Cliona's Career Discovery Inspiration

Career Action Planning

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 07:25:38 GMT

In this episode it's just me. I talk to you about career action planning. What is a career action plan? what does it do? and how to begin creating your own career action plan.

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The Future is in Our Hands

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:00:36 GMT

Eco Entrepreneur Himakshi Shastri joins me today on Earth Day to discuss her recently launched new start up called Sustainery Co. She tells us all about her journey with climate activism to date and he encourages all young people to get involved in saving our planet. If we all do something small it can add up to great things.

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It's all about Attitude!

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 09:20:09 GMT

In today's episode of Cliona's Career Discovery Inspiration (CDI) Podcast, I talk with Louise Jacobson who is Managing Partner at Brazen MENA. Louise tells us all about her role in PR and highlights the skills necessary to make it in this growing career field. She also talks about the importance of work experience and showing that you are willing to learn.

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Always learning

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:10:19 GMT

In today's episode we speak wit Cathy Cribben Pearse, Nurse, Midwife and founder of Oaktree mentoring, about her career journey and her tips for students today. Cathy's love of study came when she began her nurse training and had the ability to apply what she learned in a practical situation. Since then she has craved knowledge and has continued to train and improve her skillset throughout her career. Cathy believes that this curiosity is one of the most important skills for students to have in their career search.

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Digging Holes

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:21:19 GMT

David Brown, Geologist and Business Development Manager in the oil and gas sector speak to us about how the Canadian university system changed the path of his career from Marine Zoologist to Geologist and how we should be afraid of change.

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Winning & Losing

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:09:52 GMT

Cheryl Nankoo, Senior Account Manager with Gartner Dubai talks about how experience, mentoring and her analytical and problem solving skills gained through Maths have helped her in her consultancy roles. She also explains how so called soft skills such as communication and presentation skills as well as her part-time jobs as a teenager helped her get to where she is today.

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Create Your Role

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:21:09 GMT

Have you always wanted to be an Industrial Engineer? Mandy Offield wasn't so sure when she studied Business Management and Economics at university. However, her love of problem solving led her down this path and today she talks to us about her role as Associate Director of Industrial Engineering with United Healthcare Group.

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Wearing two Hats

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:37:55 GMT

Being comfortable at being uncomfortable - Sean Vangordon talks to me about how studying a degree in Political Science and Industrial Economics led him to his role as Director of Industrial Engineering with United Healthcare Ltd and how he combines it with being Mayor of Springfield.

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From Pilot to Teacher and more between

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:58:39 GMT

In this episode, Sheridan Teasel talks to me about his career journey to date. From reading Physics at Oxford becoming a Mathematics teacher and even working as a pilot and in finance in between. He's had an interesting career and doesn't rule out any more career changes in the future. For Sheridan it's all about following his passions and keeping his options open.

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Is Journalism the job for you?

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:50:42 GMT

In this episode I catch up with another one of my ex students - Michael Ftizpatrick - who now works as a Broadcast journalist for the BBC. This conversation originally took place during lockdown as a video interview rather than audio. Michael discusses the ups and downs of working in the media, the importance of work experience, studying abroad and how his interests rather than studies led him to his career.

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Could you scare people for a living?

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:07:45 GMT

In this episode I catch up with John Murdy - Creative Director Executive Producer of Halloween Horrors at Universal Studios Hollywood. He discusses his work on Halloween Horror nights, working remotely, how he got to where he is today and the skills needed to survive in the creative industries.

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So you want to be an Actuary?

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:13:22 GMT

In this episode Ellie McNally talks us through her career journey to date and what the role of an Acturial Trainee actually involves. This was recorded during Covid lockdown so Ellie started her career working from home. She tells us about juggling exams with work and what she does on a day to day basis.

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Welcome to Career Discovery Inspiration Podcast

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:10:11 GMT

An introduction to me and my reasons for doing this podcast.

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