First impressions aren’t just for the jobseekers and new employees. Traditionally, employers hold all the power, with employees eager to please so that there’s no risk they’ll be let go.…
Job resignations hit an all-time high in America this summer, grabbing headlines. With evidence that the Big Quit, or Great Resignation as it’s been called is a global phenomenon, HR…
In April this year, resignations from American businesses hit an all-time high. The following month, the figure was similar. And then again in June. Over those three months a total…
A poll in 2019 showed that 43 per cent of those aged 18 to 24 viewed climate change as the biggest problem facing Australia. This number is on the rise…
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.…
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…
As we gather around family and friends at this time of the year, here are some of my thoughts – an A-Z Leader’s Guide – on creating a meaningful 2021.…
I wrote this article based on the years of questioning I get from clients. How did it get its name? If you are like me, you probably think that outplacement…
In the first two parts of this series on laying off staff in a post-COVID environment, I looked at how to navigate the challenging task of remote lay-offs with sensitivity,…
In part one of this series, I explored how to minimise the negative impact of having to lay off staff remotely rather than in-person – a sad reality of our…
As a career coach, I come face to face with people at all different stages of their professional life. Whether they’re onboarding into a new role, engaging in outplacement support,…
Employment is not always as secure as we think it is and the reality is that many of us will find ourselves unemployed at some point in our professional lives…
Whether it’s onboarding, offboarding or outplacement support, HR managers see the whole life cycle of employees. Naturally, there are some parts of the job that are less pleasant than others…
Leaving a role is not a decision taken lightly by most employees. It requires undertaking the offboarding process as well as embracing the onboarding process as they pursue a new…
Working as a career coach, I am in a position of working with people in a variety of different circumstances. Some are facing offboarding, redundancy or outplacement, while others are…
There’s no doubt that we are living in some interesting times – economically, these are some very risky times and, on many levels, they are unchartered. It’s easy to see this…
Naturally, organisations go through different cycles and stages – sometimes needing to hire a large volume of employees, other times needing to farewell employees due to restructuring or redundancy. It’s…
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,…
As a career coach, I come across many different kinds of organisations who have a variety of different programs in place to support their employees. From onboarding to offboarding and…
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…