes that underpin the path to that success. These are my 3 C’s to a successful career… Careers need… Curiosity There’s […]
