The First Post Cliche (yes this spelling is also correct).
As a “young professional” I’ve tailored and re-tailored my CV and cover letters enough times to be well acquainted with cliches. I AM a cliche.
In my twenties, with an International Politics and Policy degree (and an eternal student loan of course), working as a manager in healthcare, while completing a project management qualification, and planning a future move to a sector of interest. More than 60% of my income goes for tax, insurance, rent and transport, and I see my “young professional” friends once in a blue moon, and my family even less often. I know for a fact that I am not alone.
However, what makes my ordeal a bit more peculiar is this – I work for a small organisation. This makes me the office manager, the HR manager, the financial manager, the complaints and quality assurance manager, the health and safety nominated representative, an occasional receptionist and a permanent assistant to the company director. I am both the employer and the employee; I’ve gained perspective.
I always thought about sharing what I’ve learned (and what I think about what I’ve learned), and so I am starting this blog. I want to tell my fellow young professionals (and all those soon to become such) that job search is a full time job, and when you finally get a full time job it usually becomes an overtime job. Half the time personal statements don’t even matter. You can have 10 years of work experience or no experience at all; you can have three 1st class degrees or none at all; low pay rates do not discriminate.
However, although there will be some employment life advice involved, I must beg you not see this as a career coaching site. It is more of a platform to expose the struggles of young professionals in London and elsewhere, and our attempts to make it through the absurdity of the 21st century job market. If you identify with this, please reach out, and share your experiences with me.
Welcome to Career Cliches and thank you for reading 🙂
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