Jobs & career prompts (page 3)
Help with jobs and people: rewrite your CV for a role, prepare for an interview, write a fair job advert, and handle the awkward conversations with staff or a manager.
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Find out what your team really thinks with a 3-minute survey
You suspect something's off but nobody says it to your face. Get a short survey people will answer honestly, set up free, and a way to read the results without taking it personally.
Find reliable weekend or seasonal staff fast
Summer, Christmas or a busy weekend is coming and you need extra hands. Get an ad that attracts the right people, a two-minute online application form and a quick way to shortlist.
Find that one email in seconds with Gmail's search tricks
The fridge has broken and the warranty email is somewhere in 12,000 messages. Get the exact Gmail search to type, built from what you remember.
Fix a printer that won't print
The printer is offline again and the meeting starts soon. Get checks in the right order.
Fix a tech problem step by step
Something's broken and random YouTube fixes feel risky. Get calm checks in a sensible order.
Fix slow Wi-Fi with checks in the right order
The Wi-Fi crawls and everyone blames the router. Get checks before you buy anything new.
Free up storage on your phone safely
Storage full again and updates won't install. Get safe things to clear first.
Get a reading guide for a hard book
The book is important and dense. Get a chapter approach, what to look for and paced reading plan.
Get answers from a spreadsheet you're not sure how to read
Your manager has sent a spreadsheet and wants your thoughts by 3pm. Get the main patterns, a summary and the questions it raises, with the working shown.
Get back in touch with an old colleague when you're job hunting
Most jobs come through people, but messaging someone after five years feels weird. Get a warm, low-pressure note that doesn't open with 'any jobs going?'.
Get book recommendations that fit you
You want something to read next and lists online miss your taste. Get picks from what you've liked.
Get film or TV recommendations that fit your mood
Endless scrolling wastes the evening. Get a shortlist from tastes and time available.
Get off to a good start with a new manager
New boss, first one-to-one on Thursday. Get the questions to ask, what to tell them about how you work, and a way to agree priorities early.
Get podcast recommendations for your interests
Commutes are silent and you want something good. Get podcast ideas from topics you care about.
Get ready for a meeting in five minutes
The meeting starts in five minutes and you haven't looked at it. Get what it's about, what you'll be asked and the two points to make.
Get ready for a work placement or internship
First placement, first real workplace. Get a plan for the first week, questions to ask and a way to leave with a reference and proof of what you did.
Get ready for your first day and plan your first 90 days
New job on Monday. Get a first-day checklist, questions to ask and a simple 30-60-90 day plan that shows your manager you've got this.
Get through hundreds of emails on your first day back from leave
Two weeks off and 400 unread emails. Get three Gmail searches that pull out what matters first, so you can archive the rest with a clear conscience.
Get your account back after it's been hacked
Friends are getting odd messages from you and you're locked out. Get the steps in the right order, a message for your contacts and a list of what else to check.
Give a colleague feedback they can actually use
Something a colleague does isn't working and you have to say so. Get specific, kind words that focus on what happened and what you'd like instead.
Handle a difficult colleague without it taking over your week
One person makes work miserable: talking over you, taking credit, or never doing their bit. Get a calm plan, the words for a conversation and when to take it further.
Handle someone leaving without loose ends
A member of staff has handed in their notice. Get a checklist covering final pay, holiday owed, keys, passwords, handover and a good goodbye, with the GOV.UK pages to check.
Handle staff sickness fairly, from the first call to coming back
Someone's off sick again, and you don't know what to ask, what to pay or how to talk about it when they're back. Get a calm process, the messages and the GOV.UK pages on sick pay.
Have a useful one-to-one with a member of staff
You never sit down with your team properly, then problems surprise you. Get a 20-minute one-to-one plan with good questions, what to note and how to follow up.
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