How to create a successful personal brand

How to create a successful personal brand

What impression do you make at work? How do you know?  People will judge you, fairly or otherwise, on first impressions. The way you present yourself to the outside world, what you say and what you do, your attitudes, behaviours and values, all create an impression in...
How to make the shortlist

How to make the shortlist

The following advice comes from many years’ experience of being on the receiving end of job applications. Poor grammar and spelling, badly presented documents and irrelevant information are three common bugbears. Recruiters are busy people. They want to fill...
How to behave when you don’t get the job

How to behave when you don’t get the job

You’ve put everything into applying for an internal promotion you really wanted and have just heard you’ve been unsuccessful. How do you react? How you handle rejection will say a lot about you, so it’s worth contemplating how you would respond in case it happens to...
3 careers podcasts to make you ponder

3 careers podcasts to make you ponder

Often one to follow trends rather than setting them, I’ve only recently discovered podcasts. Podcasts are a great vehicle for absorbing content tailored to your specific interests. There are literally thousands to choose from. You can absorb useful information,...