How to Succeed in a Post-Covid World

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A new reality The coronavirus pandemic has sent shock waves across the globe. With restrictions easing, many of us are beginning to look to the future and consider how to succeed in a post-COVID world. As we discover a new normal, we face significant life-changing impacts as individuals, businesses and communities in terms of how […]

Create A Fantastic Elevator Pitch To Land Your Next Job

How To Create A Fantastic Elevator Pitch To Land Your Next Job

What is an elevator pitch? The term elevator pitch evolved as a way to describe a 30-second spiel about who you are, what you have to offer and why someone should hire you. The premise is that if you were ever lucky enough to share a 30-second elevator ride with someone with the potential to […]

Are You A Portfolio Careerist?

Are You A Portfolio Careerist?

A satisfying life with more than one job Our fast-paced lifestyles, quest for work-life balance and economic uncertainty has led many of us seeking alternatives to traditional ways of working. For a growing number of people, the answer has been to adopt a portfolio career. What is a portfolio career? A portfolio career is the […]

Powerful Questions To Transform Your Career

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Questions to answer As each year draws to a close many of us start to reflect on the year that was. Perhaps you feel you’ve accomplished all you set out to achieve, or maybe you’re beating yourself up for not getting to where you wanted to be. Whichever is true for you, now is the […]

Handling tricky interview questions

Handling tricky interview questions

How do you handle tricky interview questions? The biggest fear of interviewees is not having the ‘right’ answers. The best way to overcome this is to consider the kinds of questions your interviewers are likely to ask and to think about how you will respond. Let’s look at some typical interview questions that leave interviewers […]

Customise your LinkedIn URL

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Making LinkedIn your own is easy When you first set up your LinkedIn account, you are allocated a randomly selected URL consisting of your name followed by a bunch of numbers. This not only makes your URL long, it is difficult to share with others and looks unprofessional. Since most employers will review your LinkedIn […]

Changing careers: A step-by-step guide

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Thinking of changing career? Changing jobs is challenging enough, but changing to a whole new career can be overwhelming.  One of the biggest hurdles faced by career changers is how to make a smooth and successful transition to their new career.  To help, we’ve put together this step-by-step guide to make the transition to your […]

How to Achieve Work-Life Balance: A Step-by-Step Guide

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What is work life balance? Many of us struggle to maintain a healthy level of work-life balance in our lives. The term work-life balance is used to describe the balance we strike between our working and personal lives. While modern careers experience increasing blur between these boundaries, mostly due to technology or poor work practices, increased […]

Top Ten Cover Letter Writing Tips

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Tips for the best cover letter Not all cover letters are equal but there are some general cover letter writing tips that apply to most cover letters. Many job seekers say they struggle when it comes to writing a cover letter. Some of the most commonly asked questions about cover letters include: What should I […]

Volunteering To Boost Your Career

Volunteering To Boost Your Career

Volunteer to help your career It’s Volunteer’s Week and I thought now would be the perfect time to discuss the benefits of volunteering and how it can boost your career. There are so many advantages to volunteering but here are the main ones: Gain work experience It’s a fact that employers look more favourably upon […]