For those setting out on a journey, if career advice represents the map and compass to help you navigate, your CV is the equivalent of …
Well begun is half done
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Calling all Job-Seekers….
Don’t lose sight of what’s in it for you. It’s a full-time occupation looking for a job, and nobody is paying you for the time …
FAKE NEWS
IN THE BEGINNING There’s nothing new about fake news. After all it’s been part of subterfuge and deception ever since the serpent convinced Adam and …
Good to know
Employers are very vocal about the qualities they’d like to find in job applicants. Let’s give them what they want. Mark Twain is quoted as …
Missing reality
Current restrictions in the way that we communicate due to COVID-19 has forced us to forego face-to-face meetings and make the most of virtual reality. Unlike …
Pick up the phone, and not just when it rings.
I’ve written before about how important it is that we don’t let our phone skills lapse, because there’s nothing like a live conversation for establishing …
What were they thinking?
Virtual meetings such as the ones enabled by the technology behind Zoom, Teams and Skype have proved their worth during lockdown, and if this was …
Be prepared as normal
The world’s trying to return to normal – or a different version of whatever that was pre-COVID. Radical changes to the working environment such as …
Questions, questions…
The lockdown has inspired quiz-masters all around the country to dig deep into the world of fact/fiction and compile lists of questions to challenge the …
Stay Tuned
While we weather the COVID-19 storm it’s tempting to sit back, watch a few box-sets and wait for things to normalise. There are two ways …