Want to be ahead of the game for 2025? Start preparing now. You have 50 days to: - Update your CV - Rebrand your LinkedIn profile - Find a Mentor - Book a coffee catch up with an ex colleague - Start researching relevant qualifications - Practice your two minute intro

50 days left of 2024. What goals are you focusing on now to make 2025 a success?

Since 2018, I’ve worked as a Data Analyst and subcequently as a Data Scientist, and now a Data Consultant. Over those years, I can count on one hand the number of female data professionals I’ve directly worked with. Women remain significantly underrepresented in tech. - The

For years, I’ve searched for validation and approval from work. 2025 is going to be all about knowing my worth, seeking internal acceptance and acknowledging my strengths, achievements and emotions to find validation within.

If you are looking for a promotion next year, the most important thing you can do right now is focus on developing your emotional intelligence and learning to read the room.

Just a reminder to make the most of your benefit package before 2025. - Does your company offer free courses or training? - Are you making the most of your private healthcare? - Have you spent your learning budget? - Do you have any annual leave left to take?

Your daily reminder to go for walk and touch grass.

One of the smartest and financially rewarding things you can do in your career is join a startup. If the company grows from Series A to a Unicorn, joining early and receiving stock can literally enable you to retire by 35. Do not sleep on small companies.

During these difficult times take care of yourself. Rest, get a massage, pray more, take social media breaks. Say no more, don’t deal with a lot of people, sleep in, go to the gym, watch a good movie. Eat healthy, drink more water, take your vitamins.

You don’t need to meet 100% of the requirements to apply for a role. Job descriptions are a hiring manager’s wish list and they don’t expect candidates to meet all their expectations. Don’t underestimate yourself - you should be moving your career vertically, not horizontally.

During my pregnancy, I nearly doubled my weight going from 58kg to 101kg. This year, I’ve lost 15kg through healthy eating, daily walks and attending Pilates classes 3x a week. I still have a long way to go, but I’m so proud of myself and the results so far.

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Your value and worth is never defined by a title, salary or career. Who you are as a person is so much more than any job.

I’m sorry but if you aren’t discounting your products by 50%, then you can’t call it a Black Friday sale.

My resolution for next year is to prioritise hobbies. Cooking classes. Scrapbooking. Knitting. Baking. Pilates. Tarot Reading. Learning French. Sudoku. Building Lego. Gaming. Journalling. Painting. Gardening. 2025 is going to be the year of finding joy and fulfilment in life.

50+ FinTech companies currently hiring techcrunch.com/2025/01/03/the…

At 36 and after 13 years recruiting for fintech companies, it’s time for a new challenge. I’m delighted to announce I’ve joined a global tech and management consultancy focusing on resourcing for banking and asset management clients. It’s never too late to make a career change.

Until you can master delivering your two minute introduction and being able to encapsulate your experience to reflect value and ROI, you are never going to master interviews.