Category: Career
Taking a Real Life Practice Interview
I have been applying for jobs for the past eight months. I’ve redone my resume a couple of times and I’ve redone my cover letter more times than I can count. It has been a bit discouraging as no one has taken the bait. Well, let me rephrase that. I’veRead More
Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
I hate this question. I hate when I hear it at an interview, and I hate thinking about it when I’m staring into space, pretending to think about work. It’s a ridiculous question. Anyone who has a clear sense of where their career will be in five years either hasRead More
Grow Tall & Stand Out in Your Company
While watching BBC’s Planet Earth the other day, I drew a strong comparison between plants and humans. In areas with dense foliage, plants are in a constant race to grow taller than each other in order to gain their share of available light. The tallest plants leave the others behindRead More
6 Surefire Ways to Fail at Your Next Interview
In my long tenure of working, I have interviewed at a lot of companies and I have interviewed a lot of candidates for jobs at my own place of work. As well as looking at what you should do when it comes to interviewing for a job, looking at waysRead More
What is a 21st Century Career?
In the very olden days, a career was a job you were born into. You became a farmer, a fisher, a blacksmith, or whatever your parents had been, and your children would be the same (unless they wandered off to war or to start a new religion). In the moreRead More
See More Green at Work to Grow Your Career
It seems like every business wants to show it cares about the environment. Here’s how you can care about climate change, the company’s bottom line and your career.
Learn to Climb the Corporate Ladder by Climbing a Mountain
What does an adventure in the wilderness have to with getting a promotion? More than you realize.
How to Win the Work-Life Balance Battle
No matter the work, the idea is always put your best foot forward and maintain a level of excellence. It is pretty standard knowledge that those who make their way to the top of their profession have made it there for a number of reasons; but tremendous effort is whatRead More