The Career Happiness Podcast

In this episode we will exploring why social media is costing you your business. The main format of the episode is as follows: Intro and reason behind the episode Why use social media in your business Why is it costing you?? 3 reasons why it’s costing you How does it impact on your as a business if you don’t use it Final thoughts If you have any questions about this episode please email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com

In this episode we explore A levels results day and what you should expect? 1. How are you feeling after your results 2. Did things go according to plan? 3. Troubleshooting for parents what next 4. Next steps and tips to help you How can you get further support through a parental consultation or careers session. Find out more about at the following link - https://www.somaghosh.com/parents-of-teenagers You can learn more about the parental consultation –https://www.somaghosh.com/parental-consultation Careers advice service session - https://www.somaghosh.com/career-advice-service Other links that you may find useful 1. UCAS Clearing - https://www.ucas.com/clearing-launch 2. Degree apprenticeships https://www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/advice/apprenticeships-after-a-levels/ 3. Information about internships - https://www.ucas.com/careers/types-employment/internships 4. Things you can do after your A level results https://www.unitemps.com/career-advice/how-to-decide-what-to-do-after-a-levels/ 5. Internship information and vacancies - https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/work-experience-and-internships/internships 6. Apprenticeship and general advice about not going to university. https://notgoingtouni.co.uk/ Other relevant episodes 1. Episode 97- Should I go to university or not? 2. Episode 98 - Why careers advice is important in schools 3. Episode 114 - Careers advice as a professional in conversation with Susan Smith 4. Episode 162 - What is a degree and how does it compare to an degree apprenticeship? If you have any questions about this episode please email me here at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com

In this episode I spoke with Gina Visram. Gina is a career coach and podcaster. The main format of this episode was as follows: 1. Who Gina is and what she does 2. What careers Gina was interested in when she was younger 3.What are some of the challenges that graduates and university students face when job hunting 4. How the media’s portrayal of employment affects students and parents and can at times impact the job hunting process 5. Work experience and Gina’s thoughts around this and how Parents can get work experience for the young people who need it 6. Gina and her reasons for using Tik Tok to help create careers content 7. How can you connect with Gina You can get in touch with Gina in the following ways 1. TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@yourcareerandfuture 2.Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/yourcareerandfuture/ 3. LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginavisram/ 4. Website - https://yourcareerandfuture.com/ If you have any comments or questions about the podcast please email us at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com  

In this episode I talk about 4 way to spot a business influencer The main things I speak about in this episode were: 1. Introduction to the episode this one is a bit longer then usual 2. 4 ways to spot a fake business influencer 3. Some personal stories I have gone through 4.  Closing thoughts about this topic Links and things I mentioned on this episode 1.Instagram fake influencer documentary BBC world service –https://youtu.be/ozF3l2IxwKs?si=BFAYou-DOS1-dVCs     2. How I built this with Guy Raz  interview with Instagram founders - https://youtu.be/hRzoanUMtIw?si=9tyCewssu1zGEnV5 A summary of these tips are below 1. Research the person and be a detective and get to know them over time 2. Look at their website and study it what do there services tell you about them and how are they different 3. Book a call with them and see if you can talk to them 4. How do they promote their business and products 5.  Who are real vs who are fake 6. Is their online persona different to what they are like in real life If you have any questions about this episode please email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com Online personal vs in person

The main format of this episode is as follows: 1. What is job hunting overwhelm? 2. What may causing it ? 3. Three ways to avoid job hunting overwhelm 4. Final thoughts Articles linked to the episode 1. The mental load and men -        https://www.drtracyd.com/blog/opening-tasks#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20men%20may,contribute%20to%20the%20mental%20load. 2.   What is the mental load? -    https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/mental-load-what-it-and-how-manage-it#:~:text=Mental%20load%20typically%20refers%20to,add%20to%20your%20total%20load. 3.  Recent newsletter – https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/career-happiness-success-link-between-two-soma-ghosh-goj9e/?trackingId=v6y24IyvQS255bXRfl7sIg%3D%3D Other episodes to listen to 1. Episode 27 - What are your job hunting goals for 2020? 2. Episode 28 - Why are you really finding job hunting so overwhelming? 3. Episode 32 - Are you looking for the wrong type of job? 4. Episode 119 - 3 Ways to get a promotion and pay rise How can you work with? I have a few spaces for a career consultation if you are interested in finding out more you can apply for one here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_op9hNEHtgubM1Q5dfspOqSTonc5dsz9ktl1TpVa0Hs/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=1337396816529605572#responses If you have any questions about this podcast please email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com  

In this episode with spoke about the following : 1. Who Asha is and what she does 2. How Asha she uses to support her clients 3. Why Asha became a hypnotherapist and how she started her business 4. The theme of stress and how it plays a role in feeling unhappy at work 5. Hesitancy around investing in Holistic therapies and why this may happen 6. Asha’s purpose in her business and why she does what she does 7. Who, what or why inspires Asha 8. Asha ran a marathon and why she did this 9. Exercise and how it's helped Asha’s wellbeing 10. What has Asha learnt about running a business and how impacted on her 11.  Asha’s Podcast and how you connect with her Find out more about Asha 1.  Connect with Asha on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/asha-berzon-070767179/?originalSubdomain=uk 2. Follow her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mindability_hypnotherapy/ 3.  Listen to her Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7qHVxIa0jilcc1jdGcqxec 4.  Visit her Website - https://mindability-hypnotherapy.co.uk/      

This is an episode where I spoke about the gender pay gap. The main format of the episode is as follows: 1. What is the gender pay gap and why is still an issue 2. Some stats and where we are now 3. What I have seen in my work 4. Thoughts about reasons moving forward 5. Please share your thoughts about this episode The links and reports and mentioned in this episode 1. The House of Commons Library report on The Gender Pay gap https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN07068/SN07068.pdf 2. Guardian article - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/06/gender-pay-gap-in-great-britain-smallest-since-reporting-first-enforced#:~:text=Almost%20four%20out%20of%20five%20companies%20and%20public%20bodies%20are,in%20Great%20Britain%20in%202018. 3. What is the Gender pay gap report you can watch the full video here  - https://youtu.be/c8iWfECrtNE?si=4sDS9EB9aL_aWlwM Other relevant episodes 1. Episode 66 - Supporting parents with their careers (Interview with Clara Wilcox) 2.  Episode 78 How to be brilliant at balancing your life and career. (Interview with Cherylanne Skolnicki) 3. Episode 101 - Have gender stereotypes changed in the world of work ? 4. Episode 159 - 3 tips to help you prepare for a STEM based career Get in touch what are your thoughts and feeling around this get in touch email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com      

The main format of this episode is as follows: 1. Introduction to episode 2. Business failure what is it and why can it happen 3.Some key reasons why a business can fail 4. What can you learn moving forward Episodes that you may useful after listening to this episode 1. Episode 155 - 3 reasons why people give up on their businesses way too soon 2. Episode 176 – How to make sure you are using money in your business the right way? 3. Episode 183 – 3 Ways to manage to business decline and what can you do about this. 4. Episode 210 – What does running a business mean to you? Links that I mention in the episode Business that are closing in 2024 - https://www.mylondon.news/news/business/high-street-shops-close-london-28885619 Courageous collective podcast interview where I was interviewed - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3carQTnYnPl31KKSuua46u?si=52aece33429a4c3a How can I support you? I currently have spaces available for my business mentoring if this is something you need support with or are interested in please visit the page here - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-business You can apply for a call here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0gpDnDpsF3qZwebagkQ2mQCtIFqvCr-pQDLbP5J1Rfe_P7w/viewform Any questions about the podcast or this episode please email us at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com

In this episode we talk about the following: 1. What is work addiction 2. Why are so many people addicted to work? 3. What are the 3 signs to look for 4. Support and advice around this 5.  How can I support you Articles I mentioned in this episode https://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/work#:~:text=Work%20addiction%2C%20often%20called%20workaholism,often%20driven%20by%20job%20success https://anywhere.epam.com/en/blog/why-do-people-become-workaholics https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/process-addiction/work-addiction/ Other useful articles https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/frequently-asked-questions/burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon Other useful episodes 1. Episode 73 - Are you a people pleaser at work? 2. Episode 108 - 3 ways to cope with work related stress 3. Episode 156 - How Yoga can help your career and life with Deepa Sapra How to work with me 1. Apply for a consultation here – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_op9hNEHtgubM1Q5dfspOqSTonc5dsz9ktl1TpVa0Hs/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=1337396816529605572#responses 2. Find out about my professional services for women here - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-employment You can connect with me on LinkedIn here – https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/ Any questions about this episode or working with me email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com  

This episode is a bit different as I am repurposing a Facebook live that I did about “3 tips to help you find a better job”. Many people want to find a job that’s better for them but struggle with this. The main format of this episode is as follows : 1. Introduction and purpose behind episode 2. Why do we want a better job 3. Three main tips to help with this 4. Things I would add now since I did this Live 5. Working with me 1-1 Other useful episodes 1. Episode 201 - Why are we so unhappy at work and 3 ways to handle this? 2. Episode 118 Why being over ambitious isn't a bad thing 3. Episode 103 - Working hard vs working smart what's real answer to working culture 4. Episode 57 - 3 reasons why you aren’t satisfied with your career? Working me 1-1 1. Apply for a call here – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_op9hNEHtgubM1Q5dfspOqSTonc5dsz9ktl1TpVa0Hs/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=1337396816529605572#responses 2.  Career Happiness Program - https://www.somaghosh.com/career-happiness-program Any questions about about this episode please email me at soma@somaghosh.com and soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com