Changing Career over 51
Changing career at 51 requires you to be able to leverage your competence and experience against what you want to do now
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Career Transition
Thought for the Day
As I jump out of bed an hour earlier than usual because of the clocks going forward my thought for the day is – what is it that motivates you to jump your of bed? What do you look forward to every day? I have learned recently about several friends and acquaintances who have been
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Its never the wrong time to start
Change – It’s never the wrong time to start anything.. You are always the perfect age and at the perfect place in your life. Any sort of change takes planning so start NOW. Whether you are 25- 85 or any other age, it is never too late or the wrong time to start something or
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Use Psychology to Improve your CV
When you use psychology to improve your CV you will find you grab the attention of the right recruiters for the right reasons. I so often find my clients lamenting the fact that they are wasting so much time talking to recruiters whose jobs are completely unsuitable. So it is worthwhile taking a little time
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CV Formats
CV formats are often the cause of anxiety for my clients, as they are not sure which one to use. It is quite simple to decide on the correct basic format for your CV but you will often have to tweak it a bit to make sure the right information is seen up front. There
How to Beat the Applicant Tracking System
Knowing How to Beat The Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is an integral part of job search. When we understand what it does we can make it works for us and ensure all our applications stand out. If we ignore the ATS our CV or documents are likely to remain unseen on a database regardless of
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5 Common CV Mistakes
5 Common CV Mistakes – By understanding these we can reduce the amount of second-guessing that goes on and makes CV writing stressful .and tedious. The 5 common CV mistakes listed below are in no particular order. We all do things slightly differently and have a varied career history and are more, or less, familiar
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Travelling Through Uncertainty
Travelling through uncertainty, rather than avoiding it, can turn an uncomfortable and stressful situation into a positive and motivational experience. Uncertainty or the lack of certainty is something my candidates struggle with, am I going to be good enough? Will anyone want me? what is the name of what I want to do? etc These
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Imposter Syndrome – friend or foe?
I decided to write about the, so called, Imposter Syndrome because many of my clients bring it up, stating they believing they ‘suffer’ from it. What is the Imposter Syndrome? The imposter syndrome affects approximately 70/75% of people, to a greater or lesser extent, and is reflected in feelings of unworthiness, of being a fraud
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Dynamic Verbs
Dynamic Verbs / Action Verbs Use Dynamic or Action Verbs to give your communication impact. The words ‘dynamic’ or ‘action’ denote a sense of activity rather than passivity. At school I learned that verbs were the ‘doing words’ but many of them are passive, generic and only allow the recipient a vague understanding of the