I wanted to know why people quit their jobs. Last week, I posted a poll on my Linkedin page. More than 93k people viewed this poll in 7 days and 3,500k people voted. Many people believed that “the fish often rots from the head” and with “bad management, comes a...
Quitting a job is easy. Leaving on good terms can be more complicated. No matter how much you dislike a Manager or a company, I don’t recommend or encourage you to ever burn a bridge or end a business relationship with someone unless it's absolutely necessary. ...
2020 was the year without end, but somehow we’re already halfway through the next one. As the financial year comes to a close and we continue to exist in a liminal space between hard lockdowns and a return to normal, it’s a time to pause. To evaluate if we took last...
Your career isn’t over until you decide it is. There’s always time to change and grow, whether that’s with a different company or in an entirely new industry. If your gut is telling you that it’s time to go, explore your options. Be honest about what you want, what you need and whether you’ll have that if you stay in the same place.
You’re one of a kind if Monday’s your favourite day of the week. Most of us enjoy the end of a working week and, even better, a long weekend. But what happens if you genuinely dread Mondays? And Tuesday. And Wednesday. What if you spend mornings staring at the clock,...
Even if we love a job, working without recognition can leave us feeling disengaged and lowers our self-esteem. Contributing to a vision that doesn’t feel like it includes you is discouraging at best. At worst, it’s a reason to quit your job and find a role with a...
I’ve written, recently, about 2021’s talent shortage. Despite all of our fears this time last year, the market is saturated with jobs – a dream situation! It’s a chance for talent to take advantage. No searching job boards without any result. No sending applications...
It's a talent-short market. If you think your prospects of landing a new position are low at the moment, think again – the current job market belongs to talent. There’s a steady stream of amazing roles up for grabs and a lack of (suitable) applicants. If you’re ready...
As we approach, with starts and stops, the light at the end of the COVID tunnel, it’s fun to imagine the open borders, the (partial) return to the office and never having to check whether you have a mask on you. Unfortunately, none of the coronavirus vaccines address...
A vent over a coffee is a pastime across industries for a reason. There’s plenty of studies researching the benefits of work friends, but it’s a no-brainer that you end up at the cafe together. Five days a week gives you a lot of time to make friends and plenty of...
I’ve stressed before that you should never ‘apply to apply’. It wastes your time. It wastes HR’s time. When it’s clear that you’re not a fit, sending in your CV is more likely to permanently shut doors. The company will see your application, not as a genuine...
Most LinkedIn users are just floating in a sea of inactive and ineffective accounts: profiles without pictures. Profiles that haven’t been updated in years. Profiles which only list Microsoft Office as a skill. The site has made networking easier than ever, but that...