When you think of the meaning behind leader, I am sure you immediately consider someone you look up to who embraces the role as a leader…but have you ever considered yourself when you reflect upon the word “leader?” As a savvy woman in leadership for over sixteen...
To a company a vacancy is really just another word for problem. Whether the headcount has come about via replacement or expansion, being one person down gives everyone else - particularly the person holding all the company targets - a headache. You need to solve their...
Making job applications is hard work. What to apply for? How to word your application? Choosing the right approach. You want to put your best foot forward. But how? If I tell you you’ve got six seconds to make an impact…. or be forever relegated to the rubbish bin,...
This is a question I pondered today as my husband and I sit over our computers, run in and out of the house and try and meet all the deadlines. Scheduled into my day is time for my child, time to work, time to cook and time to clean but what about me time.... It...
It seems that the only person in the entire world who knows anything about me is…. um, me! Falling below the radar happens to most of us at some point in time. Sometimes it’s deliberate. Time out. Room for reflection. A time to regroup. Maybe you have been so busy at...
The 3 Things Every Employer Wants Can you do the job? A lot of this has been worked out during the ‘CV sift’. If you demonstrated your ability to do the job as part of your application and are called for an interview, you’re half way to answering question 1. But not...
Ten years and 200 million members later, you probably already have a profile on LinkedIn. You know that it is good for being seen. You have heard how much it is used by recruiters and headhunters. But you are not being found. No-one is contacting you with amazing job...
Why you’re right for that job… or not! When you have any kind of question who are the three ‘people’ you ask? Mine are: 1. The person closest to me – in terms of geography or easiest to get hold of on Skype 2. My Mum 3. Google Who sang that song; you know the one that...
What happens when you know you can do great things. But you don’t fit within anyone’s box? I’m not a square peg. Or a round peg. Or even a peg that has a name for it. I’m multi-faceted, highly-talented and if I was going to be a peg, I would be a half-hexagon,...
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