Save yourself time, money and energy They say “Time Stands Still” well, even though we both know it doesn’t, you can make it slow down for you.  Slow down to speed things up.  Yes, I know – it’s a dichotomy (I had to look it up – a polar opposite, a contrariety) to say you...Read More

When we think about changing careers we quite often look outside of our current employer. Underneath our very noses is a chance to make a career change with less risk but it doesn’t always occur to us to do so, so here are some ideas on how we can make that change within our own...Read More

Guest post by Simon North, Founder of Position Ignition, the UK’s leading career development and career learning company and the Career Ignition Club. How do we know when we’ve got potential? At what point in our life has somebody indicated to us that we have something latent within us that is powerful and influential and...Read More

“The problem is that most people focus on their failures rather than their successes. But the truth is that most people have more successes than failures” Jack Canfield In my last career blog I spoke about identifying your added value and recognising your transferable skills and how these skills are what make you marketable, providing...Read More

Public relations staff are required to perform a wide variety of tasks on a daily basis. It’s an industry where no two days are same – but there are still a few skills which are vital in order to succeed in this field. Here are five skills which are likely to make a candidate invaluable to any...Read More

Does it surprise to hear that there really is no secret to a successful interview? It’s simple, PREPARATION and PRACTICE. The amount of preparation and practice before the interview takes place is key. It’s incredibly frustrating when an applicant looks better on paper than in person. It’s an old cliché but….“fail to prepare, prepare to...Read More

Let me tell you a quick story about a client. Let’s call her – Rachel. She’s 33. She’s made good money working for a top consultancy firm for close to 10 years. She has a fantastic husband, a beautiful home and a lot of friends. On the outside she seems to have it all including...Read More

Where do you really add value? – Start identifying where you can add value. Why should an employer pay you a salary with added benefits if you can’t even identify what your transferable skills include? Start thinking about how your employer receives a return on their investment (ROI) by employing you. If you find it...Read More

Working your stockings off and still not getting noticed? Watching your colleagues’ career accelerate while yours stagnates? Need strategies to move forward in your career? If you’ve answered yes to any or all of these questions, you are not alone.  Many of us struggle with making our achievements known and getting them appreciated in the...Read More

So many of us start our working life in large corporations. They need individuals straight out of full time education to “fill the hopper” and to grow their talent, with the expectation that many of these people will stay with them and contribute a huge amount over many years. That is what is on offer...Read More