Expert Career Counselling, Outplacement Services & Executive Coaching
The Professional Touch is Essential for Writing Good Selection Criteria Responses Imagine you have just built your dream home. You planned and planned when talking to the builder about the layout and the aspect, and now the bones of the house are exactly...
read moreIt’s the situation we all dread being in as managers. Making staff redundant in ‘normal times’ is hard enough but doing it during a COVID-19 lockdown is, well, almost unthinkable. Making a staff member redundant remotely is, like most COVID-relat...
read moreNot being promoted? Many clients come to us feeling frustrated that their career is stalling. They had expected to be promoted by now. They had expected to reach a certain level within their organisation (or profession) by now. But it hasn't happened. ...
read moreI thought this blog title would grab your interest! Now for the full disclosure. I have never slept with my boss. But as a HR practitioner with over 20 years experience I do have some tips on how to manage your career during this time of your life! ...
read moreYou have completed your PhD. You are smart, ambitious and eager to contribute to your chosen profession. But what happens when employment doors just don't open easily for you? Professional career counselling can assist. Working in research and/or acade...
read moreYou have the new job offer in writing, and now you’re figuring out the best way to resign from your current job. Maintaining a positive relationship with your soon to be ex-manager is in your best interests, both for your professional reputation, and th...
read moreRecently my 7 year old kids decided to quit 3 days into a 4-day surfing course, and I was fully supportive of that. I decided to let them make their own decision on whether they attended the last day or not. Some parents might think this approach reinforc...
read moreIn our executive coaching and career counselling work we often find many of our clients struggle to ‘dream’. When we ask them to explore their ‘ideal’ or ‘fantasy’ situation they find it difficult. Why is this? As adults, we have conditi...
read moreReturning to work in the New Year can leave a lot of us with the post-holiday blues. Getting used to the routine of early starts, jostling for a seat on public transport and spending long days back at the office doesn’t seem nearly as much fun as our ho...
read moreDuring the Christmas and Summer holidays many people inevitably ask themselves should they change jobs, particularly if they are having strong negative feelings about returning to work in the New Year after their break. Do these thoughts and feelings j...
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