Category Archives: Executive Job Searching

HOW HAS THE JOB & CAREERS LANDSCAPE CHANGED?

September 1, 2010 – 1:50 pm

What does this mean for you as a job seeker? Career Success Radio asks these questions amongst others to those involved in the employment and social media space across the globe. In this special 2 year birthday special Career Success Radio looks at where things are currently at in relation to employment in the UK, [...]

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SHOULD MENTORS BE FINANCIALLY COMPENSATED?

September 1, 2010 – 1:45 pm

On the Compensation Café blog they have a very valid yet provocative post titled ‘Why are Mentors Worthless?’ Having participated in a few mentoring programs – both as a mentee and a mentor – this post by Jim Brennan really got me thinking as I had not even considered this fact before. Through his research [...]

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Why “Job Seeking” Is Not the Right Approach

August 25, 2010 – 4:19 pm

Are you job-seeking right now? Perhaps you should be out marketing and selling yourself – it is far more empowering! I have recently come to have issues with the term “job seeking”. The reason being is it’s not empowering to be seeking new employment. Seeking implies that you are out there trying – you may [...]

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Are you in a job that’s making you miserable?

August 19, 2010 – 11:32 pm

It’s time to move on … On the Great Leadership blog a little while back there was a post that resonated with me: Don’t settle for a job that’s making you miserable. It got me thinking about so many career clients I have worked with who were miserable in their current roles and who had [...]

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Have you Considered Job Sharing?

August 12, 2010 – 11:59 am

Job sharing is where one full-time position is shared by two or more persons attending work at different times, usually with pay and benefits divided proportionately according to their attendance schedule. The job-sharing facility as an employee or as a contractor is now an established one in many industries. There is greater acceptance of diverse [...]

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Ten Career Options to Consider

August 10, 2010 – 8:45 am

Success in today’s world of work requires appropriate attitudes and thorough awareness of your employment environment. To these two, you need to add a self-honest but not too modest assessment of your skills, expertise (i.e. knowledge), interpersonal abilities and what factors make up job satisfaction for the uniqueness of you. As you journey through life [...]

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Six Figures – Professional Career Coaches

June 23, 2010 – 9:48 pm

Career Lacking Direction? Looking for a Job or Career Change? Six Figures has experienced career coaches whose focus is on professionals and executives like yourself. A few of our coaches include; – Mary Grech has extensive experience in dealing with a diverse range of clientele. Her professional career has encompassed career counselling and coaching of [...]

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Resume Real Estate is Valuable – Here is How to Use it Wisely

June 23, 2010 – 3:04 pm

You have no doubt read or heard it before that the reader of your resume spends around 30 seconds skimming through to see if anything stands out to warrant them taking a closer look at your resume. As such, the need to utilize the least amount of space as effectively as possible is paramount. Your [...]

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Up with the latest words and phrases? Don’t make the “authentic” faux pas!

May 19, 2010 – 3:50 pm

On The Creative Leadership Forum blog there is a ‘powerful’ post by Jason Cohen titled “Authentic” is dead. Jason suggests that there are many words and phrases we should be abolishing from our business conversations; in our marketing, selling, advertising etc. Why? Because unless we can back them up, they are somewhat meaningless. Especially when [...]

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Why the Job Seeking Experience is Set to Improve

May 5, 2010 – 3:05 pm

“The #1 reason why people turn down job offers is the way that they were treated during the hiring process.” In March this year, Dr. John Sullivan wrote a powerful article for ERE on How Candidate Abuse Is Costing Your Firm Millions of Dollars in Revenue. The article is written for Recruitment and HR professionals; however, [...]

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