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Be happy in your job and earn more money!
An interesting piece in the Guardian Datablog this week referred to a study by Professor Satya Paul, an economist at the University of Western Sydney.
Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (HILDA), Professor Paul has deduced that being happy means you are more likely to earn more. If you are more satisfied with life, despite statistically working less hours, you will get more income.
This is an interesting thought, and not necessarily explored as fully as it could have been in the article (we haven’t read the full report so don’t judge us on that!). Although happiness comes in many forms, we have always worked with our clients to analyse their interests, motivations and skills so they pick a career path that truly makes them happy. And when you are happy in your job, and motivated, you are more likely to succeed.
The study seems to suggest this as well, as Paul infers that happier people are better workers – the increase in income resulting from higher happiness is a result of happier people being more efficient in earning activities.
So, if you’re happy, you’ll be happier in your job, work more efficiently, and earn more money. Simple!
So, how can you support your child, teenager and young person to pick the right career? Have you full explored their skills, their motivations, dreams, goals and interests? By using our unique combination of psychometric tests and skilled career advisors, we can provide the objective, insightful data to inform you and your child as you take the next steps in A Levels, University or first jobs.
We don’t look at how intelligent your child is, but their strengths and weaknesses. It builds an overall picture that can suggest suitable career paths, by looking at what makes them happy and which careers will achieve this.
We then work with your child on a one-on-one with a series of suggestions for suitable career paths that we have identified from the psychometrics. Once we’ve eliminated those that do not appeal until we are left with a very small number of suitable and practical career options that your child can investigate further and make a decision.
If you are worried about helping your child choose the right A Levels, Degree course, or career, we can help. Our programme is designed to help your child come to a decision about future careers, and give them a strong understanding of themselves. Understanding our motivations are a key step to finding true happiness, in our career and beyond.
So, what makes your child happy? As they grow up and begin to make big decisions about the rest of their lives, how can you support them? What is the right advice to give for their future career?
We can help you make these important steps together. For more information, contact us today or visit our website.
Is your child starting University? How to keep them focused
It’s always a difficult time when your chil
d starts university – things are changing quickly and you have to give them the independence they crave. But how can you be sure they’ll be thinking about coursework, grades and their future career, at least for a percentage of those dizzy first few freshers weeks?
Perhaps this is the impossible task – as all parents know, the more you force an issue, the harder it is to communicate with them about it. However, we at Career Analysts have a programme that might just be the solution – and will definitely mean peace of mind for you!
Our Careers Advice programme is tailored for young people of college and university age, from age 18 to recent graduates. Although your children have matured into young adults it can still be very difficult to see a realistic career path and with the pressures of a student loan to pay back, limited vacancies and a tought economy, it is harder than ever before for young people to live up to what is expected of them.
Our programme helps them map out initial career choices that will bring success and personal satisfaction. The aim of the Career Guidance programme is to identify their real potential, unearth vital extra skills they didn’t know they had, sieve through the options leaving only those that are suitable and realistic, and help them make a decision about where to aim for. We provide a completely objective, professional careers counselling service utilising careful assessment followed by objective, professional careers advice which they can trust as unbiased.
It can give a real boost to self-confidence reassuring them in their ability to achieve their career goals, now aligned with their interests, personality and abilities. It is also a personal journey for them, without your input, they will give them the impetus to ‘own’ their career and really feel motivated to work hard for the future,
This is also a good programme to consider if your child is having doubts about their course, or their exam results. If they don’t think they are studying the right subjects or if they are not totally happy with their course, our experts will help them take a look at their motivations, choices and dreams to ensure that they are completely happy with their chosen career path. They can also advise on beneficial voluntary work or gap year activities, and the right way for your child to study.
Our programme will provide advice and support based on their unique personality, interests and drivers. This will give them the motivation to focus on their coursework and future career path… and give you the chance to enjoy their university years almost as much as they will!
Find out more about our Career Advice for Teenagers and Young People Programme
Tips for Graduates
So, your son or daughter has graduated. What’s the next steps to get their career off the ground? Do they have an idea of what they would like to do, but lack the motivation to take the next steps? Here are some tips that may help you guide them along the path to career success.
Use social media: They use Twitter, Instagram and Facebook all the time to find friends – but how about using them to find opportunities for jobs and to make contact with the right people. Companies often announce vacancies through social media, including Linkedin so make sure that their profiles are up to date, promoting skills and following the sort of employers they want to work for.
Look for internships: Working for free doesn’t sound like fun but will help them get the foot in the door. Remind them to make themselves essential while they are there – suggest ideas, take on responsibility and make contacts.
Think when applying for jobs: Don’t just randomly email CVs to everyone. Find the right contact, pick up the phone and ask questions. Explain how they’d love to work there and enquire if there are any opportunities.
Highlight their skills: Work with your son or daughter to ensure that their CV really does capture your best qualities. It may not be skills they’ve picked up in the working world, but applying yourself through study, customer service and anything else relevant should be picked up.
Understand the market: If they are lacking in experience, their first job might not be their dream role, but they need to stay realistic about their career options while retaining their ambition.
Network: It might not bring immediate results, but exchanging contact details and keeping up levels of conversation with relevant people in their industry that they (or you!) meet may pay huge dividends in the future.
Have you got any top tips for helping graduates get that job? We’d love to hear them!
Up to a fifth of new graduates without jobs
Thousands of graduates face claiming unemployment benefits after completing degree courses because of a squeeze on well-paid positions during the economic downturn, it emerged. Figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency shows the pressure mounting in the graduate job market.
Across Britain, some one-in-10 university leavers were without a job or postgraduate course. Figures differ according to university and region. At London South Bank University, 22% of students were without a job or place on another course after six months, figures show.
The unemployment rate stood at around 21% at both Bolton and East London universities, while almost 19% of ex-students failed to secure work or further study at University College Birmingham and Westminster University, it was revealed.
Students at these universities were around twice as likely to be out of work as the national average.
Oxbridge graduates fared better, suiting the reputation of the oldest universities in the UK. 9.6% Oxford graduates were left jobless after six months, while at Cambridge the unemployment rate stood at 8.4%.
A separate study published suggested that some companies were even considering screening out any student who fails to score a first-class degree because the surge in applications.
Dr Phil Cardew, pro vice-chancellor at London South Bank University, said the data had been “adversely affected by the economic climate of our local communities”, adding: “We are very much a community-based university. Of course, our employment indicators for part-time, and sub-degree courses are far higher.”
Graduates can enhance their opportunities to find a job by taking on internships, taking advice on their CV and job applications and applying directly to companies. Find out about career planning and advice on our dedicated Career Choice pages.
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