Dean Cousin

Spring Budget effect on UK jobs: ⚡ NI increases hitting SME hiring hard ⚡ Contract roles rising as companies stay flexible ⚡ Creative & tech still in demand despite wider freezes If you're in recruitment right now — specialise. Generalists are getting squeezed. #UKJobs

Q1 2026 is done. The people who spent January–March building their skills, their brand and their savings are already 3 months ahead. Q2 is your next opportunity. What's your one focus for April? Drop it below 👇 #Q2Goals #BuildInPublic #PersonalDevelopment

If you found value in my content this month: 1️⃣ Follow me for daily recruitment, career and finance content 2️⃣ Share this with one person who's job hunting or building their brand 3️⃣ Tell me what topics you want MORE of in April I'm building this community WITH you, not for you

2026 = building. Here's what I've learned 🧵 1/ Consistency beats viral moments every single time 2/ Replies > tweets for growing your following 3/ The recruitment market is tightening specialists win 4/ Content compounds like interest slow then fast 5/ Community

AI could displace 7.9m UK jobs — worst case. Best case? Billions added and zero losses. AI roles growing 3.6× faster. AI skills pay 14% more. Rows 3, 4 or 5 — where do you think we’re headed? 👇 Building your skills stack? 🔗 bio

Took the kids out this morning, turned off notifications, ate actual food before 2pm. Sometimes the best productivity hack is being fully offline. 🌿 What's your reset ritual? #DadLife #WorkLifeBalance #Weekend

You're building something. It might not look like much right now. But every tweet, every video, every conversation is a brick. One day you'll look up and realise you built a whole house. Don't quit on a Friday. 🏡 #BuildInPublic #Motivation #ContentCreator

Creative roles absolutely booming in 2026 🧵 1/ AI Prompt Engineers yes, this is a real job now 2/ UX Writers demand outstripping supply 3/ Motion designers video-first world needs them 4/ Content strategists brands finally investing properly 5/ Creative directors who get it

If you could only post on ONE platform to build your personal brand, which would it be? 🟢 X (Twitter) 🔵 LinkedIn 🔴 YouTube 🟡 Instagram I have a strong opinion on this. Vote first — I'll share mine in the replies. 👇 #PersonalBrand #SocialMedia #ContentCreator

End of tax year is April 5th. Checklist before then 👇 ✅ Use your ISA allowance (£20k) ✅ Check your pension contributions ✅ Claim any allowable work expenses ✅ Review your self-assessment if self-employed ✅ Check you're on the right tax code

Senior 3D Artist wanted . If you build real‑time 3D assets, polished renders & work in Unreal, this is a standout 12‑month contract. 📍 Coventry UK 🔗 Link in bio

The recruitment agencies that survive the next 5 years will be the ones that act like media companies. Content. Community. Credibility. Then placements follow. Old school 'spray and pray' is done. #Recruitment #FutureOfRecruitment #PersonalBrand

New contract role just in ⬇️ Senior Engineer needed for CAD, layout & system integration work. 12 months | Gaydon Full details + apply via link in bio. #EngineeringJobs #AutomotiveJobs #CAD #MechanicalEngineer #ContractJobs #UKJobs

@CrodoxOfficial Brill! Sounds good. Name 3 topics that are top of your list right now.

UI Designer – 10–12 month contract – Warwickshire Long‑term role supporting a major automotive design team. Focus on Figma, design systems, and clean, production‑ready UI components. Link in bio.

@closermethod Good point, do you have any other tips to share?

solid creation workflow, but this covers the 46% of a creator's week that goes to actually making content. what about the other 54%? DMs. invoicing. brand pitches. contract reviews. follow ups. analytics. scheduling across platforms. that's the part AI can automate into a system, not just a weekend batch, but a business that runs on Monday without you.

How I batch-create a month of content in one weekend🧵 1/ Brain dump 30 ideas (15 min timer, no filter) 2/ Group by theme: recruitment, finance, life 3/ Pick 4 threads, 8 hot takes, 8 polls, 10 personal 4/ Write them all in one flow state session 5/ Schedule with Buffer

📢 Hiring: Traffic Coordinator – 6‑Month Contract Hybrid London. Support workflow, schedules + studio operations. Any coordination background welcome. Link in bio to apply.

Your CV is losing you jobs before anyone reads it. Here's the fix 🧵 1/ Ditch the 'objective statement' — nobody cares 2/ Lead with impact: 'Grew revenue by 40%' not 'Responsible for sales' 3/ Tailor it per application (seriously, every time) 4/ ATS-proof your formatting

1 in 3 full-time UK workers now has a freelance job / side hustle. £50-£780/month average. Top 5% earn £100k+ on via freelance full time work alone. But 28% are doing it just to cover basics. Not ambition — survival. Which row are you in? 👇 Thinking of starting? 🔗 bio

3 years ago I decided to build an audience. People thought I was mad. The long game is real. Keep going. 🙌 #BuildInPublic #PersonalBrand #CreatorJourney

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