Last year, I worked with a client whose story is a cautionary tale. Finishing High School, she was thinking about her options, and exploring possible studies. She came along with her parents, who were lovely people and clearly committed to supporting their daughter. But as the career consult progressed, something wasn’t adding up. The person in […]
Career Scoop: Helicopter Pilot / Instructor
In a nutshell, what do you do? I instruct students who’ve never sat in a helicopter before, taking them from ‘this is a helicopter’ to gaining their commercial licence. This takes as long as the student needs, but it’s normally around 6 months by the time you factor in weather, time for exams etc. Why […]
Career Scoop: Medical Scientist (Pathology)
What’s your Job Title? Medical Scientist, in Pathology. In a nutshell, what do you do? We receive and test samples from patients, to help the medical team understand what’s going on and enable them to treat someone appropriately. Samples can be anything that is excreted (urine, faeces, sputum synovial fluid, or fluid out of a […]
Career advice: Where do you get your juice?
How’s your energy today? Did you get up this morning refreshed and ready to roll… Or did you drag yourself out of bed, dreading the day and wishing it was the weekend? By the time you leave work today, how will you feel? Will you be ‘good’ tired from a day that was, for the […]
Career Scoop: Recruitment Consultant
What’s your Job Title? Recruitment Consultant. In a nutshell, what do you do? As a Recruitment Consultant, the primary focus is to match candidates to vacancies within a client’s company. The client has a vacancy or a job requisition that they’re looking to fill, and our role is to source a suitable candidate for that […]
Career Scoop: Journalist
What’s your Job Title? Journalist. In a nutshell, what do you do? I research and write newspaper articles and magazine features. My work also extends to producing radio documentaries, teaching journalism at tertiary level, and doing media training for corporate organisations. As a staff journalist, I covered a specific round for a specific masthead and […]
