Cinderella 2014: Taking a break from hearth cleaning at home, Cinderella scours searchforaprincess.com when she spies the perfect role advertised at Prince Charming Inc. Seems the CEO, Prince Charming, is looking for a Princess to co-manage his kingdom. The successful...
Prepare Yourself
Of Plans and Pylons: What is your job search strategy?
Has there been a freeway, bridge or major construction where someone wakes one morning and thinks: “ That would be a good idea, I’ll build a bridge! Fred? Hand me a steel pylon !” No major decisions should ever be contemplated without a plan. Many...
Interview Paralysis
The other day I was sent the Word of the Day by a friend. It was Anatidaephobia. Before you race to Google it, I’ll save you the time. Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. (I vowed to get that into a...
Job Search: When it all Turns Sour
Every day, probably every second, someone will have the decision to leave a job made for them. One of those people could be you. It may be that administrators shut down your company with no warning, or you are forced to take a redundancy, or you fall on your sword for...
Facing Facts
Some people have a knack for walking into roles for which they are, on paper at least, entirely unqualified. Passion and wanting it so much it hurts, as any failed Australian or American Idol contestant can tell you, doesn’t make it happen for the rest of us....
How are those New Year’s Resolutions Panning Out?
Don’t tell me, because I’m about to guess. Your New Year’s Resolution to lose a few pounds? It’s been broken already hasn’t it? Sure it has! You’re only human after all! And that other resolution; the one where you said that this is...



