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Once in a while, clients or students come to me looking for something I just can’t do -- magic. That’s not what they say they’re asking for, but that’s what they want.

I’ve written before about unrealistic client expectations. In fact my book, In Search of the Fun-Forever Job was based years of ...

I am taking a short (very short) break from writing about finding your passion and I want to explore/ explode some myths that the “experts” keep telling Job Seekers about what happens during your job search, and what is important for the Job Seeker to think about.

I am coming from the perspective ...

Duran Duran is not number one, Back to The Future and Footloose are not on at the movies, and MC Hammer's trousers and my leg warmers are well and truly locked away, so why are so many recruitment companies still setting targets as if we were recruiting in the 80’s/90’s?


Back to the Future


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As a a user and indebted advocate of HootSuite, I understand how they have become a worldwide brand. The tools are incredibly useful in day-to-day social media management and create brand ambassadors by offering affordable online training courses, complete with a badge that users are eager to share ...

Whether you're a newly qualified teacher or have been moulding the young minds of our future for years, supply teaching can seem like a different entity; an unknown beast with new challenges. Whilst supply teaching does come with its own challenges it also comes with some great benefits.

Supply ...

In my experience, industry knowledge whilst useful doesn’t necessarily equal success and can fail to enable innovation. I’ve come across plenty of HR candidates who know their own business but don’t necessarily have a deep commercial understanding of their sector, the changes shaping it and ...

What really matters is . If you have 50,000 followers, but get no engagement on any posts on Twitter or likes on Facebook, then does the number of followers really matter?

Instead of worrying about quantity, focus on quality. Social media users are way more likely to engage with posts/tweets ...

Nothing will feel as competitive as the online job search. You could send out a dozen applications, only to join the sea of job seekers doing the same. Without the advantage of a physical meeting, it is difficult for hiring managers to see the difference between you and other potential candidates ...

As an immensely powerful tool and an online platform with high influx of visitors, social media allows people and businesses all over the world to connect with each other instantaneously. The extreme visibility might sometimes be a drawback when anything you say can and will be used against you by a ...

If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, are you following in the footsteps of the greats who came before you? There’s no one “right way” to be an entrepreneur, but the most successful seem to have a few things in common. For starters, they notoriously get up very early (as do creatives ...