By richscot, on August 10th, 2010%
As happiness can often be derived from our level of satisfaction with our personal relationships (outside work) and our job satisfaction – it is important that we consider re-tooling to get us back on track and well, be happier ! . . . → Read More: Re-Tooling for a New Career
By richscot, on May 14th, 2010%
I was given a subtle signal in 2003 and I did the above and have never looked back. I realised I was a self obsessed idiot at the time and the signal from my boss allowed me to make a 180 degree turn. . . . → Read More: Stepping back from the edge – Getting a second chance
By richscot, on April 24th, 2010%
By creating a plan and executing to that plan you set yourself on an aggressive path to find your job. Yes you need to have the skills to do the job and yes you need to go through terrifying interviews so you need to be realistic about the jobs you can do and practice your interviews. . . . → Read More: The job hunting blues
By richscot, on April 2nd, 2010%
I told him that for myself whenever I am looking at two or more roles in front of me (if I am lucky enough to have options!) that I would much rather take the role that scares me silly than the role that feels like a warm pair of slippers…you know – comfortable. . . . → Read More: Scare yourself silly ! Confronting Career Options
By richscot, on January 26th, 2010%
Social media can seem very overwhelming to many and the answer I hear from colleagues is that they ‘don’t have time to keep up’. In all honesty I probably spend 30mins a fortnight if that on keep details up to date.
. . . → Read More: Social Media Luddite? How to create a social media presence
By richscot, on November 4th, 2009%
Two people came to me for advice recently and my answer for both of them was to resign – and they did. . . . → Read More: How to resign well !
By richscot, on October 29th, 2009%
Many people are confronted, including me, by the cross-roads we may reach in our careers. These are the places where we have different choices that will likely take us down different paths, for a short time or a long time.
Inside
Ever heard the saying, ‘Be careful what you wish for ‘ ? You may have been targeting . . . → Read More: Career or Life – Inside & Out?
By richscot, on September 26th, 2009%
I was on a flight from New York to LA heading for interview when it dawned upon me that the way I structured my current CV or resume may not be appropriate for the audience to whom I was meeting. I was lucky enough to be sitting in business class and had struck up a conversation with this guy in his late 50′s sitting next to me, he was a self-made man who had stashed away tonnes of cash so I figured he’d have an opinion. So I asked him what did think was important in a CV. . . . → Read More: Writing a High Impact CV or Resume
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