What do the automotive, airline, manufacturing and banking industries have in common? In the last 5 years they have all experiencing dramatic downsizing or complete closure. This has meant an incredible number of Australian workers have been made redundant. Maybe you or someone you know has been or are about
Are you unhappy with your job? Do you feel like you are stuck in a career that you don’t enjoy? Turns out, you're not alone. In fact, according to a recent survey of 4800 Australian workers, you're in the majority. According to the survey, conducted by Survey Sampling International on
An interesting discussion emerged the other day on mentoring and coaching. It led to a conversation on whether mentoring and coaching were fundamentally different or are they simply two sides of the same coin. Is it simply the semantics of definitions that make them seem different? So, who decides on
Panic is bad. It is debilitating and the mortal enemy of the job candidate in their first face-to-face meeting. In my experience of interviewing prospective employees, I was constantly amazed by how many, perfectly eligible applicants would ruin their job prospects because of panic. Panic made them sound incoherent and confused;
The two killer mistakes made by people in interviews are: Not providing enough of the right information (missing the point), or Providing too much information in an unclear, incoherent manner (babbling) Generally, interviewers want to hear clear, coherent and well-structured answers to their questions. They want to hear answers that
As a career coach, I’ve discovered the reason many people don’t land the job. It is because they don’t understand the core quality an employer is looking for when assessing candidates for a role. When I ask the simple question “What do you think you need to do to be
If you’re feeling sick, you go to the doctor. Put on some kilos? A PT will push you to exercise. Need ideas to build your dream home? Time to get an architect. Want to put on an Instagram-worthy wedding like the celebs? Leave it to the wedding planner to bring
