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  • Showbiz & Fashion: A Top Blogger’s Tips

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  By including your blog link to your CV can be a great way of showcasing your creativity and writing skills to a prospective employer.  Blogging is also getting a good reputation as a career or role requirement within a job.  Here is some good tips to get you inspired.  http://journograds.com/2014/03/24/showbiz-fashion-a-top-bloggers-tips/

  • How to keep your ideas fresh

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  Make sure your creativity is always a big part of your ideas http://ideastap.com/ideasmag/the-knowledge/how-to-keep-your-ideas-fresh

  • How to make a great video CV

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  CV videos is a very new concept for me, but this article does provide some useful advice.  May be of interest to individuals targeting the creative industries.  http://careers.theguardian.com/careers-blog/how-to-make-video-cv

  • Walk Finds: Visual Arts Lab – 20th – 21st February (Birmingham)

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  This event ties in very well with Tyrer Sorrel’s ‘Story Walks’ http://storywalks.tsconnected.com/.  Walking can be such a creative activity for individuals and groups.  http://www.ideastap.com/opportunities/spaevent/Event/Walk-Finds–Visual-Arts-Lab-200214

  • 14 Books to Help You Rock 2014

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  If like me, you carry a book in your bag to brighten up the daily commute, I think there is a little something for everyone here to help inspire and create http://www.themuse.com/advice/14-books-to-help-you-rock-2014.

  • Deadly conformity is killing our creativity. Let’s mess about more

    Kirstin:  Take some time out to read this article, it is uplifting, but also, really makes you think about the lack of creativity in the workplace.  I work with an amazing, and very creative colleague, who designed and created some amazing employability installations for MMU Business School.  This project was outside of her job profile,…

  • If you love Super Mario, you will love this inspiring interactive CV

    Kirstin:  For everyone who has had week where they have been frantically working towards tight work deadlines and are delighted that Friday is finally here, give yourself a pat on the back and take time out to view this amazing interactive CV.  For all Super Mario fans out there you will love this CV, and…

  • I’m not the hero of this part of ‘The 153 Mile Challenge’ story

    I read recently that the secret to a great story is to make sure you have three key parts – ‘challenge, struggle and resolution’.  Add to that a ‘hero’ and you’ve got yourself a great story. Well I realised easy enough that I needed to set the challenge part.  I wish someone had told me…