Career Change

I’ve decided to never go to college. I’ve managed to find all of my resources and future career endeavors without the degree, and I couldn’t be happier that that’s the case. And if you, your friend, or your kid are planning on going to college without much of an idea…

Inspired by family trips to Montreal, where there’s a juxtaposition of classic and modern architectural design, I cultivated a reverence for refinement and detail at an early age. By choosing to practice graphic design right after college, I chose the challenge and safety of delivering a polished product. In my…

A step-by-step guide to getting hired as a junior UX designer — You hunker down, learn the material, do the work and have a shiny new UX certificate to show for it. Employers will surely be impressed and your new found confidence makes it feel like you are one step closet to getting your new role. And you are! But it may…

This is the career change journal of Lizzy Knights-Ward, Founder of KW Collective and budding Organisational Psychologist. It documents Lizzy’s journey to forge a new career, moving from the world of tech marketing into one of workplace research and consultancy. She is motivated by creating better working experiences for people, especially those who manage teams and work in large, ever-changing organisations.

Are you burned out? Tired of being tired? Frustrated with the state of education? Ready for a change? As a teacher, you’ve likely dedicated your life to helping others learn and grow. You’re passionate about what you do and you want to make a positive impact on the lives of…

Awhile back I started writing on Medium to document my journey to becoming a software engineer. I had read countless twitter posts and articles saying it was imperative to my success as an aspiring software engineer. If I just documented my learnings it would give me exposure and someone would…

Ditching the 9 to 5 hustle culture to reclaim my mental health — Like many people, 6.9 million to be exact according to Google, I found myself unemployed at the end of 2022. On the very last day of October, my position was “eliminated.” For the first time in my life, I found myself trying to figure out how unemployment benefits worked. Worrying…

So I have been struggling a bit lately, trying to balance everything. I have finally reached a point in my life and my career that everything I am doing is something I love. I don’t dread anything anymore. Now, some of you might think that this is an obvious way…