A podcast by Karuna CV and Careers Advice, exploring different types of jobs and what people actually do when they go to work.
What Exactly Do You Do?
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A podcast by Karuna CV and Careers Advice, exploring different types of jobs and what people actually do when they go to work.
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9/15/2021
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December 13, 2021
Episode 6: Brandon Boyd on "colours, names, numbers and words"
<p><strong>Welcome to "What exactly do you do?", the podcast from Karuna CV. Every fortnight we talk to someone to find out more about their job and working life.</strong></p> <p>In this special bonus episode, Rish Baruah meets Brandon Boyd, a media graduate currently working in recruitment, to discuss his career journey since he graduated into a pandemic. We consider the benefits of keeping yourself busy, get Brandon's networking tips, and how recruitment is not the career that he thought it might be. Brandon also participates in a quick fire round about modern working life.</p> <p>We also revisit our careers conversations from our 2021 podcasts; what can we learn from our previous guests Mark Dennison (radio broadcaster), engineer Steve Burns, social entrepreneur Matt Parfitt, Rob Jones (primary school teacher) and Meghan Downs (copy writer)? </p> <p>Find out more about Brandon via his <a href="https://anchor.fm/isthatbrandon" target="_blank">podcast archive</a>, <a href="https://isthatbrandon.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Wordpress</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/isthatbrandon" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a>.</p> <p><strong>We'll be back with more podcasts in 2022, with a range of guests including a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Stand-Up Comedian, Furniture Designer, University Lecturer and a Business Development and Marketing Consultant. We hope you will join us again in the New Year!</strong></p>
November 29, 2021
Episode 5: Matt Parfitt, Social Entrepreneur
<p><strong>Welcome to </strong><strong>"What exactly do you do?"</strong><strong>, the podcast from Karuna CV. Every fortnight we will be talking to someone to find out more about their job and working life.</strong></p> <p>In our fifth episode, Rish Baruah meets Matt Parfitt, a social entrepreneur running a cleaning company that helps disadvantaged people get back into work.</p> <p>We find out how Matt started doing this type of work, and what persuaded him to make the break from the world of work into running his own business. We also discuss whether Matt required any qualifications and technical knowledge, and working hours - do entrepreneurs ever stop working?</p> <p>We also find out Matt's favourite (and least favourite) parts of the job, and subject him to a quick fire round about modern working life.</p> <p>Useful links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.radiantcleaners.co.uk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Radiant Cleaners</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.unltd.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unltd</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.the-sse.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">School for Social Entrepreneurs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Survival-Skills-Freelancers-self-employment-without/dp/1916371566" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Sarah Townsend: Survival Skills For Freelancers</a></li> <li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-freelance-bible-everything-you-need-to-go-solo-in-any-industry/9780241399484" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Alison Grade: The Freelance Bible</a></li> </ul>
November 15, 2021
Episode 4: Steve Burns, Engineer
<p><strong>Welcome to "What exactly do you do?", the podcast from Karuna CV. Every fortnight we will be talking to someone to find out more about their job and working life.</strong></p> <p>In our fourth episode, Rish Baruah meets Steve Burns, a qualified engineer, with an interest in sustainability.</p> <p>We find out how Steve got started in engineering, and discuss routes into the profession, the qualifications and technical knowledge required, and the different roles available. Steve tells us about the importance of translating complex information into plain English, and the prospects for travel (pandemic permitting).</p> <p>We also find out Steve's favourite (and least favourite) parts of the job, and subject him to a quick fire round about modern working life.</p>
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