How to make a successful career transition

How to make a successful career transition

Often, the skills and experiences that got you your current job may be different to the ones you’ll need when you move into a new role. The initial fit may be uncomfortable for a while as you figure out how to do your new job. You may feel you’re wearing ‘L’ plates...
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...
Feel good: choose the right kind of fun

Feel good: choose the right kind of fun

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...
How to let go of the need to control

How to let go of the need to control

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...