If you have recently graduated from university, or are about to, congratulations! It’s a big achievement – all those years of study, late nights and exam stress. You deserve to celebrate your success. But then what? Ahead of you lies a great life and career as you put what you have learned to use. However,…
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The room is dark, apart from the bright spotlight shining down upon you. Beads of sweat are running down your face. “What did you do in your last role…. And don’t lie to me?!” Ever had a bad dream that reminds you of an interrogation scene from a movie. You are in a job interview.…
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Life, for most of us at least, was far simpler as a child. Our imaginations ran wild. We played games and enjoyed great adventures. We designed roads in the sandpit for our trucks, imagined our grown-up lives with the help of Barbie and Ken dolls and “went camping” in tents made out of sheets spread…
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I’m a connector. I love introducing people in my network to each other, especially when I can see synergies. Sometimes magic happens and that introduction leads to extraordinary outcomes. Karen Dennett I met Karen at a Perth Learning Professionals event. Starting her career as a marketer, she retrained as a high school teacher and made…
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Referees can play an important role in your career success, a fact that many job seekers fail to appreciate. What will your former employer say? There have been several times over the years, when I’ve telephoned a referee listed on a candidate’s resume, and when I have said, “We are considering so-and-so for a role,”…
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Sometimes we hear a story that resonates with us and the Bicycle Book story resonated with me. Have you ever asked why certain things are done at your workplace? If you have, you may have been told, “I don’t know. It’s just what we do. We’ve always done it this way.” The Bicycle Book Story In 2012…
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Have you ever felt like a deer in headlights in a job interview? Your interviewer has just said, “So, tell me about yourself” and you freeze, not sure how to respond. During my long career in recruitment and management, I have interviewed thousands of people. I often used “tell me about yourself” as an opener as…
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If you could sit on this bench and speak with anyone – dead or alive – who would it be? It’s an often-asked question. For me, the answer is simple. My Grandad, Stanley Lucas. My Grandad When I was a child, Grandad was just Grandad. He and Nana visited us every Saturday bringing pocket money…
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When my children were little, I enjoyed watching ABC’s Play School with them, although sometimes I’d catch myself singing and doing the actions to “I’m a Little Teapot” or “Heads and Shoulders, Knees and Toes” and realise I was the only one left in the room. The kids had gone to play with their toys…
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Whilst driving the other day Sean, in his lilting Irish tones said to me, “In two hundred metres, turn left”. Sean wasn’t my passenger but the electronic voice on my GPS. Anyway, it got me thinking about directions of another kind – career directions. Your map (AKA resume) I speak with a lot of people…
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