How to take focus off current job
Q: I’m sure that the interview panel will ask me why I am leaving my current job. It doesn’t really make sense when you look at it from afar. The reality is that I hate working there and have no respect for my managers. I’ve tried to work around this but it’s just unbearable. Should […]
Make LinkedIn work for you in job-searching phase
Q: I have a LinkedIn account, but I don’t really update it much. My last two jobs are not on there and I think my qualifications may even need some tweaking to reflect recent courses I have done. I am now on the job trail. I work in the marketing area. Should I overhaul my […]
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It’s your career – make your own moves
Q: I’m reasonably happy in my current department. It’s a large company and now an opportunity has come up in another area that will attract a lot of external and some internal candidates. The role would mean a complete career change for me, but I have skills appropriate to the new area. However, my manager, […]
Working remotely – how to avoid the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ trap
Q: Since the pandemic, a lot of people in our company are still working remotely. I’m one of them. I now live 140 miles from head office, having moved here early in lockdown. I’m the furthest one away and consequently spend the least amount of time in head office. The others tend to spend a […]
Getting the tone right in a job interview
Q: How do I make myself stand out in a job interview without going over the top? (FD, email). A: Forgive me for being glib, but I think you have little to worry about. People who are likely to go over the top don’t even stop to ask that question. The fact that you are […]
How to stay focused despite friendly rivalry
Q: My good friend and I are both competing for the same job. He has shown his hand publicly and is very keen to get it. I don’t mean to upset the apple cart – but I want the job too, simple as? (CR, email). A: First off, he might be doing you a favour […]
How to give your CV a contemporary feel
Q. I haven’t written a CV in 32 years, would you believe, for the simple reason that I haven’t needed one? I got a job immediately after leaving school and, as far as I can recall, my CV back then was a simple one-page affair. I stayed within the same company for 17 years and […]
How to make a career change work to your advantage
Q: For the last three years I have been in college full-time, embarking on a career change. I’ve loved every day of it, even the difficult assignments and challenging exams. I’m graduating this summer. Prior to this second college stint, I worked in a sector I didn’t enjoy and had five jobs in seven years. […]
How to prove you’re not over the hill
Q: I recently retired after working in the same company for 34 years. During that time, I built up good experience in office management was highly regarded by my employers. I am 61 years of age. I feel I have made a mistake by retiring early as I am already bored. What are my chances […]