The Know Daily - Friday 29 September 2023

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Happy Friday, all!

The working world is an entirely different place to how it looked 40, 30 or even 20 years ago. Back in the day, it was normal for someone to stick in the same industry - or even role - for their entire working lives. Nowadays, more and more of us are switching careers or juggling several at the same time.

While this definitely has its positives, having a lack of uniformity in your career path can also feel a bit daunting when it comes to talking about yourself and your experience in a job interview. This is something I come across a lot in my work as a self-discovery coach - and that’s why, if you scroll down, you’ll find my guide to telling your own story in interviews and beyond.

In this week’s edition, you’ll also see our usual roundup of the week’s biggest headlines, culture recs from the team, our Friday quiz and more 🤗 

Big love,

Calypso x
The Know’s resident careers expert

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POLITICS & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🌍 Six young people from Portugal launched legal action against 32 countries for failing to protect them against climate change. The trial opened at the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday.

🇬🇧 UK PM Rishi Sunak repeatedly refused to provide clarity over the future of high-speed rail line HS2 during interviews. Reports have suggested that the northern leg of the project - connecting Birmingham and Manchester - could be scrapped.

🇺🇸 In the US, Republican candidates clashed at a chaotic presidential debate on Wednesday - and called out frontrunner Donald Trump for skipping the event.

WORK & INNOVATION

💧 Tiny water fleas could filter out pesticides and chemicals from wastewater to make it safe, a new study found. “We’ve developed our bioequivalent of a Dyson vacuum cleaner,” said one researcher.

💰 The “Big Four” consultancy firms have been fined by the Spanish government over working practices, following complaints that some employees worked longer hours than records showed.

📚 Bookcases and plants in the background of online meetings make a good impression - but novelty backdrops lower perceptions of trust and competency, a new study suggested.

CULTURE

🎥 The concert film of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour will be released in more than 100 countries on 13 October. That’s eight months before “the real thing” hits the UK, said The Guardian.

🖋️ Hollywood screenwriters ended their strike on Wednesday after nearly five months, following an “exceptional” deal between the writers’ union and studio bosses.

🇷🇺 Cinema-goers in Russia have been flocking to underground screenings of the Barbie movie. The film is officially banned in the country under Western sanctions.

UPLIFTING STUFF

🇫🇮 More Arctic fox cubs were discovered in Finland over the summer, as numbers of the critically endangered species begin to increase.

💊 In Amsterdam, new cases of HIV have dropped to almost zero following a scheme to make the preventative drug PrEP more readily accessible.

🗺️ 42 new destinations - including the old town of Kuldīga in Latvia and Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda - became Unesco World Heritage Sites.

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📰 Read: Vulnerability, Death and Dinner, a moving essay by Nyla Ahmad, published in Vittles - the online food and culture magazine.

🎧 Listen to: We love sharing podcast roundups, and Vogue’s recent list of the 10 best history podcasts is particularly great. Pop culture more your thing? Chanté Joseph’s podcast has returned for another season - and this recent ep on fashion week is well worth a listen.

📺 Watch: Dumb Money (out in cinemas now), The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix), Flora and Son (Apple TV+), Boiling Point (BBC iPlayer).

🧑‍🍳 Cook: It’s butternut squash season (yay!), and this warming, easy-to-make recipe is perfectly suited to these autumnal days.

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Our other top jobs this week include roles at game-changing charity Save The Children, The Biodiversity Consultancy and social enterprise Beam, which harnesses the power of technology to support homeless people.
 
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