“Life is like a stream.   Go with the flow and you may...

Seeking a a job with long-term prospects? In these straitened times that obviously makes sense. So a recent research paper* offers some suggestions, which you might find helpful. On the other hand, you might not!

Do you fancy becoming a nano-medic or replacement body part manufacturer? Or perhaps a career as a “memory surgeon” would be more to your liking. Apparently, in the near future the amount of digital information and knowledge the brain will have to accumulate will...

In today's economic climate planning a change of job presents a challenge. Planning a change of career may seem like climbing a mountain. However, the ability to manage change is a very marketable competence so demonstrating it in your approach to developing your career will have a double benefit.

And remember, a desire to change your career is a sign that you are still developing as a person so approach it in a positive frame of mind – even if you are feeling pretty negative a...

Your CV is one of the most important documents you will ever put together. So let's have a quick look at things to avoid if you want yours to end in the recruiter's pile for the “short list” rather than in the bin.

Going on, and on – and on!

Curriculum Vitae may, literally, mean the course of one's life but recruiters are not interested in that. They are interested in what you can do for them. So keep it short, succinct and relevant. Whilst two pages are the standard, very ...

Like the New Year, autumn - or Fall if you prefer – is one of those times when job-related blues can really hit home. The holiday period is over and it's a long haul to the next break. You are back at work and nothing has changed. You are bored or under pressure. Your boss is unreasonable and your career seems to be going nowhere fast.

At recessionary times like these, it can seem that the only option is to sit tight and wait for the employment market to pick up so that you ...

Journalist. Lawyer. Diplomat. Academic. Doctor. These were some of the career choices of a group of students from Leicester University whose presentations I helped to assess a few weeks ago. The students were taking part in Leicester Uni’s excellent Employability Programme and I was there are part of my volunteer commitment as a Business Champion for the East Midlands Development Agency. The standard of the presentations was excellent and a tribute to the university.

The purpose of this Em...

Coping With Redundancy

Today's job market is tough. And, unfortunately, redundancy is a key component of that.

Today's job market is tough.   And, unfortunately, redundancy is a key component of that.

True there will be attempts to make light of it with articles in the press proclaiming redundancy is an opportunity and features on individuals for whom it has been the push they've needed to change their lives.

For most people though, losing your job is a pretty traumatic experience. It...