An elevator pitch is a great little tool to use as part of your job search strategy or more generally throughout your career to convey what is unique and valuable about you. It’s a simple, concise message that you can bring out in any situation where you need to really grab the attention of the … Read more
An informational interview can become a powerful tool in your career arsenal. It’s incredibly versatile. Whether you’re using it for inside information on a company, scoping out whether a certain role is right for you or to make valuable contacts in the right places, it delivers results. You will only get so far researching online … Read more
Informational interviews sound like a lot of hard work for little gain but in reality, the opposite is true. Once you learn the art of the informational interview it can be a valuable source of knowledge and connections that will help you with much more than just finding a job. We think informational interviews should … Read more
Searching for jobs is a skill in itself. Are you simply browsing online for the jobs that are presented to you in nice neat packages or are you digging a bit deeper? The hidden job market is a huge slice of all available job opportunities, so it pays to develop the skill of unlocking it. … Read more
That title is a little misleading. I’m still afraid of cold showers. Just a little bit. But I do them every day, at least once, usually more. Actually, I haven’t had a warm shower for several months. I’m still afraid of cold showers, but I still do them. That is my biggest take away from … Read more
Wim Hof is rapidly making a name for himself as the instigator of a breathing revolution. There are many breathing techniques out there, but none have been so targeted towards overall health enhancement than the Wim Hof Method. It is widely recognised that we do not breathe as well as we should [1]. This is … Read more
Sounds mysterious, doesn’t it? It really isn’t. Most people will describe the hidden job market as the jobs that are not advertised publicly, but this doesn’t really give the full picture. The majority of job seekers will conduct their searches through online job boards or recruiters or a combination of both. But employers are not … Read more
You’ve been asking your company for details about what will happen when your furlough ends and you’re not getting a satisfactory response, or you’re getting a fairly standard response and suspect something might be afoot. There are a lot of people in this exact position right now as the deadline for furlough looms. It’s going … Read more
It’s never a good idea to conduct a job search in a state of desperation, fear or panic. Setting yourself up with the right mindset is just as important as the work you do finding and applying for jobs. Yes, you are without a job right now, but that is not the end of the … Read more
How annoying is this? You’ve got a successful career and you actually like it a lot of the time but something just isn’t quite right. You should just suck it up and get on with it right? That’s what you’ve been doing for a while now and nothing bad is happening. Yet. Let’s dig a … Read more