Find your values to understand your next career step
As a career coach, I’m often speaking to people who are at a crossroads when it comes to their career. They want to be ready for what’s next but often,…
Find your values to understand your next career step
Does your organisation provide outplacement?
In my time as a career coach, I engage with many people who have reaped the benefits of outplacement programs, as well as many others who haven’t been provided support…
How to make the most out of your stay interview
Many employers are facing more exit interviews than they would like as employees decide to leave. To help them to mitigate the risk of needing to go through offboarding processes…
How employees can find work-life balance with hybrid work
The last two years have certainly been an interesting time as a career coach. Many people have faced redundancy, taking part in outplacement programs and many more have been a…
Explore the hidden benefits of applying for an internal role
When people think about their own employment and the progression they might make throughout their career, they generally think about moving upwards, climbing ladders and rising through the ranks. It’s…
How to make a positive first impression in your first week at a new job – and seven things to look out for
Starting a new job can be daunting. There’s a lot to learn, no matter what kind of role you’re taking on and, depending on the organisation’s employee onboarding processes, it…
How does unemployment affect mental health?
Mental health may have spent many years shrouded in mystery and stigma, but in recent years, it has been brought to the front of the world’s mind and rightly so.…
When you follow your passions, you’ll never work a day in your life. True or false?
When I met with Jean, she was despondent about her career. Like many people, I have met over time, Jean was working in an industry she had no real interest in, nor…
16 non-traditional ways that can bring you joy at work
When you are at work there are some things that can really make you feel like you are at home when you are at work. (Mind you in a work…
How to find happiness in your career
Since Andrea graduated from university four years ago, she’s held no less than five jobs. Each time she starts a new one, she thinks: this has to be it. This…