Losing your job can be one of the most traumatic experiences of your work life. The good news is that, even though redundancy can be traumatic, it’s also a great opportunity for a new start.
Here’s my 10 point plan to help you to take control after you have been made redundant. Read more
If it has been a few years since the last time you went out job hunting, you need to know that things have changed. Sure, some of the old advice from 2000 definitely still applies today – such as , networking or cold calling. But like it or not,there is no way around it, you’ll need to brush up on the latest job search strategies if you want to land a role in 2018 – 2019 Read more
Let’s face it – job searching isn’t any fun and if your job search method is a waste of time , then the whole activity of job hunting can often turn into a personal nightmare. Read more
Got a job interview invitation? Brilliant – yay …. #GetHired2018
Are you worried or just hoping for the best? Well, hope and fear are the big enemies of anyone competing for a job. Especially in the last mile. Don’t let it unravel you. Instead, think about the other likely types of candidates and how you can outclass them in the upcoming interviews. Read more
As a career coach and regular writer on job search issues, I receive a lot of emails from job hunters with questions about every aspect of their professional lives and aspirations.
Some want to quit, or get feedback and advice to start their own businesses. Others want to be promoted, negotiate a pay raise, move to another country, tell their boss to take a hike, and more. Often these questions represent a dilemma that hundreds or thousands of other people are facing. Here, I’m going to focus on The Career Change Dilemma. Read more
Real Reasons Why You are Not Getting a Job. As a career coach and outplacement advisor, I’ve helped hundreds of job hunters secure new jobs. Over this time I’ve learned that the majority of candidates hunt, with little knowledge of what actually happens when they apply for jobs. That is a huge mistake. Read more
…seriously, it’s not a joke. But, older job hunters do get hired in Australia and elsewhere. If you believe that all employers are out there to shun you because of your age, then you are probably frustrated after having wasted lots of time for a myriad of reasons; from your salary expectations to your potential lack of flexibility about the kind of work you’re applying for. The list goes on… but most business owners out there really aren’t purposely ignoring job hunters over 50. Read more
Have you ever wondered why companies won’t hire you, let alone even bother to look at your resume or cover letter? I have put together the top 15 reasons why you might be currently unemployable. Straight from the source. Read more
Finding motivation and opportunities is hard for under or unemployed job hunters who recently went through a ‘forced’ resignation or redundancy. It does not have to be that way.
Check out 4 simple ways to find new employment after you have quit or been made redundant. Read more
Social media is increasingly used to check out employers and job hunters. HR managers and recruiters use your resume first and then search for selection criterias, before they jump on the social media bandwagon to scour the net so they can cross check and scope out potential employees. Read more
