Making a good impression in your new career
Ive been talking with a client this week about office politics. He has recently been fired from a new job and he also spoke about previous temporary assignments that were not renewed, so whats going on? When we start a new job, and as a temporary worker each assignment is like a new job, it […]
Is all publicity good for your career? Alex James on Question Time
I’ve been encouraging some clients to start a blog as a means of developing a reputation in their chosen career path, and I’ll be writing more about this later. Just recently I’ve been fascinated by the way that Alex James, ex bassist of Blur and now Cotswold Cheese maker presented himself on Question Time. It […]
Final salary pension schemes and career decisions
In years gone by when people stayed with a company long term, the final salary scheme was common but still an incentive to stay with a company and to pursue a career within that company. Over the years many companies have closed their final salary pension schemes and the pension scheme is now becoming a […]
Career choice – Should I study for a MBA?
One of my clients gained his MBA as a mature student and came to see me as he is disappointed not to be getting short listed for jobs. His wife came as well, and she was quite agitated. Her husband had given up his £45,000 a year job, they had moved to a smaller house […]
How can I be strategic? Currently they say I'm technical
For many people they want to make a move from being a technical expert, it is the expected route for career progression. Is this you? First thing is to ask yourself: do you really want to do this or is it because other people expect you to? An alternative route is to become the best possible […]
Are you being productive or just busy?
I’ve worked with a number of clients over recent months who sought to discuss their work-life balance. The circumstances differed but I did see a theme – of not wanting to let go and of getting a great deal of personal satisfaction through being needed. What I’ve been asking clients to do is to create […]
Choosing a careers coach or who to use for careers counselling
The Daily Mail had an article yesterday on “You’ve got to work at finding the right job” with references to 3 people and how they found their new job. The article refers to Learn Direct, Appleby Associates and Amazing People. One of the people quoted was Rhiannon Howe, a client of mine who moved from […]
When your career is killing you
This week I read in the newspaper about the death of Matthew Courtney, a 27 year old London based lawyer. He fell to his death at the Tate Modern, and the assumption is that he jumped. Matthew was an associate with a City law firm. The working life of a new associate is long hours, […]
