Writing a book: How to get a job in a recession
The past couple of weeks have been very busy. Rather naively I thought I would send a book to an editor, they would sort it all out and it would come back finished and ready for the printing phase. I hadn’t realised the scope for confusion when you work at a distance, and also my personality has […]
Dealing with recruitment agencies – advice from the career coach
With the recession, agencies are facing a deluge of applicants alongside a drop in the number of jobs available. So it’s even more important to use your interpersonal skills to create a good working relationship with them. Lisa is one of my clients. Part of her job search strategy is to register with recruitment agencies. […]
Job search – advice to a client from the career coach
I get many enquiries from my clients. Just had a few questions from a client. My client said:"I know CVs must be tailored to each job, but how then do I send a two page one to agencies? I will leave out a load of what I can do which means I wont be providing […]
Writing a book – how to get a job in a recession
Let me bring you up to date with what I’ve been doing. When I went to Manchester to film – How Safe is your Job? with ITV the producer/director asked me when I was going to write a book. He asked me a few times and encouraged me to think about it. Never one to […]
Client success story
I am delighted that another one my clients has got a job. Linda was being made redundant and her company paid for her to have some one to one outplacement support from me. We did everything I do with my job search clients, got very clear on her strengths, and the sort of job to […]
What the job searcher can learn from Woolies going into administration
With Woolworths going into administration it is a difficult time for their staff, wondering for how long they will have a job. If a buyer is found they are highly likely to close some stores. But Woolworths have looked in difficulty for a while. With so much competition, how did Woolies respond – by increasing their […]
A client question
A client question: I was hoping to get some careers advice. Since I’ve finished university I’ve been very confused about what I want to do. I’ve researched around and I find HR very interesting and challenging. I’ve just started a post graduate diploma in personnel management . I find the course very interesting but everyone […]
Decoding the job ads
People who write job ads use a type of shorthand. They use phrases to convey a certain sense of what the job is about. In the same way that estate agents do when they are describing houses. By beginning to be a bit more evaluative of these phrases you can be prepared! Think about what certain phrases […]
Job losses in the city and the impact on your career
I was talking about the collapse of Lehmann Brothers with some people yesterday. They didn’t appreciate the impact on their career and job security of the 5,000 job losses in the UK. The impact can affect a wide range of sectors – there will now be a lot less money spent as people need to spend less […]
Redundancy – advice from the career coach
More possibilities of redundancy, how safe is your job? It might not be directly to do with your industry, but the knock on effects could make things less secure. You could do nothing and wiat and see if the redundancy notice appears, or start giving it some though now. If jobs are to go, staff may […]
