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.
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Dive into your Career
127 - Where does political opinion and activism fit into your choice of potential employers?
2025... and in many ways, it feels like the world has gone nuts...
More wars...
Clear and direct threats of ethnic cleansing
Removal of science and factual information from the public
Fires and more evidence of climate change
Further erasure of women's rights and autonomy
Removal of DEIA / EDI initiatives (from organisations claiming anti-racism less than 5 years ago)
An unelected citizen gaining access to private information via government sources
... and yes, most of this is mainly relates to or is instigated by the United States of America (USA) but you know that when it catches a cold the rest of the world sneezes.
It feels clearer than ever that we are in a new era of activism (unlike early in my career 20 years ago where we may have been protesting the Iraq war but generally, things felt more centrist and less extreme then)
... so it's no wonder that you as a candidate may be wondering whether your future employer aligns with your values or not. Here are some things (in this episode) to consider before you decide where you are applying...
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