Dive into your Career

Networking / relationship building is an important part of creating a successful career journey... however sometimes introverts may feel that networking is too overwhelming for them.  Here on the Dive Into Your Career podcast, we don't want anyone to miss out on the HUGE benefits of networking due to either shyness or introversion and hope that this episode will help even the most reluctant o...

With Valentine's Day falling in February and the world seemingly headed in a less "loving" direction from some global leaders... today's episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast focuses on How to create a career you love After all, we all deserve joy and safety and part of that can include purposefully creating a career you love.  Now, I am not being tone deaf about what is...

These days, there are many viable, worthy options for students on their journey from education and / or entrepreneurship i.e. from school into the world of work. These options include university, apprenticeships and hybrids of the two.  To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week 2025 , this week's episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast asks "Are apprenticeships a good option for...

2025... and in many ways, it feels like the world has gone nuts... More wars...  Clear and direct threats of ethnic cleansing  Removal of science and factual information from the public  Fires and more evidence of climate change  Further erasure of women's rights and autonomy  Removal of DEIA / EDI initiatives (from organisations claiming anti-racism less than 5 years ago)  An unelected citiz...

Hey hey hey... HAPPY NEW YEAR! (To anyone listening in real time... and wishing the spirit and hope of a new year to anyone listening to this months later!) Welcome to the first Dive Into Your Career podcast episode for 2025. Regardless of how you spent the Holiday season, there's a chance that you experienced a change of pace and routine and as such may have deliberately or even subconscious...

In today's quickie episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast, I (Gina Visram) reaffirm my commitment to you - to support you on your early careers journey, enhancing a spirit of fun and optimism. This episode is filled with  Gratitude Reflections Hope  Self-awareness Pledges ... and more and I hope you will stick around for more free (podcast and TikTok) and paid (soon to come - group coac...

I am not okay. That's an important thing to admit these days right? While I had intended to record and release an episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast last week, on 6 November, my emotions in relation to the result of the 2024 US Election had left me reeling... and unless you wanted to listen to minutes of me sobbing... or stunned silence... I needed to step away for a week. And I hav...

Inspired by the 2024 theme for Black History Month (BHM) in the UK, "Reclaiming Narratives" - this episode of the Dive Into Your Career looks at this concept more widely as well as specifically in relation to proudly owning your careers story.  In this episode, career coach and host of the Dive Into Your Career podcast shares thoughts around:  Critical thinking in relation to history whe...

GCSEs. A-Levels. IB. University and apprenticeship choices.  There are so many decisions that students need to make on their early career journeys.  How can you as a parent / guardian,help?  That's what we're talking about this episode of the podcast and I have at least 11 ideas for you so I hope you'll try at least one and let me know how you get on. Do feel free to engage with thi...

Have you ever tried to engage your child/ren in conversations about careers, future plans and been shut down? They haven't engaged.  Have maybe even been dismissive.  Not in a rude way per se but often due to their confusion and lack of clarity and not feeling equipped to navigate this stage of their education and early careers journey.  In today's quick (10-minute) episode, I have had a...

At the time of recording this episode, it is Autumn. The days are getting colder, the nights are drawing in and the leaves are doing their annual magical process of changing colours and shedding. Change. It is a period of change. In terms of how our academic year works, September and October represents lots of change too and it is this 'season' that has inspired this episode about "...

In today's episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast, we approach a topic in direct response to the fears of some students this exam season... what happens if I fail?  First of all - if you are listening to this in real time, I want to make the obvious point that there is still plenty of time to actively work towards your exam success: Focus Study (in a variety of ways) Believe in yourself...

"Follow your passion" Follow your passion You ever heard that advice?  Yes?  Did it help? Hinder? How do you feel about this idea? In this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast, we take  a look at whether advice to "Follow your passions" is received in the positive way in which it is usually intended. This episode is inspired by a chat I recently had with a parent of a t...

Want to know the foundation for a happy career?  You do?  Yay...  It's "careers curiosity".  I promise this is no more complicated than it sounds... it is literally the process of being curious about careers. Jobs. Sectors. Companies. Entrepreneurship. Curiosity is the process of being eager to know or learn something... and can take many forms.  In this episode of the Dive Into You...

The word "Overwhelm" is used in many contexts and in this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast - we are taking about it's definition as having too much to deal with. (Ha - a little but like how I felt when my computer didn't want to save this edited episode due to the disk being too full - Aaaaargh - but I digress!) The timing and topic is inspired by a LinkedIn post fr...

As a school or university student, the term time / holiday cycles mean you have multiple opportunities a year to have greater control of your time.  Whether it's the Easter holidays, summer holidays or any others - these moments provide great opportunities to build your employability skills - skills which ultimately result in you being an increasingly appealing candidate to future employers. ...

Ready for some tough love? Well good... that's what you've got today with this episode which focuses on 5 things holding you back in your career development (and what to do about them) .  You my lovely... you are sometimes your own worst enemy when it comes to how you positively move your career forward.  How can that be?  Well... it's because there are certain things you do or atti...

What's happening this National Careers Week?  National Careers Week (NCW) is a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim of the week is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people develop awareness and excitement about their future pathways. NCW is a dedicated...

Did you know that sometimes the highest achieving students are the most fearful when it comes to their career journey?  Sometimes this can manifest as disinterest or not wanting to make decisions.  In this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast, the topic of fear and uncertainty takes centre stage.  How are you feeling about your early career journey?  If you have any worries or fears, what...

If you want to get past the needing work experience to get work experience cycle that exists in the world of careers - this pep talk is for you... In this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast - you will get a full on work experience pep talk.  I say full on because I started with certain points I wanted to convey to you... and then was on a roll so you now have half an hour of gems, design...

This National Apprenticeship Week 2024 is based on the theme "Skills for Life" and what better time to go back to the basics about apprenticeships and whether they are a good choice for you. National Apprenticeship Week is a week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individ...

What is a growth mindset? Is a fixed mindset or growth mindset better? Why is the word "yet" so magical when it comes to mindset?  In this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast, Gina Visram takes a look at what a growth mindset is and why it is so important this and every year when it comes to making progress with our goals.  Inspired by the work of American psychologist Carol Dwe...

For nearly 20 years, there has been talk of "Blue Monday" - the most depressing day of the year which is said to be the third Monday of the year. In 2024, that is Monday 15 January. Now, you and I know that there is unlikely to be a scientific way to confirm this as the most depressing day. In fact, it was a travel company (albeit led by a psychologist) who first created a campaign about...

It's here! The last of 3 episodes in this series shining a light on some very accomplished women who would likely enhance your feed if you follow them on LinkedIn.  "Saluting Our Sisters" is the theme of Black History Month 2023 in the UK. This has inspired today's topic of the Dive Into Your Career podcast - "32 awesome UK-connected black and mixed heritage women to follo...

"Saluting Our Sisters" is the theme of Black History Month 2023 in the UK. This has inspired today's topic of the Dive Into Your Career podcast - "32 awesome UK-connected black and mixed heritage women to follow on LinkedIn" (Part 2 if 3). In this episode... I am proud to introduce 11 of the 32 women who will feature in this series. (If you've listened to the first ep...