When looking for a job – leave your ego, your opinion, and your biases at the door because anything goes… I’ve (wrongly) assumed for quite a while that senior level jobs (VP level upwards) simply aren’t advertised. I mean just go look on LinkedIn and there are very few to choose from in Asia. But […]
Category: Career Advice
When you go for an interview, you should reframe it as though you are going for a sales meeting.
And you are the product! And just like any good salesperson you need to close the sale! For example, picture this…. It’s a sliding doors moment, you’re in an interview and it’s approaching the end. You think it’s going well…you hope it’s going well!! But the interviewer hasn’t mentioned next steps yet and you’re starting […]
MY NEW BOSS DOESN’T LIKE ME, WHAT SHOULD I DO????
We’ve all been there at some point in our career haven’t we… Working in a company we’re happy at, in a job we enjoy, working with a boss we like… Life’s good! And then BOOM, the company makes changes and suddenly you’ve got a new boss, only this one is a real jerk!! Ok maybe […]
You might be performing well but are you fulfilling your potential?
This was a question I posed to a client last week as she thought about life in her current role. Turns out it’s been something on her mind for a while but she’d dismissed it preferring to stay focussed and positive. However recently, she’s started to notice more and more people around her being promoted […]
Is there anything else more important in life than HEALTH, FAMILY, and CAREER?
To ‘optimize’ your experience aka your ‘happiness’ in each of these categories you’ve got to be proactive. It’s truly worrying that most people aren’t really happy in their career. A recent HBR article reconfirmed what many recruiters already know – 70% of people on LinkedIn are ‘passive’ candidates – that is they are not […]
Looking for a new job? Act As If…
“Act As If…” In the classic sales movie Boiler Room, Ben Affleck famously says, “Act as if you’re the f*cking president of this firm. Act as if you’re got an 9 inch c*ck. Okay? Act as if!” This is a highly entertaining form of putting the placebo effect into play! The placebo effect is very, […]
FOCUS YOUR RESUME ON YOUR FUTURE BOSS…
I think every resume should have an ‘Executive Summary’ not a ‘Career Summary’. You may just think it’s semantics but your outcome will be emphatic! Your ‘Executive Summary’ is not a short paragraph summarizing your career It’s a strategic power statement of intent specifically written for the reader (i.e your future boss) This slight change […]
Don’t leave your life to chance…
According to LinkedIn, 70% of people are classified as ‘passive’ candidates That is, people who are not actively trying to get a new job, but are open to the idea of a better opportunity. If you are one of the so-called 70% ‘passive’ candidates, what the hell are you waiting for? If you want a […]
“Motivation gets you started, habit keeps you going.”
This quote was on the back of an old gym card I had years ago that has always stuck with me. It’s sometimes hard to get yourself into the gym but once you’re in, you never regret a workout. And once you go a few times and get into a routine, the habits you formed […]
Why do you want to leave your job?
You’ve decided to look for a new job but how deeply have you evaluated your reasons why? Is it having an impact on your health? Keeping you up at night, the first thing on your mind when you wake? Or is it more a slight irritation like her aching limb, annoying but not serious enough […]