Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 - economics, employment, job hunting, job search, recruitment, redundancy, tutorial

Redundancy or Jump? I get asked this question of redundancy or jump constantly at present, which only goes to fuel my thought that the economy has not yet turned around. Here is a version of the question, with my thoughts and suggested actions: Loren asks: When is the best time to jump from a sinking [...]

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Monday, June 29th, 2009 - CV Tips, How to Write a CV, Professional CV, career change, career management, cv writing, how to make a cv, professionalism, tutorial

Senior job title Daniel, a Chief Software architect, asks: I was having a debate with my divisional director, about adding the word senior to a job title. He questioned the value, concluding that it doesn’t mean anything any more. I prefer a title of Chief Architect, what do you think? In answer: My most common [...]

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Monday, May 18th, 2009 - Blog

Perception of Volunteer photo credit: Nevada Tumbleweed Joanne asks: I sometimes hear that it’s detrimental to include the word “volunteer” on a profile, as it implies that the experience and training is not “real.” Many feel that the volunteer work should be listed, but without the word “volunteer.” However, does this imply that the work [...]

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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 - career coaching, career management, employment, health

Mental Illness and Work photo credit: Photos8.com Helen asks: I am currently working in the NHS as a permanent member of staff. I have been here 5 weeks. I thought I had a hold over my anxiety but its still there and being on reception is making it worse for me. I have been to [...]

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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 - career change, career transition, disciplinary procedure, job hunting, job search, legal, regulation, tutorial

Sacked Job Search photo credit: woodleywonderworks Rob asks: Can you be sacked for looking for another job? A friend of mine works nights and wants to go onto days as his wife is pregnant. His work wants him on nights and wont change anything for him so he has started to look for another job. [...]

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