Posts by Sue Parker

How to get career & job search clarity?   Start reflecting on your  WHAT not your WHY.    After many years in a career or company, there can be a sense of confusion on what roles to focus on. Or you may be considering becoming self employed. Contemplating a new job or career change needs to…

Way back in 1967 Sandie Shaw recorded the hit song Puppet on a String.  Whilst the lyrics were written for a love interest, by gee they hold court in the hiring ecosystem.   Do you feel like a hiring puppet on a string when interviewing for jobs? Before I dive into the issue at hand, let’s…

What does being overqualified really mean?  Is it about ageism? Is it just a lazy trite hiring excuse?  How can you  get to the truth?  How can you navigate and minimise the job search risk? These questions keep millions of executives and professionals awake whilst scratching their heads.  And there is no one size fits…

In 2023 we are witnessing a whole new AI world.   I have deep concerns how AI is creating a trust and ethics gap on LinkedIn.   The celebration of the platform’s 20th anniversary this year coincided with the explosion of ChatGPT and OpenAI, of which LinkedIn’s owner Microsoft has invested $10 Billion.   LinkedIn as the worlds…

We are living in a world where each day brings relentless social media posts and news cycles of trauma, crime, wars, death and horrors in Australia and globally. And its not abating any time soon.  This blog discusses why we must stop using trauma-induced marketing language The words and language we read and speak matter.…

Today more than ever, leaders are under the spotlight and being examined for personal integrity, organisational diligence, DEI (diversity, equity & inclusion) and ESG (environmental, social & governance) policies and values.  This is why leaders must step up with gravitas on LinkedIn as this article discusses. The heat is turned onto high with a constant…

Making executive career and professional job decisions comes with varying degrees of contemplation, reward and risk.  But it’s not just the choice that matters, but equally, if not more so, why it was made.  This blog will helps to avoid making career decisions for the wrong reasons. There are many elements and incentives that sway…

No one does exactly what you do in the same way you do it.   This is a reality statement, not a value judgement.  So if you don’t think you are unique, well think again!  Just like fingerprints, there are no two the same. Every fingerprint is unique and impossible to replicate as is every persons…

RUOK day in Australia falls around the 2nd week of September.   This year I am posing a question – RUOK with being ageist?   Hard question for many.  That’s good as ageism impacts peoples mental health across all ages and needs personal reflection. The RUOK message is very important as it focusses on wellbeing,  mental health…

If you have been in a role for a long time and are over 45, chances are you may not be getting paid what you are worth or offered other benefits.   Knowing your worth is the first part of navigating how to ask for a pay rise. Earlier this year I was interviewed on Nova’s…