Career Advice

Right skills needed for the future workforce

This content is produced by The Australian Financial Review in commercial partnership with DeakinCo - by Simon Hann Australians are constantly bombarded with stories of how the digital economy is changing the workplace and how employers are struggling to find people with the right skills needed for the future workforce. Federal and state governments

By |2022-02-17T16:31:52+11:00December 2nd, 2020|Career Advice|

5 Awesome Tips to Start Building Your Network

Last week I was talking about networking with one of my coachees.  They were very worried because they felt they did not have a network.  They understood that a network was important, but they could not identify their network.  They were concerned that a lack of a network would hurt

By |2022-02-17T16:32:17+11:00October 19th, 2020|Career Advice, Coaching|

Networking Emails Are Tricky. Here’s 3 Easy Steps to Make the Right Introduction – By Hillel Fuld from Inc.

Responding well and following up to business introductions can make them so much more effective At the foundation of business, no matter what industry you work in, are people and connections. Introductions and facilitating connections are a core part of the corporate world. We would all be nowhere without our business relationships.

By |2022-02-17T16:33:01+11:00July 10th, 2020|Career Advice|

5 Tips for Finding those Hidden Jobs that People Talk About

As a career coach I can attest that there is a hidden job market most job seekers did not know exists, nor how to access them. It is the reason why some people continue to find work while others continue to dream about career happiness. The thing about hidden jobs

By |2022-02-17T16:33:15+11:00June 5th, 2020|Career Advice, Employment|

6 Awesome ways a Career Coach can help you transform your career

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

By |2022-02-17T16:33:56+11:00May 18th, 2020|Career Advice, Coaching|

Coaching and Mentoring: are they two side of the same coin?

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

By |2022-02-17T16:34:09+11:00April 12th, 2020|Career Advice, Coaching|

Shine at your job interview to get noticed

So you want to shine at job interviews. You saw that job and went for it. Updated your CV. Wrote a snappy cover letter that addressed all the key selection criteria. And you got the call you’ve been hoping for, the one that excites you and scares you, but gets

By |2022-02-17T16:34:51+11:00March 25th, 2020|Career Advice, Employment, Interviews|

The reason why Trust trumps skills in the process of getting the job

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

By |2022-02-17T16:35:49+11:00February 2nd, 2020|Career Advice, Coaching|
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