by Anne Wilson | Dec 5, 2022 | Career Development
Bored with your current job? Not feeling energised or as stretched as you used to be? Wondering whether to take a leap outside your organisation to further you career? Before you make any hasty decisions, it’s worth exploring the concept of the Lattice career....
by Anne Wilson | Oct 19, 2022 | Career Development
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...
by Anne Wilson | Oct 11, 2022 | Career Development
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...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 30, 2022 | Career Development
There is fun, and then there is Type 2 Fun. These are the activities we only recognise as fun afterwards. They can be physically challenging such as mountain climbing or where there is a fear, perhaps of being laughed at. I do comedy improv classes and hadn’t realized...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | Career Development
I confess I’m not good when I’m not in control. When I go out, I prefer to be the driver rather than the passenger. My MBTI type (J) illustrates my preference for planning ahead. I enjoy certainty and can be unsettled by plans that change at the last...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 10, 2022 | Career Development
My previous posts on the topic of Non-Promotable Tasks (NPTs) have focused on turning down or reducing the time you spend on this work: How to Improve your career prospects with one magic word How to make sure your time at work is well-spent How to say...
