Harness your values to make career choices

Harness your values to make career choices

Life is precious. Our values act as our inner compass. When we are comfortable in ourselves we experience inner contentment. When our values are compromised or challenged we can become at best irritable and at worst angry or deeply unhappy. What do you want from your...
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,...
How to identify jobs that give you meaning

How to identify jobs that give you meaning

Many people have made major career changes as a result of Covid. Whether because they have been personally impacted or simply stepped back to reflect on what’s important to them. Some have withdrawn from the job market, deciding life is too short and wanting to...