by admin | May 28, 2024 | Friends, Family & Flings, Grown Up Sh*t, Topic Cluster - Careers
British Filmmaker Simisola Akande says she still gets PTSD from when she told her Nigerian immigrant parents about going to film school instead of studying engineering. “The look on my mum’s face was pure confusion, mixed with a dash of ‘are you...
by Emily Mukherjee | May 27, 2024 | Emily Mukherjee, Grown Up Sh*t, Topic Cluster - Careers
Imposter syndrome is a psychological pattern of feeling self doubt, the sense you don’t deserve to be somewhere – despite your own achievements or success. Maybe it’s in a new job, with a group of friends who you don’t quite fit in with, or...
by Rebecca McPhillips | May 27, 2024 | Convos With Clever Clogs, Rebecca McPhillips, Topic Cluster - Careers
It’s not uncommon to grow up with dreams of being on stage in some capacity, but what’s the reality like when you actually get there? David Silver is the Bassist for Defects, a metal band with a debut album set to release on 24th May this year. 1. How did...
by Rebecca McPhillips | May 25, 2024 | Convos With Clever Clogs, Rebecca McPhillips, Topic Cluster - Careers
Do you love the live music scene? Do you love the idea of being a photographer? Have you always wanted to make a living by capturing the golden moments of your favourite events? Messy tracked down and interviewed a touring photographer and asked him our classic 10...
by Emma Leyva | May 23, 2024 | Convos With Clever Clogs, Emma Leyva, Topic Cluster - Careers
We chatted to Petronella McGovern to find out what a career as an author can look like… How did you get into it? I did a Bachelor’s Degree in communication and worked in corporate marketing and business magazines. I always wanted to write novels and undertook...
by Megan Hodson | May 22, 2024 | Grown Up Sh*t, Megan Hodson, Topic Cluster - Careers
Despite what your LinkedIn might say, you’re not the only one without a clue and without a job. On average, it takes six months for graduates to find a job after university. That’s six months of editing your CV, writing cover letters and waiting for rejection emails. ...
