Is your career stuck in rut?
It’s early morning; you’re heading for work. Is this a good feeling, or are you simply looking at another day of the same old same old? If it’s the former, t…
Journey 1
Just how skilled am I, then?
Our natural modesty can often make it difficult for us to showcase our own strengths and skills. What we look at here is working out what skill(s) we might h…
The grass can be greener...
A role change in the workplace can be either voluntary or unavoidable and you may well ask yourself, “OK, so what’s next for me?” These days it’s a generally…
Journey 2
Trouble at work? Oh, let’s just move on…!
Starting a new job can be a hugely exciting experience, but one in which the realities of the first day sometimes don’t quite match your expectations – or in…
Your attributes – and their attractiveness
People often confuse ‘skills’ with ‘attributes’, especially when writing a CV. Put simply, a skill can be learned, whereas an attribute is something you tend…
Moving jobs in to the ‘Third / Public Sector’?
Those who have a range of experience and who also want to ‘give something back to the community’ often favour making a move into the so-called Third Sector -…
Journey 4
Help – I’m returning to work after being off for a while
Most people will follow an uninterrupted period of work, other than holidays and minor sickness, throughout their career. And that’s fine. If you’re fit and…
Skills v. Attitude: what wins?
Zig Ziglar, a well-known American motivational speaker, once said: “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” Hmm, great line; but the…
What sort of role is best for me?
Children will tend to have their own ideas on their future employment, usually based around either a sense of what might be fun: dancer; firefighter; film st…