I saw a post from Sukh Pabial on LinkedIn this week about his year of searching for a full-time role. I’d encourage you to read it. It is honest, it is well put, and it has resonated with hundreds of people. One paragraph caught me. He described a lot of CV advice being shared as… Read More CV Tosh
I was at a job fair yesterday. Not for me, but to give something back to my local community. I spent time speaking with people and helping with CV and interview advice. One pattern kept appearing. Many CVs were written as if the person were still in school. The issue is not effort. People are… Read More Fair’s fair?
Often you are limited to getting your career history and relevance for a job onto 2 sides of A4. Knowing what to leave out can be tough and it’s easy to go onto 3 or 4 sides. Easier to do if you make the text size 8.
I found out yesterday that someone I’ve coached on their CV and interview preparation got the job they went for. I was really pleased for them, they’ve worked hard and deserved an opportunity to do something different on a higher salary with more seniority and public presence. So what? Well, it was a woman who… Read More Helping people up
I did something new (to me at least) in L&D this week…I presented a webinar. I’ve watched and participated in webinars for some time but haven’t had the opportunity to present one before. If you’re in L&D I’d suggest it’s something that you should do; I learnt loads from doing it. Most important was making… Read More Writing an Effective CV