The Career Happiness Podcast

1. Why am I talking about this2. What is a degree actually?3. Degree apprenticeships4. Comparing the degree and degree apprenticeship 5. Other useful episodes linked to this episode - Episode 97 Should I go to university or not? - Episode 114 - Careers advice as a professional in conversation with Susan Smith - Episode 122 - How to build a successful career after an apprenticeship? With Kathryn Monkcom - Episode 132 - How can an apprenticeship help a young person’s career? - Episode 147 - Degree apprenticeships and if they are the future?  Links I mentioned in the episode https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/student-advice/what-to-study/types-of-degrees-uk#:~:text=Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20(BA),Bachelor%20of%20Engineering%20(BEng) https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/apprenticeships/degree-apprenticeships Degree example I mentioned in the episode - https://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/coursefinder/courses/2023/biochemistry/ - Year abroad and masters options is 5 years How I can support you as a parent https://www.somaghosh.com/parents-of-teenagers Careers advice service - https://www.somaghosh.com/career-advice-serviceParental careers consultation - https://www.somaghosh.com/parental-consultation If you have any questions about this episode or the work I do please email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com 

In this Episode we will talking about 3 reasons why LinkedIn isn't helping to boost your career and what to do about it. 1. Why I wanted to record this episode 2. Your profile and consistency on LinkedIn 3. Building your personal brand on LinkedIn 4.  Not utilising LinkedIn and it's full features e.g. Premium, Learning and applying for jobs etc. Instagram Live I did on LinkedIn and personal branding you can watch here - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CouuxooDajODaxSCvTxzJsM8uF9C0SkTCkoY-g0/ Previous episodes about LinkedIn that could be useful to you Episode 9 - Three Reasons to have a up-to-date LinkedIn profile can help your careerEpisode 30 - Why LinkedIn should be part of your job hunt. Episode 79 - Why it's important to build a personal brand for yourself in you career. How can you work with me I currently have 1 space for my career happiness program if you are interested in finding out more you can apply for a free 15 mintue call here   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexLiPahobn7yBFevH9EJozPghg2yIIcN3csh76HvCFzY77Qg/viewform.   or you can find out more about how support women by visiting the following links https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-employment  or https://www.somaghosh.com/career-happiness-program If you have any questions about the podcast or want to know more about my services please email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com 

In this episode I talk about How to cope with change in business and why it's actually a good thing?  The main things I spoke in this episode were:  1. Why I felt called to do this episode 2. Changes aren’t always bad but they can help you shift and stop procrastinating 3. Why Change is a good thing in business and some examples from other business owner 4. Moving forward and not looking back  LinkedIn post I mentioned - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7028271066502324224/  Other episodes that you may find useful  Episode 10 - How to talk about mental health in the workplace? (Interview with Leyla Okhai) Episode 42 - How Organisational change and Psychology can support your career (Interview with Hayley Lewis) Episode 46 - Three reasons to change your career Episode 56 - How can we work in more flexible way and look after your health at the same time (interview with Louisa Van Vessem) Episode 58 - How to tackle career change and why we need to talk about it more(Interview with Roz Jackson) Episode 115 - Career change vs job change is there really a difference? Episode 130 - Business comparison, what is it and why do we need to stop doing it? Episode 155 - 3 reasons why people give up on their business way to soon Article I mentioned about stages of change - - https://www.verywellmind.com/the-stages-of-change-2794868 

In this episode we talk about 3 tips to help you prepare for a STEM based careers The main things I spoke about in this episode were: 1. Why do want a STEM career and what does it mean?2. What are the key things needed in a STEM based career3. How can a STEM career help you in the future?4. Women and STEM5. Conclusion around this Links I mentioned in this episode https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/civil-engineering-degreehttps://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/data-scientisthttps://www.candi.ac.uk/course-detail/applied-science-level-3-foundation-diploma-btec/10786/https://www.stem.org.uk/secondary/careershttps://www.mathscareers.org.uk/https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/careers-hub-sector/digital/ https://stemettes.org/ Other links you may useful https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/science-and-pharmaceuticals/10-alternative-science-careers https://www.prospects.ac.uk/getting-women-into-stem-webinar https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/opinion/guest-blog-securing-tomorrow-s-engineers-through-apprenticeships https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/Past episodes that you may also find useful Episode 147 - Degree apprenticeships and if they are the future?  Episode 136 - 3 tips to help parents with GCSE options  Episode 129 - A levels vs BTECs what do you as parent really need to know? How can I support you? https://www.somaghosh.com/parents-of-teenagers2 spaces available for my parental consultation service - https://www.somaghosh.com/parental-consultation 1 space available for my careers advice service - https://www.somaghosh.com/career-advice-service Any questions or comments about anything please email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com 

In this episode we talk with careers enthusiast and podcaster Alan Kilmartin Within this episode we talk about: · What Alana Does and the movement of unserious careers · Alana’s career story and how this shaped who she is today · Success and how young people perceive this and the pressure to succeed due to social media etc · Alternative career routes if you don’t want to have a degree and why it’s important to talk about this · Alana’s podcast and her passion for supporting others with careers · Exploring yourself and self-development for millennials and gen z generation · Gap years and how a gap year can help a young person learn about the career they want · Alana’s book and why she wanted to write it Other Episodes you may also find useful in relation to this  Episode 97 Should I go to university or not?  Episode 147 - Degree apprenticeships and if they are the future?   How Can I support you? If you are interested in finding out more about the work I do and how I can support you please visit my website www.somaghosh.com and visit my parents of teens page here https://www.somaghosh.com/parents-of-teenagers  Any other questions about the episode please contact me via email at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com.  If you want some further information about school leaving leaving in the UK see link here  -https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school#:~:text=You%20can%20leave%20school%20on,start%20an%20apprenticeship%20or%20traineeship  How can you contact Alana? You can connect with Alana on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unseriouscareers/  Visit her website here - https://www.unseriouscareers.com/ 

In this episode we talk about your career purpose and 2 ways to do this.  1. What is your purpose and how this link to careers?  2.  Understand what makes you tick your why and values  3. How does your purpose play into your present and future  4. Your purpose doesn't didn't define your career journey it can adapt and change as you change  Other Episodes that may relevant to this episode  Episode 34 - 3 tips on how to stay motivated in your current job?  Episode 57 - 3 reasons why you aren’t satisfied with your career?  Episode 60 - Why we need to find work we love and figure out what it means to us.(Interview with Tom Morin) Episode 71 - How your personality can impact your career? Episode 91 - Why being different in your career is your superpower If you have any questions about this episode or anything else please email at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com  You can follow the podcast on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CareerHappyPod at @careerhappypod 

In this episode we talk to yoga teacher and business owner Deepa Sapra  Some of the main things we talked about in this episode were:  1. Deepa's journey on how she became a Yoga teacher  2. What are some of misconceptions about Yoga and how we can challenge some of these  3. Deepa's career before she was a yoga teacher and what her career expectations were.  4. How can yoga help a busy professional who is stress and possible going through anxiety  5. Cultural appropriation and yoga and how can we talk about this openly  6. The importance of understanding where yoga actually comes from culturally  7. Tips around meditation and how to do this without technology  8. How can yoga help young people and children  You can connect with her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/deepasaprayoga/  and visit her website - https://deepasapra.com/ 

In this episode I talk about 3 reasons why people give on their business way too soon.  The main things I spoke about in this episode were:  Why this is an important episode and some background around why this so common  The three main reasons and some advice about how to tackle this  Examples to demonstrate why these reasons mean people quit  Final thoughts around this topic and quotes and a video to help motivate you  Relevant episodes  1. Episode 22 - Career Comparison and how to deal with this (Interview with Lucy Sheridan-Wightman) - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/jgzfxCqVwwb 2. Episode 130 - Business comparison, what is it and why do we need to stop doing it?  - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-130-business-comparison-what-is-it-and-why-do/id1450116167?i=1000566619255  Links and resources I mentioned in the episode  Business research by parliament - https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06152/SN06152.pdf Video I mentioned a speech by Jordon Peterson - https://youtu.be/U80_D4ts_aE  If you have any comments or questions about this episode you can email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somghosh.com 

Welcome to season 5 of The Career Happiness Podcast.  I wanted to share some great news about the podcast it was recently featured on Apple Podcasts on the Career Moves section see tweet here were I shared this news https://twitter.com/sgcareers27/status/1610608760460029952  This first episode of the season was about is having a career in Performing arts realistic?  The main things I spoke about within this episode were the following:  Why I choose to speak about this What is performing arts and what can a career mean in this? Realism and what a career means in this field Other careers linked to performing arts Some links I mentioned that you may find useful https://learn.org/articles/What_are_the_Performing_Arts.html https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/performing-arts  https://www.londoncollegeofperformingarts.com/ https://artsed.co.uk/ https://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/   https://www.syts.co.uk/  https://www.whatuni.com/degree-courses/search?subject=performing-arts  https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/subjects/drama-theatre-studies-and-performing-arts/btec-performing-arts.html https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/creative-arts-and-design/7-skills-you-need-to-succeed-in-performing-arts Movie I mentioned about spelling bee - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spellbound_(2002_film) If you want to ask me any questions about this episode or know more about I can support your child with careers advice you can email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@careerhappinessmentor.com 

In this episode we talk about 3 ways to reflect on your career over the holidays. The main things I spoke about in this episode were: 1. Some practical tips to help you with self reflection over the holiday 2. A exercise to help you reflect on 2022 and moving forward 3. Spending time with the others and the it's impact on you and your career 4. Self development and your own learning Podcasts that help your career see list here - https://www.bestpodcasts.co.uk/best-career-podcasts/ Other episodes you may find useful: Episode 27 What are your job hunting goals for 2020?  - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/QIeqHzLTUvbIf you think you want to find out more about how I can support you please see my careers program page here https://www.somaghosh.com/career-happiness-program Any other questions please email me at soma@thecareerhappinesmentor or soma@somaghosh.com