Not everyone in your workplace is your friend. And don’t you forget it. Searching for a job is a stressful experience. It’s filled with high expectations, frustration and dashed hopes. Sometimes you’re bursting to confide in the people you work with...
Prepare Yourself
I’m out of a job! How the heck did that happen?
“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?” Sybil’s world has been rocked. Last week administrators took over her employer’s company and she is having...
Conquer Interview Anxiety: Practical Action Steps for Jobseekers
Navigating a job interview can induce stress, and many jobseekers escalate this to unhealthy levels of anxiety. Concerns often focus on attire, sweaty palms, and potential verbal blunders, causing the candidates to obsess over numerous “what-ifs.” The Fine...
Heating up your job search. Five ways to dismiss those winter blues
As the wind howls down the cold city streets reminding you of the folly of not wearing fleecy undergarments, you can always count on your humorous friend to cheerfully remark “Is it cold enough for you?” as you take refuge inside the warm coffee shop where...
Going up? The 30-second Elevator Pitch
Dave the job seeker assured me he had prepared this elevator pitch. “Okay!” I said, “Hit me with it”. He began. “I was born in 1969 in Melbourne Australia” he started. I went to school at Box Hill South Primary School until I was 12 or so, and then I became a student...
An interview? Don’t panic – have a plan!
Your heart skips a beat as you disconnect the call. A combination of nausea and elation hit you as you turn to your partner wide-eyed, incredulous. “I got the interview” you say quietly as if by saying it louder you’ll somehow make it untrue. As you...