Tag Archives: Employment

How to get a job in 2019 CV Writing Tips

Hints to turn your CV from a list of jobs to a coherent professional history of achievements and skills to get you invited for interview. One of the biggest problems many of my clients are struggling with is where to begin when writing their CV. Particularly if they have been away from the workplace forContinue reading “How to get a job in 2019 CV Writing Tips”

January Action 2019

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 whoContinue reading “January Action 2019”

Updating your CV for the Current Job Market

Including your entire history of work and experience in your CV might actually be hindering your chance of success. How far back should your CV go?

Work Life Balance – or – Not

I have written about this in the past and no matter how often we discuss this problem I am still finding that the greatest number of my Career Coaching Clients are struggling with this concept. Why is this still and continuously happening?  Is it the culture we live in or is it our own demandsContinue reading “Work Life Balance – or – Not”

Email Anxiety – What to do and how to take back control.

Gloria Mark, a professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine, highlights these negative effects of email multitasking based on an extensive study into the costs of interrupted work.

Career Change – 5 steps to Rebranding

When you’re thinking about changing your career, you must also think of changing your message, not just on your CV but also on your social media. Consider the following when making a change. 1. Rethink your social media message; think about the new audience and the new career. It is evident that when we applyContinue reading “Career Change – 5 steps to Rebranding”

The Graduate Path to Employment

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;Continue reading “The Graduate Path to Employment”

Work Life Balance out of Whack?

Is this what you feel like at the end of the day. Everyone else is taken care of and there is nothing left for you. The boss is sending you emails at 8pm at night and you are wondering where you will find the time to see your kids. Can’t seem to find the work-lifeContinue reading “Work Life Balance out of Whack?”