Career Planning, Learning and Performance

What’s the final deal clincher that persuades the decision maker to employ you over someone else? Give this thought before working on your application process. I’m going to share some popular business/sales and marketing advice with you that I think is conjecture, or just plain wrong, and then ask you to apply it to your [...]

Here’s the common long way to do your job search: (afterward, I’ll show you the fast way) 1. start sighing, and begin your job search (sighing every so often to spur you on) 2. find and read tarted-up job spec ads designed to promise you a wonderful career doing wonderful things with wonderful people (ensure [...]

One of the biggest reasons why it’s so hard to get in to certain employment or career positions is that there’s too much competition.  These days it’s worse than ever.  Far too much noise. Yet people insist on competing at this level against the thousands.  The person who gets to the top at this level [...]

I sent this post out as a newsletter back in 2008. For those who missed it, it’s worth a look: My advice this month was given to me 10 years ago by a colleague who I deeply respected.  It still holds true and I often think about it.  He explained to me that to increase [...]

Depends what job you’re going for. Yes it should be a functional cv in that it must effectively do what you intend it to do.  If it’s to show your ‘technical’ competency for the role, then this is your priority over aesthetics. Although never neglect to attempt to keep something easy on the eye. If [...]