Sunday evening – “I don’t want to go to work tomorrow” feeling
If you find that instead of making the most of the weekend on a Sunday evening you find yourself full of dread for Monday morning it's time to take action. We respond ...
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Learning from the World Cup – Hope
I wasn't really sure about jumping on the World Cup theme - there's a heck of a lot of chat ( some better than others) about it already but I ...
Why you need to tell stories in interviews
Following on from my previous post about having courage in the job search process the client I was coaching ahead of her interview yesterday showed me feedback she had received ...
10 ways to use social networking to find a job
Job hunters need to be smarter than ever to find the few jobs that are around when they are looking. The traditional newspaper and journal job adverts, along with online ...
Job application forms – you have to answer the questions asked!
I was working with the management students on Friday. The day was spent looking at recruitment and selection and we spent quite some time discussing the essential and desirable skills ...
The challenge of being up against an internal job candidate
Twice in the past few weeks clients have told me that they missed out on the job they went for and in the feedback they were told that it had ...
Do you hate your job? Some tips on what to do now.
We are in the middle of a worldwide economic crisis. It is difficult to predict what is going to happen from day to day. There have been lay offs already ...
Tips for being great in your first interview after years with your current organisation
I spoke to a lady in her mid 30s the other day who told me that she had applied for another job outside of the organisation she had been with ...
Sad end for Bank of Scotland?
Hearing late last night that Lloyds TSB was to take over Halifax Bank of Scotland has really made me think. We are living in interesting - and downright difficult - ...
