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    • January Action 2019

      Posted at 9:11 pm by OrlaCahill Transformational Coach., on January 14, 2019
      Life Coach

      Well it’s already two weeks into January, phew! what a long month, or maybe it just seems that way because let’s face it, without the odd glass of vino and the burger we are avoiding like the plague time is just dragging a little.

      For those of us who didn’t quite make veganuary or who like myself had a few glasses of wine over the last couple of weeks, its ok…….. not everything has to happen in January and frankly why try to do everything all at once. For most of us that approach is doomed to failure. For those of us who are succeeding WELL DONE and keep at it.

      For everyone else, we can achieve everything we want to, it just has to matter to us and we just need a little support to clear the fog and find our first step.

      Don’t let January get away from you, make a decision now to improve. Give me a call and let me tell you all about the benefits of coaching. It can change your life you know! If you decide coaching is not for you that’s fine, you will still benefit from the meeting. We all take something away from every new person we cross paths with.

      I look forward to meeting you, it’s possible, just do it!!

      Posted in Business start up, Career Change, Changing Jobs, Life Coach, New Graduate, New Job, Productivity, Stress in the Workplace, Wellness in the Workplace, Work Life Balance | 0 Comments | Tagged Business, Career, Career Change, CV, Employment, Entrepreneur, job, job hunting, Life coaching, professional women, recruitment
    • Life Coach why did I do it?

      Posted at 1:03 pm by OrlaCahill Transformational Coach., on January 8, 2019
      Life Coach - Career Coach

      Life Coaching changed my life and I thought it was time I shared that feeling.  Prior to this I was happy in my work and life but there was something missing.  As a person who gets more pleasure out of giving rather than receiving, someone who gets happiness from helping another to find their way, becoming a Life Coach seemed the perfect option.  The fact that it took me until half way through my life seems a shame and when thinking about it, could it have been any different?

      There is a wonderful Christy Moor song where he tells us that in order to share our boat with others we first have to build our own boat.  I think that’s what I was doing, building my own boat/ life and getting to a place where my becoming a Life Coach was an authentic and natural progression.

      What does being a Life Coach give me?  the answer to this question is endless joy.  When I start working with a new client either on life coaching or on career coaching or self care coaching, I become a witness to positive change in that person’s life.  I become the guiding light for that client to improve their circumstances by focusing the mind and being strategic in their actions to achieve something specific.

      As a Life Coach I drive life changing action and I support bold and brave steps to achieving a new and better life, one that we can all achieve and are all worthy of.

      When I started on this journey I could not have known what becoming a Life Coach would do for my life and the lives of the people around me.

      Would I do it again?  If I had my life to live over again I would become a Life Coach sooner.

       

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      Posted in Career Change, Changing Jobs, Life Coach, New Graduate, New Job, Productivity, Stress in the Workplace, Uncategorized, Wellness in the Workplace, Work Life Balance | 0 Comments | Tagged Business, Career Change, Career Coach, CV, Employment, Entrepreneur, job, Life coaching
    • Cyber Monday Promotion

      Posted at 10:33 am by OrlaCahill Transformational Coach., on November 26, 2018
      Life Coach

      20% off the first coaching session for clients who book now for a start date in January 2019.

      Book now for the chance to change your life, 2019 is just around the corner make this year the year where you take back control. 

      Posted in Business start up, Career Change, Changing Jobs, New Graduate, New Job, Productivity, Stress in the Workplace, Wellness in the Workplace, Work Life Balance | 2 Comments
    • Applying for a job.

      Posted at 3:34 pm by OrlaCahill Transformational Coach., on August 16, 2018

       

      THE PROCESS

      When you see that perfect job what is the first thing you do?

      Is the answer ‘apply immediately’? Probably not!!

      The process of applying for a new position is often a lot longer than people imagine it will be.  Which is why we often need support.

      If we are looking for work there is normally a good reason.  Either we can no longer work for our current employer and need to get out (more often than not we leave a person and not a job) or we are unemployed and need to get back into the workplace.

      Either way, the point of the exercise is to become employed again!

      As an HR professional with experience in recruitment, I have found that people seem not to have given the process any thought whatsoever. Often it seems that people just send the same CV to every available job on whatever website they are looking for.    (Seems unbelievable…… you would think so, but no so).

      If you are serious about applying for a position with any company the first step is to learn about the organisation.  This is not just to make our application a little more readable for the recruiter, but it is also for us to better understand if this is the right company for us and just as important are we the right person for this company.

      The next step is to align your experience and skill set with the job description in the advertisement. Easier said than done I hear you say.

      A small tip is to draft the CV template with every single skill and piece of experience we ever had.  Make sure there are no gaps and when finished don’t be tempted to use it for any application.

      Once the template is complete then we can think about what each application needs.  With some applications, we will flesh out a specific skill or previous position to allow the CV to speak to the recruiter. With other applications, we will focus on other parts of our skill set or other positions.

      What’s the moral of this story. Give each application the time it deserves and give yourself the best chance of being invited to interview.

       

       

       

       

      Posted in Changing Jobs, New Graduate, New Job | 0 Comments | Tagged Career Change, CV, Graduate, job hunting, new professional, professional women, professional women returning to work after maternity leave
    • The Graduate Path to Employment

      Posted at 3:30 pm by OrlaCahill Transformational Coach., on August 16, 2018
      Goal - SMART Goal

      There are several different paths to employment at this stage in your career, the forward-thinking student will have been doing some work during their summer holidays to gain experience as an employee.  For those students who did not get the opportunity to do that, some of the following options might help:

      • Talk to your professor; ask him/her if they know anybody who would give you a job or an internship, or merely an interview.

      o   All universities are in some way linked to the organisations that are offering courses, whether it is through personal friendships or professional relationships.

      • Apply to do an internship in your area of study

      o   Start with the Google search word Internships, and this will take you to all sorts of possibilities.

      o   Once you are in the company, you have the opportunity to make an impression.  This is vital in today’s competitive graduate job market.

      • Consider taking a temporary position

      o   For the same reason as above, once you have your foot in the door, you have the chance to make that all-important good impression, if and when a permanent position becomes available you will be in the right place at the right time

      • Apply for jobs on a jobs board related to your field of study

      o   For this action, you will need a CV.  But you don’t have much work experience to put on your CV so what should you do. This is the time for you to learn about the different kinds of CVs and which is the most suitable for you in your time of life and career.

      • Look at the Times top 100 Employers and find out which employer is in your field of study.

      o   Make your application directly to these employers using your functional CV and a portfolio if one is called for.

      • Register at an Agency

      o   Recruitment agencies are always looking for new candidates to register with them.  The agent will then place your CV with the employer he/she thinks is most suitable.  The agent works on commission so they will do the best they can to get you employed.

      Posted in New Graduate | 0 Comments | Tagged Business, Career, CV, Employment, Graduate, job, job hunting, New Graduate, new professional, recruitment
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