Career Story, Job Search, Self awareness, Strengths
Forget motorbikes, marathons and drastic haircuts! Changing career in your 40s (or even 50s) doesn’t need to be a midlife crisis. As the world of employment has transformed during the last decades, and even more so during the pandemic, the idea of a ‘career for...
Career Story, Job Search, News, Self awareness
The average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime — that’s an awful lot of time to stay somewhere if you’re not fulfilled. Whilst we know that our jobs shouldn’t overtake our personal lives, spending all that time in a job that we don’t enjoy...
Achievements, Motivation, Self awareness, Strengths
I came across this really insightful quote by psychologist Daniel Goleman, shared in an article on maintaining mental health during the coronavirus interview, which epitomises the theme of Episode 2 of my podcast ‘From Burnout to Breakthrough – Understanding...
Career Story, CV, News, Self awareness, Strengths
If you are uncertain about what job to do next, still looking to find your best career path, or are finding it hard to explain what you’re good at, knowing your strengths can be a truly insightful way to make progress. You may already be aware of some of your...
Achievements, Career Story, CV, News, Researching Industry, Self awareness
One of the most common questions in recruitment, and one of the most difficult ones to answer for many candidates, is to explain ‘why’ you’re applying for a job. It can be a real struggle to provide an answer which is credible, authentic and...
Achievements, Career Story, Self awareness
Are you frustrated that your manager or company is not ‘developing you’? Do you feel you’re being held back from exciting and interesting projects? Are you waiting for the ‘right’ job to come along, or moaning that no one is recruiting right now? Across all...
