Happy International Women's Day #IWD2023

To celebrate International Women's Day, we’ve asked some of our current Career Coaches and Graduate Interns for their top tips to help you develop your confidence and achieve career success!

Here at Careers & Employability, University of Liverpool , we want you to feel more confident about exploring your career options and to also address the challenges that employers face in attracting a diverse workforce. You can come to us here at the Career Studio to learn more about building your personal brand, communicating with confidence and feeling confident in the workplace.

Career Coaches

Ellis Ewin?

"One thing I have learnt being a woman in the workplace is to never be afraid to speak up, communication is key. Being underestimated in terms of skills and capabilities are barriers which women face in the workplace. I have found that showing you can display these skills has helped overcome the stigma.

I would say to the next generation of female students and graduates to not let anyone make you think that you can’t do something just because you’re a woman. Jobs don’t specify gender requirements for a reason, you are just as capable as your male colleagues, it’s all about how you use your skills and experiences."

Women can empower each other, celebrate achievements together, collaborate with other women and be positive.

Zuzanna Nawrocka

"Self-confidence is key. My experience at work and personal well-being had improved vastly once I started believing in myself and my own abilities. By focusing on myself, I was able to learn my strengths and improve my skills. As a young woman, I started to feel as though I did have a voice and my ideas can and should be heard!

Speak up and express how you feel. The role you play in your workplace does not determine the amount of respect you should receive, as everyone should be treated with respect. Challenge stereotypes and discrimination by celebrating women's achievements. Only a quarter of leadership positions are held by women. Successful leaders come with all types of personalities, backgrounds, and approaches for change."

Do not be afraid to share your successes and encourage others to do the same. Empowering others and becoming a role model can inspire many young people to start their journey. Give it a go! Whether that's submitting an application, joining a club or asking questions; stay open minded to new opportunities, even if you're doubting your own abilities.

Robyn Canavan

"There’s no thing as too much. Get yourself out there, experience things you’d never experienced before, be confident! Confidence to me is a major problem for women as we’re afraid we’ll come across as too uptight or bossy but I think you should just go for it regardless of the outcome!

I always experience imposter syndrome in everything I do, it’s a big problem for me. However I always tell myself I am clearly in this situation for a reason, and try and tell myself what my worth is."

Don’t let anything hold you back, especially society. If you want something that bad then you go for it. Who are they to tell you what to do? It’s your world they’re just living in it!

Xuange Zhang

"Always thinking that you are not the best doesn't help with your work at all. I would try my best to show my ability at work as well as telling myself that doesn't mean you are not good enough. Love and trust yourself no matter if other people judge you."

Women can help other women by building their confidence and offer advice.

Graduate Interns

Lucky Ali

Let's come together to build inclusive and supportive communities where women can freely exchange their ideas, share their experience, and empower each other. We need to create a safe an welcoming space for women to connect, learn and grow.

Lily-May Edwards

"One thing I have learnt whilst working in relation to career confidence is that it is always a good idea to challenge yourself. I know it's easier said than done because we all like to stick to what we know and what we are good at, but challenging yourself is so important for learning new skills and to improve your self-confidence!

We should always encourage women to go for it, women tend to doubt themselves so by other women encouraging and believing in them in a massive confidence boost for them."

We should always celebrate women's accomplishments and make sure that women's voices and ideas are being heard in the workplace.

Aditi Gupta

"I feel as a woman in the workplace, I have a tendency to heavily police my behaviour at all times. I was always extra conscious of workplace surroundings, making it my mission to ensure I was not messing up at any cost. I realized that I did not need to spend so much effort to be confident in the workplace. I learned that I could be confident in my natural self and stopped being so harsh on myself.

As someone who has not worked in the western context for a long time, I feel it is unfair to generalize my experiences to the context of Western workplace. However, I have experienced that workplace and workplace members tend to place high(er) standards on women than men. Similarly, women themselves may also put high standards on themselves. This is also commonly noted in behaviours where women may not apply for a job because they do not match one point in the job description!"

I feel I have just consciously started to not care a little about these standards, knowing that I work hard enough.

Don’t forget we offer lots of opportunities for you to explore future career pathways, connect with employers and upskill yourself!

We have employer networking sessions with top graduate recruiters who are looking for a diverse workforce.?Our Career Coaches?are also here to give you one-to-one support on your CV, applications and finding suitable part-time work, internships and graduate roles. If you head over to Handshake, you’ll find a range of?resources?that give advice and insight into how to make the most of employer activity on campus, explore a broad range of industries and how to be confident during your studies and once you have graduated.

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