Becca McFarland

Career coach, DISC facilitator and lover of Mexican food

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Join me and writers worldwide in the 500-word Fiction Challenge on August 25th! Learn more at https://t.co/aVr2L96rLI

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"Go to university", they said. "You'll get a great job", they said. "It's the only way to earn decent money", they said. 🥴

Except that it doesn't always work that way. And often a university degree doesn't mean you'll get a great job. So many people finish uni and then find…

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Have you been thinking about working with a career coach to get clear about what the next steps are in your career?

This is your whisper from the universe... 🌈✨

One of my new clients has just cancelled her coaching package due to a change of heart, which means I have a sp…

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Wouldn't it be nice? 🌷

I'm only half serious...

On one hand, I think it would be great to just block certain thoughts and feelings. Robots can write copy and create art these days, so it's not that unrealistic to think this could be possible in the future! 🤖

But on the ot…

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You’re far more intuitive than you give yourself credit for. ✨

Don’t believe me?

Try this.

Next time you’re having trouble making a decision, flip a coin. 🪙

Pizza or Chinese food? Flip for it.

The red dress or the black one? Flip that coin!

The job in your current c…

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Don’t let the colourful hair and the cheeky smile fool you. I may look like a unicorn vomited on me, but I’ve got the runs on the board to back up my claims! 🤪🦄

With over 15 years of experience in human resources and recruitment, a bag full of qualifications and certifi…

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Are you fulfilled by your work? Does your current role meet your needs and align with your values? Are you excited about what is to come in 2023 for your career? 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

If not, it's okay! I'm here to help you. In fact, I'll be back in the office from the 23rd of January and…

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Yesterday I batch recorded a bunch of podcast episodes to take us through to the end of the year and one of the episodes posed this question:

Are you a bully? 🤷🏻‍♀️

My opinions on this topic could be quite controversial but I'm not sharing them to create controversy. I just th…

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Ya know one thing that really pisses me off?

People who have shrivelled up, closed-ass minds and no willingness to learn.

The thing that has ruffled my feathers in this particular instance is a too-common ignorance about the concept of equity (as opposed to equality) bot…

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Sometimes I do really dumb things. 🙄

Starting the Pop Your Career Podcast was NOT dumb.

But do you know what was?

Not telling anyone I started the Pop Your Career podcast. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Would you believe, I’m almost 30 episodes deep and I have mentioned this thing on socials like……

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A little while ago I shared a similar quick tip - "Practice makes better than no practice". Because honestly, I hate the whole "Practice makes perfect" mentality when we all know there's no such thing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

But yesterday when chatting with one of my clients, I was feeling espe…

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Hey you.

Just a quick reminder today that you aren't a clone. You don't have to be like anyone else. And it's okay to commit to being your authentic self and stop wasting your energy masking your uniqueness and trying to be like your work colleagues.

Sure, you might cop …

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@anna554456 Hey Anna, feel free to flick me an email if you’d like to chat. I’m very rarely on Twitter myself and only logged on today to see if there were any updates about the caravan being sold by @CaravanMan80 😅

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Have you identified your career values? 🤔 If so, how long ago was it?

You see, your values are not something that’s “set and forget”. It’s important to check in with your values from time to time to make sure they still feel aligned and to check that you’re actually living …

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Dude. No.

If this is you, we need to have a chat about the hidden job market and how you can be a little more proactive about your job search.

This...

Well...

This ain't good for anyone.
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#careeradvice #careercoach #careergoals #careetips #careergirl #…

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Burnout skills. The skills you're really great at using, but absolutely loathe.

Sure, you could do these things every day for the rest of your career and ultimately do a good job.

But you'd hate your freaking life.

Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SH…

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That one time I said that really wise thing about the fact that not everyone can have their dream job... 🤪

Oh and that one time I had Pop Your Career cookies made... 🍪

Some great memories here. 😝

What do you think? Do you subscribe to the belief that we should all "follow…

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I'm not gonna say PERFECT, because there's no such thing. But if you practice your interview responses BEFORE your job interview, I can almost guarantee that you'll answer those interview questions with a hell of a lot more confidence than if you were to skip the practice...…

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Have you listened to the Brave in Business Podcast yet? 😍

Even if you're not in business yet, or if you're a budding side hustler, this one is for you.

I've chatted to some super cool individuals, including a few who shared their stories about starting a business and even…

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They say "it's not what you know, it's who you know"...

But I reckon they're wrong. 🙅🏻‍♀️

I mean, yeah. For sure. Sometimes it is all about who you know. But you know what's more powerful?

Who THEY know. 🤯

This is why I think LinkedIn is such a powerful tool for job-seekers.…