Five tips to take your career to the next level in 2024
If 2024 is the year where you get yourself into gear and do everything you can to take your career to the next level - whether it be getting a promotion, getting a new job or completely changing your career,
Build your networking skills by passive networking
Networking can be really scary - and it’s not just juniors who feel this way! It’s not easy to put yourself out there in a room full of strangers and hope that someone wants to engage and chat with you
Why you need a portfolio if you work in social media
Long gone are the days where social media talent could pop in a few outstanding stats from social media campaigns on the key achievements section of their resume. Previously the domain of graphic designers, art directors and copywriters, a portfolio
Tips for conducting an interview for the first time
You’ve never been the interviewer in a job interview and now all of a sudden you’ve been told that you’re running the interview process for your work’s new hire. How are you feeling? Nervous? Excited? Out of your depth? All
10 tips for success as a freelancer
If you’ve recently started (or are thinking about starting) freelancing, whether that be as a designer, copywriter, social media manager or anything else in between, it can be hard to figure out exactly what you need to be doing to
Top productivity tips from the Creative Natives team
Everyone’s different when it comes to what helps them be productive at work - what works for one person, may not work for another. So in honour of World Productivity Day (20th of June), we’ve asked some of the Creative
Our favourite social enterprises for your business to support
There’s no two ways about it - with some jobs and workplaces, it’s harder to get meaning and purpose from them as others. However, supporting businesses who do good work to help the community and those in need is a
The art of negotiation: Tips and tricks to get a yes
For many, negotiating isn’t fun or easy - there’s a reason they call it the “art of negotiation”. It takes time, it takes preparation and the only way to get better at it, is to just do it (channel your
Walk the walk: How businesses can better support female workers
We recently ran a poll on LinkedIn, asking female creatives what they believed were the biggest issues facing women working in the creative industry. While we know that there are a lot of issues that impact female creatives, we chose
How to improve your organisation’s onboarding process
There’s such a big focus and investment on recruitment and finding a new hire, it seems bizarre when managers forget about onboarding and don’t try to integrate that person into their business in a customised and meaningful way. First impressions