Finding Work – Over-50s
Jeremy Hunt made the provocative, and to me, patronising comment that the over-50s need to get off the golf course and back to work. I can see where he is coming from. About 20% of working age adults are economically inactive, there are half a million people who have left work because of long-term sickness […]
Changing careers at 50+
In both good times and challenging times, such as the current time of uncertainty, those of us in our prime are looking for new jobs. Sometimes this is foisted upon us due to redundancy, for others we just don’t want to spend another day in a job we can’t stand so we may think about […]
New Year – new job or new perspective?
Early January, did you make resolutions – lose weight, stop smoking, learn a language, but already struggling? why is it so hard to make a success of this? Is one of your goals to get a new job? Let’s talk through a structure to help you get the change you want in 2013. Review your […]
How to use an external job offer within your company
Let me tell you about Sally, happy enough in her job she was approached to apply for a job. For you it may be that you applied for a job to ‘test the water’. And then, like Sally, you got the job offer. For Sally it was a great step up on her career path, […]
My current job is below my capabilities. How can an employer see beyond this?
QUESTION I have recently worked in a number of lower grade positions in order to maintain employer continuity and to earn necessary funds whilst applying for suitable higher grade permanent positions. However, I feel that this has been to my detriment because rather than seeing my strong work ethic, adaptability and speed to pick up a job, employers […]
How can a career coach help
Career Coach Help We want to be happy in our work, too many people aren’t and want to know if there is something better; they want to know how can a career coach help. Whilst many people want to understand themselves more and are prepared for the process to take time I also get enquiries […]
10 Ways to be happy at work
Some people love their job and look forward to work each day. But for many work is just about okResearch says that as many as 50% of the working population are unhappy in their career, and my research has found that over 40% of people are going to be looking for a job in the […]
How to stay motivated at work
How to stay motivated at work – a journalist rang and asked for some suggestions on this topic, here are some great ideas, which ones would you like to try first? How to stay motivated at work 1-5 Decide to like your job and the work that you do – give yourself a sense […]
I Hate My Job – some clear advice here
Why do you say “I Hate My Job?” Apparently Sunday is officially the most sleepless night of the week as people have pre Monday jitters. So how well did you sleep on Sunday? If you didn’t want to go to work, think about what it is you dislike? It could be the actual content of […]
Unhappy at work – Almost 24% of adults are
Almost one in four (24%) adults in the UK are unhappy at work according to a poll commissioned by one of the UK’s largest independent higher education institutions. The GSM London survey questioned 1,000 UK adults in full and part-time employment on how they feel about their working lives. The survey found that 4 in […]
