As the year ends, professionals are urged to reflect on their careers and prepare for 2026 job opportunities. Five steps to enhance job-search readiness include setting up job alerts, updating your CV, taking online courses, networking effectively, and understanding individual career paths. Early preparation can significantly improve chances of success.
Category: Getting Ready For Work
The transition to work for parents as children start school can be exciting yet challenging, especially for disabled parents. Evenbreak offers support through accessible job opportunities, tailored career advice, flexible work options, and a community for shared experiences. Embrace this new chapter with confidence, knowing your skills are valuable.
As part of our Evenbreak Stories Series, our careers coach Rosa caught up with Monyia to talk about how coaching helped her build the resilience and confidence to decide her own path, on her own terms. As a creative, articulate and undoubtedly talented professional, Monyia felt stuck in her previous role - it never occurred … Continue reading Monyia’s Career Coaching Story
As we know, it’s twice as hard to find paid, sustainable work if you are disabled than if you are non-disabled. Here are my top tips for finding work: 1. Identify your strengths If you are trying to sell a car, you need to know the good points (features and benefits) of what you are … Continue reading Ten Top Tips to find work if you’re disabled
An image of a young woman in an office working on a laptop If you have Dyspraxia and are looking for a job, we're here to help. Dyspraxia shouldn’t prevent employers from making the most of your talent. Here are some common job-hunting hurdles and ways to overcome them. Supporting Candidates with Dyspraxia into work … Continue reading Dyspraxia and looking for work
I hear so many recruiters say they are looking for 'culture fit' when assessing candidates. Is this wise? In my experience, very rarely. Culture is defined as "the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs of a particular group of people at a particular time" in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Or, put more … Continue reading How wise is recruiting for ‘culture fit’?
Today I learned that my five-year-old is a talented actress. I’d had no idea. It's easy to focus on the things she needs help with instead. I know she struggles to ride a bike. I know she doesn’t like being told what to do. I had been simply enjoying her strengths rather than nurturing them. But now … Continue reading Spotting strengths and latent skills – why it matters