Career choice using the Highlands Ability Battery
Do you feel lost trying to make decisions about your career future? Many people seek help from a career psychologist because they don’t know what career path they should follow. They’ve tried alone but have not really got anywhere. They try Looking on jobsites which can lead to overwhelm, there are so many options; Talking […]
Career advice – should I leave my job?
Many people choose to move to a new job, and they move for different reasons. Some of them are drawn to the new job. It’s a promotion, it’s in their ideal field, closer to home, more money. But some others decide to leave for reasons to do with their current job. They want to escape […]
Career advice – Before you resign
Clients come to me at different stages in their career discover and career job search, and sometimes realise they may have made better decisions if they had spoken with a career coach sooner. Jeremy (not his real name) contacted my last week. He has a job offer, not really sure if he wants it or […]
What we can learn from casting directors, advice from the career coach
Casting directors have a pivotal role in the success of a film, choosing the actor who will fully portray a character. At casting sessions actors will often try and guess the type of person and adapt how they appear. I remember reading many years ago that when Martine McCutcheon went for the role of Tiffany […]
10 Top Tips: how to write a cover letter
Career coach Denise Taylor explains how to write covering letters in 10 easy stages. Read more… Presentation – address the letter to a specific person. If the advert doesn’t say, ring the company and ask who to send the letter to. Don’t forget to put the job title at the top of the letter and […]
After the job offer – being effective in a new job
Great news, three of my clients have got job offers and all got the letter in the past couple of days. So much is written about the lack of jobs and how difficult it is to be successful but good news does happen. My clients were clear on what they wanted, had great CVs, and […]
How to Get a Job Fast – Get Prepared and Get Talking
1: Know who you are Understand who you are and what you enjoy. Look at your skills, interest, abilities, values and preferences. Look at where you have achieved success both at work and in your non-work life. 2: Be prepared and organized You need to treat job-hunting as a full time occupation. If you are […]
Psychometric Testing
Preparation for a testing session Many people get nervous about tests – these helpful hints and tips will enable you to perform at your best. In the lead up to a test session make sure you learn as much as you can about the sort of tests or questionnaires you may be asked to complete. […]
Are you looking for a new job?
There are many people who want a new job but what they are doing isn’t helping. Too many use out of date and ineffective techniques and think that using job boards will be enough, but it’s not. You probably know that helping people with job search is one of my key work areas, I’m very […]
Review of Chris Brogan's Free eBook- Using the Social Web to Find Work
I recently got an email from Chris Brogan who offered a free copy of his eBook – Using the Social Web to Find Work. I headed to his site and firstly noticed it was on a blog page from over 3 years ago so would it still be relevant. But we are still in an […]
