by Anne Wilson | Jul 17, 2023 | Career Development
My last post explored how to undertake effective research and preparation for job applications. Here I share advice and tips from Warwick’s female staff who completed the Springboard programme. Contributors have since been progressing in their careers, so a big...
by Anne Wilson | Mar 1, 2023 | Career Confidence
Despite the current talk of recession, in most UK job sectors it’s currently a buyer’s market. So what better time to decide to put any pre-conceived notions you may have about levels of competition to one side and apply. There may be far less than you...
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 | Jun 29, 2022 | Career Development
In a previous post I explored how to interpret your Strengths profile. Here I focus attention on how to harness your strengths to move into a leadership role. For this to be of value you’ll need to be prepared to either complete a FREE Starter Strengths profile...
by Anne Wilson | Jul 20, 2021 | Career Confidence
I have spent many hours in recent months, shortlisting candidates for vacant posts. I’ve been routinely disappointed at the quality of applications submitted. I am quite sure that many capable people are out there- but sadly they are selling themselves short on...
