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  • Elizabeth (Liz) Willetts, founder of Investing in Women, joins Nicolas Semple to discuss her journey from a 17-year career in recruitment to creating a job board that empowers women seeking flexible and fulfilling work.

    Her new book, "Flex," offers a dynamic guide for anyone looking to advance their career amidst life's challenges, covering essential topics such as skill stacking, CV writing, and interview preparation.

    Liz shares her personal experiences of navigating motherhood and career transitions, highlighting the importance of finding roles that allow for work-life balance. She also shares insights on how to effectively navigate the job market and the significance of showcasing your unique value to potential employers.

    Takeaways:

    The importance of recognizing your own value and relevance when applying for jobs. Networking and building relationships can significantly enhance your job search effectiveness. Creating a personal brand on platforms like LinkedIn can attract potential employers and opportunities. Tailoring your application materials to specific roles can improve your chances of standing out. Understanding the nuances of cover letters can influence a recruiter's perception of your application.

    Links referenced in this episode:

    nicolasemple.com/backyourselfinvestinginwomen.co.ukBuy Flex: Smart Strategies to Build a Succesful Career Around Your LifeBuy The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential
  • Welcome to the fifth and final episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.

    In this episode, I talk about how to move from thinking about a career change to making it a reality. I explore:

    How to identify your "minimum viable move"The importance of building your Personal Board of DirectorsWhy the emotional side of career change matters (and how to handle it)

    You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

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  • Welcome to the fourth episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.

    In this episode, I talk about how to redesign your career path. I explore:

    Different models of career changeHow you can evolve into a new role rather than have an overnight transformationExercises to help you identify your immediate next steps

    You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Welcome to the third episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.

    In this episode, we are addressing the elephant in the room, money. I explore:

    How to understand your true relationship with money (beyond just the numbers)The difference between your actual financial needs and your current lifestylePractical steps to create financial freedom to make choicesWays to explore new career paths without taking a financial leap into the unknown

    You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Welcome to the second episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.

    In this episode, I'm talking about how to align your skills with who you really are. I explore:

    Why you've been looking at skills in completely the wrong wayHow uncovering your values will help you build a career that fulfils youWays that you can uncover clues about what you do and don't enjoy about your career

    I also encourage you to give yourself permission to want something different from your career. Even if your current situation is comfortable, even if you 'should' be happy. You get to choose what the next step is for your career.

    You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Welcome to this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". The next five episodes will guide you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.

    Remember when you were a kid when you could answer that question without hesitation? Astronaut, doctor, professional footballer - no dream was too big. Somewhere along the way, practicality took over and many of us found ourselves on career paths we didn't actively choose.

    In this episode, I explore:

    Why this childhood question matters more than ever for adultsHow we often end up on career paths by default rather than designWhy self-reflection, though scary, is crucial for long-term fulfilmentInitial questions to spark your thinking

    This isn't about throwing away everything you've built. It's about making conscious choices about the next chapter of your career.

    You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Happy 2025!!! In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share a treasure trove of resources that you can use to help build your career confidence in 2025.

    Regardless of the stage of your career or the dilemma you are facing, you'll find a treasure trove of resources to help you get career confident.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Merry Christmas one and all!!! Santa has slipped an extra little something into your stocking this year.... a gift from me to you....

    To get you thinking about how you are going to take control of your career in 2025, I am sharing with you the recording of the first chapter of my book, The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential.

    It's a great opportunity for you to delve into the topic of Career Confidence and also to know whether the book is something you want to invest in, either for you or as a gift for a friend or colleague.

    You can get your own copy of the entire book on paperback, Kindle or Audible here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D4JLNFL5

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Ever caught yourself saying "I just got lucky" or "I probably don't deserve to be here"? You're not alone. In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share:

    Why downplaying your achievements isn't humility – it's a behaviour that could be costing you promotions and opportunities.Why we fall into the self-deprecation trap Practical strategies to break free from this unhelpful habit

    Whether you're struggling with impostor syndrome or cultural conditioning around self-promotion, this episode offers actionable tips to help you own your achievements.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking about the importance of gratitude, even when you hate your job. I know this might seem contradictory at first, why on earth should you be grateful for a job you hate?

    However, the counterintuitive truth that I have learned from my own personal journey and from coaching hundreds of professionals is that praticign gratitude, even when you hate your job, is a powerful tool that can help you create change in your career.

    I break this down so you understand why gratitude matters and how you can use it to forge a path to your future career.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Have you ever been on the verge of a major career breakthrough, only to find yourself mysteriously getting in your own way? Maybe you've procrastinated on an important project, talked yourself out of applying for an amazing job opportunity, or even talked down your own success in subtle ways you didn't even realize at the time.

    If this sounds familiar, you're not alone.

    In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, we unpack self-sabotage, understand its root causes, and most importantly, learn practical strategies to overcome it so that you can take control of your career and fulfil your potential.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Love it or hate it. Linked In is a powerful tool that you can use to develop your career brand. In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share the 7 types of Linked In posts you can create so that you can become recognised as thought leader in your industry.

    Episode Mentioned In This Podcast:

    How to Use Linked In to Build Your Personal Brand

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Human Design is a powerful tool that helps you develop self awareness. It goes beyond standard psychometric tests to consider energy dynamics and decision making processes.

    In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share how understanding your human design is a gamechanger that will help you to

    Align your career choices with your natural energy patternsReduce resistance and frustration in work environmentsFeel empowered and able to work with your innate strengths

    Learning about my Human Design was a gamechanger for me and I hope it will be for you too!

    Link Mentioned In This Episode

    https://nicolasemple.com/your-human-design

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • My observation from hundreds of conversations with clients and potential clients is that too many people rely on their boss to come up with a plan for their career progression. Your boss will play an important role in how your career develops but you can’t rely on them to make it happen for them. In today's episode, I share how you can become the Master or Mistress of Your Own Destiny and take control of your career.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Hopefully you are returning after the summer holiday period with a spring in your step, ready for the challenge ahead. The period of September to December can feel like a bit of a pressure cooker as people refocus their efforts to ensure they meet their objectives by the end of the calendar year. Today in The Career Confidence Podcast, I share how you can set boundaries at work so that you don’t burnout by Christmas.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Welcome to our Second Chance Summer Sessions, during the month of August, I share with you some of the most popular episodes of the podcast. This gives you the chance to catch up on content that you might have previously missed and also lets me take a break from recording while I head off on my summer holidays. 

    Today’s episode how you can stop seeking external validation and own your own value. I know this something a lot of people struggle with and I can promise when you can unhook yourself from the need for external validation, everything will change for you.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Welcome to our Second Chance Summer Sessions, during the month of August, I share with you some of the most popular episodes of the podcast. This gives you the chance to catch up on content that you might have previously missed and also lets me take a break from recording while I head off on my summer holidays.

    Today’s episode is all about failure. Or more importantly how to get comfortable with failure and how to learn from it.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • From time to time we all get that niggle and wonder whether it’s time to move on from our current role. But how do you know when it’s time to take action? In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share the telltale signs that tell you it's time to start your job hunt.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Have you been considering getting some support to help you achieve your career goals?

    In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share some insights about:

    What coaching isWhat coaching is notWhy and when you may want to work with a coachThe questions to ask to find the right coach for you

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.

  • Do you find yourself overthinking career decisions? Perhaps you spend so much time deliberating what is the right thing to do that you don't actually do anything at all!

    In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share how you can stop overthinking and finally take control of your career.

    About Nicola Semple

    I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.

    You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat

    You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself

    You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book

    Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple

    A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.