Dive into your Career
Are you a student or new graduate early on your career journey? A bit stressed trying to work out your next steps? You're in the right place. Hosted by qualified careers guidance professional Gina Visram from Your Career And Future, The Dive into your Career podcast is the hub for all things "early careers" and is created with secondary (high) school and university (college) students in mind. Gina's supports students and new graduates on their journey from education to employment in a spirit of fun and optimism not fear and overwhelm.
Want to write a powerful CV and cover letter? Keen to understand why networking is important and the best ways to do it? Curious about how your application can stand out in the graduate or apprenticeship recruitment process? Ready to know more about what employers are looking for in candidates? Interested in learning about what you can do now to be an appealing candidate in the present and future? Keen to start your career on solid financial footing? Want to demystify how to make the most of LinkedIn? Stay tuned for solo and interview episodes which answer the questions you are asking, as a determined and driven person in the early days of your career development. Welcome to the Dive into your Career podcast.
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Dive into your Career
105 - (Part 1 of 3) BHM 2023 Saluting Our Sisters: 32 awesome UK-connected black (and mixed heritage) women to follow on LinkedIn
"Saluting Our Sisters" is the theme of Black History Month 2023 in the UK. This has inspired today's topic of the Dive Into Your Career podcast - "32 awesome UK-connected black and mixed heritage women to follow on LinkedIn" (Part 1).
***(Please note that since recording this episode - the total number of number of women mentioned in these 3 episodes will be 32)
In this episode... I am proud to introduce 10 of the 20 women who will feature in this series.
Please note... there was no vote. There are no rankings. This isn't even divided by industry. Over the two parts, these episodes feature 20 black and mixed heritage women whose work I have seen up close or from afar and who I greatly admire. Importantly, for the purpose of this list - they are also active content creators and contributors on LinkedIn, the world's biggest online professional network - so aren't you lucky to be able to click a button in these show notes and follow them on the platform.
So here goes, here's the list. Do remember to make sure that you share this episode if it's of value to you and also subscribe to the Dive Into Your Career podcast to make sure you don't miss part 2 or any other amazing episodes ahead.
Names and LinkedIn links of 10 of our 20 women featured in this short series include the below. Listen to the episode for further details and context:
- Davinia Tomlinson
Follow Davinia on LinkedIn - Jenny Garrett OBE
Follow Jenny Garrett OBE in LinkedIn - Nova Reid
Follow Nova Reid on LinkedIn - Veronica Patton-Cemm
Follow Veronica Patton-Cemm on LinkedIn - Shola Mos-Shogbamimu
Follow Shola Mos-Shogbamimu on LinkedIn - Ronke Lawal
Follow Ronke Lawal on LinkedIn - Amina Yonis PhD
Follow Amina Yonis PhD on LinkedIn - Akima Paul-Lambert
Follow Akima Paul-Lambert on LinkedIn - Denise Myers
Follow Denise Myers on LinkedIn - Mildred Talabi
Follow Mildred Talabi on LinkedIn
Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:
- The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
- Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
- Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
- Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
- E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries
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