Most of us struggle when it comes to discussing our personal strengths. One of the questions I ask clients the most – whether I’m helping them with career choice, career change or interview preparation – is what are you naturally good at? And I’m very used to getting a blank look in response. That’s fine […]
Career Scoop: Television Presenter
What’s your Job Title? Television Presenter. In a nutshell, what do you do? I tell stories and share information with an audience about the places I visit and the people I meet. Why did you decide to become a Television Presenter? I always wanted to work on television ever since I did work experience when […]
Career Scoop: Manager, Financial Planning
In a nutshell, what do you do? I manage a team of Financial Planners, delivering advice – primarily on superannuation – to super members and non-members. At the moment, we’re expanding our license, to include both super and non-super funds – and provide advice on managed funds, life insurance, shares etc. Why did you decide […]
Career Scoop: Psychologist (Generalist, Private Practice)
In a nutshell, what do you do? In private practice, my main role is to work with clients during a one hour session, this might be once a week or fortnightly. Sessions are often individual, though it can also be with couples, or with families. During this time, there’s a lot of talking, with me […]
Career Advice: Turned off by personal branding?
There’s been a lot of talk about personal branding recently, particularly in the business world – and more recently, in career development circles. Google the term and you get millions of results (I just did, and got 52,900,000). For all that, it’s a concept that many people misunderstand… Yet it’s really important for your future […]
Do you really want to climb that career ladder?
When you think of careers… 1. What’s your idea of success? 2. What does progression look like? 3. What does promotion mean? Granted, the picture might lead you… but in my experience, most of us grew up with the idea of a career ladder – a steady, upwards career trajectory. Typically, it goes something like this: Get onto […]
