“My attitude is bitchy ’cause my period is heavy!” I couldn’t believe my 10-year old ears. I looked at my mum straight away expecting some sort of disciplinary action at something that I hadn’t even said. But as Missy Elliott’s verse continued and my mum danced along in ignorant bliss…

To me, Black History Month is a time to celebrate black achievement in the corporate world. Although the usual routine is it’s either grazed over, dissolved into a ‘BAME’ celebration, or ignored altogether. From my experience it seems this is the case for fear of excluding anyone else that isn’t…

A while ago, I wrote a mini guide on how to make job seekers look more attractive and overcome the hurdle of unconscious bias into their desired role. Over 2 years later, I realise I should never have done that. Not for the fact that it wasn’t helpful for some…

“And if none of this works, quit and look elsewhere.” That was the closing sentence of Raise Ready, a piece detailing the ways in which you can secure a pay rise at your current employer. I was very clear in the fact pay rises don’t happen overnight, if at all. …

Fear, anger, grief, lust, panic, parental care, pleasure, and seeking more. Those are the core emotional instincts of the human brain, and according to psychologist Jaak Panskepp, seeking more is the most important. From a career’s standpoint, I think he’s got a point. If our current job doesn’t periodically offer…

When I was around 4 years old, I told my dad to change me into a white girl. I don’t remember this personally, he told me years later and spoke of how it broke his heart. But being the only black girl in my entire year at school, he completely…

9/10, the jobs you apply for on boards such as Reed and Monster are via recruitment agencies. Meaning whilst you’re on the job hunt, recruitment agencies are pretty much unavoidable. The reason for this is because many organisations don’t have a dedicated internal recruitment function set up, therefore don’t have…

I recently read a theory that specified different versions of ourselves exist in people’s minds dependent on the relationship. Your parent sees you differently from your school teacher, your partner sees you differently from your sibling, and your potential employer may not see you at all. Picture this, you’ve come…

“Ghetto outfit” “That’s just how you people are” “If they were black, it was my job to deal with them” As you can hear, micro-aggressions with racial undertones in the workplace are very real. If you’re a person of colour, you may find a sad sense of comfort that unfortunately you’re not alone. I personally have always felt like I had to hold back a lot at…