Can you believe it’s almost the end of 2021? As we close the year, we look back at some of the most popular blog posts on the Wingspan blog. We say they are “popular” because of the number of times they’ve been viewed or shared on LinkedIn, or the number of times our readers have viewed them on the blog. These blog posts cover a range of topics, from healthcare recruitment and future-proofing, to stories of Filipino nurses abroad, who were frontliners in the battle against coronavirus.
Here we share with you the top 5 blog posts that resonated the most with our audience.
1. 3 Lessons from 2 Decades of International Healthcare Recruitment Work
In this blog post, Wingspan founder Cristina Castaneda looks back at the time when she was starting in the international healthcare recruitment industry. She talks about how it pays to be adaptable in a cutthroat industry such as this, and how practicing empathy and keeping your purpose in mind keeps you on track.
2. 5 Tips to Future-proof Yourself and Transition to a New Career
It’s not enough to be proficient in technology to stay relevant. In the future of work, one has to bring “human skills” to the table. In this blog post, Cristina shares why maintaining a digital mindset and being a lifelong learner are two ways to future-proof yourself.
3. Stories from the Frontlines: Louella Bernales
In this first of a series of stories we published featuring Filipino nurses abroad, we interviewed Pinoy nurse Louella Bernales, who works with the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She shares some of her pandemic lessons, and how self-care techniques like finding quiet time and exploring the outdoors have helped her care for her mental health.
4. This Filipina travel nurse is a vlogger and diabetes advocate
In this article, we interviewed UK-based Filipina travel nurse Didi North, a former band performer who found her calling as a vlogger promoting diabetes advocacy.
5. Stories from the Frontlines: Jorge Inot
In this feature, we talked to Filipino cardiothoracic nurse Jorge Inot in London, who is grateful for all the lessons in the pandemic, having survived Covid-19. “I realized that I needed to slow down and appreciate what truly matters to me—family, friends, and connections I have made over the course of my life,” Jorge shared.