I’m not going to go into too much detail on this for the moment but just throw the idea in the air and see how many upward and forward looking individuals catch the theory. Work Self Efficacy, which has its roots in Self Efficacy a construct of Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory. I had parked
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I thought yesterday seemed like any other day. Went to work. Came home. Went to bed. Nothing unusual. Or so I thought until I woke to see the news this morning. Youth unemployment at its highest for 17 years and not enough female executives in board rooms. Does it feel like the 80’s all over again? Whats the
Lost Generation(s) or Generation Right Off? Read More »
The article is up and ready to read. Due to the global economic climate over the last 4 years, there has been a dramatic change in recruitment; the net result has seen the employment market become a fiercely competitive and often brutal arena. If you do not have creative writing skills,an understanding of how to
In today’s job market, jobseekers at all levels and especially senior level executives must not underestimate the importance of having a strong, professional Curriculum Vitae. As the Partner of a successful executive level recruitment and professional CV writing firm for 15 years, I have found that this is the key to beating the competition and
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Beyond being just a cold callers dream come true, Linkedin has jostled and elbowed its way to the top of an unsteady pile of business networking sites. Often referred to as Facebook for grownups, what is its actual use? Is Linkedin a Facebook for grownups? From an outside perspective, it can have the appearance of
Linkedin. Is it CV, Resume or Balancing Act and Business Card? Read More »
Blame the French! Résumé (or resume, without accents) appears to have its origin in France somewhere between 1800 and 1805. It is the term most commonly used in North America for what is known in the UK as a Curriculum Vitae in full(a Latin phrase and first appears to have been used a century later
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The key issue for anyone writing a CV is that the document conveys them in the best possible light. You have to be able to find a balance of what the reader requires from you to fulfil a given role. All too often people either just waffle about what they think is important instead of
