Putting relationships and children above careers
I’m on holiday and so reading through magazines. In Elle magazine there was an article based on a survey of 2,000 Elle readers about turning 30. Most of them are choosing love and contentment over a career and the stress of success. How different to when i was young in the 70s and 80s when […]
Career coaching enquiry – rethinking a career when you earn a good salary and can't give it up
Today I’ve had an enquiry from an assistant director in PR.She says I’m currently a PR Account Director working for a medium sized agency in XXXX. I’ve been working in PR for 7 years when I started a graduate trainee scheme straight from university. I’ve always been relatively happy in my job until about a […]
Making time for your passions alongside your career
I was chatting to a potential client earlier and we touched on whether I was available to see clients at weekends. As most of my clients are in work I need to see them outside of working hours, so my husband is used to me working 3 or 4 evenings a week. Then I sometimes […]
Helicopter parents
Some parents probably do too much – whilst wanting the best for their child they are perhaps getting in the way of their child taking personal responsiblity. They are called helicopter parents and a quick search on google shows 334,000 links … I’m not talking about young children, but those of adult age, whose parents […]
Choosing a career in the music industry – part 2
If you love music you might like to think about a career in the music industry – this may be through your musical or vocal skills through joining a band but there are lots of jobs associated with the musicians that you might like to consider. I’ve already covered a number of possible career paths […]
Choosing a career in the music industry
If you love music you might like to think about a career in the music industry – this may be through your musical or vocal skills through joining a band but there are lots of jobs associated with the musicians that you might like to consider. There are some useful details on websites and you […]
Career coaching client enquiry
"I’m 39 year and have taken a voluntary redundancy package from an office job. I have been doing office work since the age of 17 from a very junior level to a PA at Board Director level for local blue chip companies. I feel completely and utterly horrified to go back to an "office" based role and want […]
Is 55 too old to change career?
What do you do when you realise you are in an unfulfilling job – many people will look for a new job, but others will think this is outside their reach. I’ve spoken to a client enquirer recently; in her mid 50s and unsure if she would be able to get another job. A lot […]
Career choices – advice to a client
I get a number of emails from people unsure about their career choices. For example, recently I received a letter from someone who said: “I am a Business Consultant in IT on a decent income and final salary pension, with 10 weeks off a year through working part time. I am tired of commuting and […]
Changing careers – jobs do change
When I help people make a career choice, I use assessments to help to suggest jobs that the client may want to explore based on the results of 3 assessments the Highlands Ability Battery, Myers Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory. I need to help my clients see beyond the list of […]
