Every now and then, a friend invites me to a group on Facebook that is actually interesting. Rarely, of course, as they are usually for Boxing Clubs in a city I’ve not lived in in four years… At first glance, ‘Opaque FL’ was of no interest to me and I just clicked off, completely forgetting about it until I received a message from a friend telling me more…
Job Huntin’ as a 20-Somethin’ – In the beginning…
Since my 16th birthday, I have always had a job. Several at once at some points, as I tried to juggle education and part-time jobs (and occasionally sleep too!). It’s a very odd feeling now then that by July 31st my contract at my current job will be over and I will, hopefully, be starting a new exciting job, somewhere entirely different. It’s a scary freedom to be able to move anywhere in the country, if not the world, to start a new job, and to be stood at the edge of a cliff with the whole world at your feet. There are a few things I would quite like to go into, and looking for jobs in these fields is an adventure in itself. (One which I have decided to document here on my humble blog in a new job hunting series!)
Codiekinz’ Top Tips for CV Writing Success!
Major nerd alert: I LOVE rewriting people’s CVs. I think it’s the same principle as tidying someone else’s room. Doing yours seems impossible, but something new and unseen is weirdly fulfilling. So last weekend I offered my CV rewriting services as a freebie (or ‘pay what you like’) to get some buzz around them, but to also enable some of my student friends to be able to get their CV looked at without forking over cash. It’s been great and I got a whole load to look over, so I figured I would write a little post about my top tips!
How blogging became part of my life
Today I woke up to find that I am UKBloggers blog of the day! This seems like the perfect excuse to reflect on the past year or so of blogging about travel, books, lifestyle and downright nonsense. I’ve always loved to write and I have a lot of opinions! Finding the blogging community has really opened my eyes and with my first proper blogger meet up happening in the summer I feel like I’m starting to belong!
Top Tips for Running in your Students’ Union Elections
Running in your union elections is one of the best, more rewarding things you can do, but boy is it hard work! I ran for VP of my union and I got it (yay!), but I’m by no means an expert, these are just a few things I’ve picked up along the way! I’ve compiled my top tips, for running the best election campaign – of course it’s super important to be aware of your own union’s rules whilst the reading this! These were just things that worked for me, there’s no guarantee, but they are some things I wish I’d known when I ran.
Left Bank Brasserie Ormskirk
I’ve always walked past Left Bank Brasserie, but after three years of living in Ormskirk, tonight we finally ventured in…
CV Rewrites!
For weeks, people have been asking me to rewrite their CVs and I’ve weirdly enjoyed it! So I’ve decided, as part of my newly-launched freelancing services (www.freelance.codiekinz.co.uk *shameless plug!*) that this will be something I’m going to offer now! As long as I have clear notes, I can turn around a fully formatted CV within 48 hours. I will also do …
The trials of being a “professional couple”
10.30pm on a Saturday evening with the love of my life. Glass on wine in one hand, looking out onto a sea of… Hastily scribbled post it notes and growth charts. It suddenly occurs to me. What do other couples do on the weekend if they aren’t both trying to start a business? How else do you fill your time if not customer acquisition, queuing emails and tweaking websites? I’ve always thought the term ‘Professional Couple’ is an odd one. It suggests that our full time job is being a couple – which is weird and a little creepy. ‘Power Couple’ sounds much better, but you don’t want to be the losers who give that title to themselves…
Fit Girl’s Guide: Week One…
So how has my first week as a Fit Girl gone? Not well at all!
28 Day Jumpstart prep!
So as I mentioned yesterday, the 28 Day Jumpstart starts tomorrow and there was a whole lot of stuff I needed to do today in prep for the next few days.