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This one interview question can  totally derail : Tell me about yourself?  No matter a candidates experience, age, gender, occupation, sector  or level, the question sees a rush on Panadol, hiding under the bed covers or a stiff drink or two.   So you need to know how to master the pesky ‘Tell me about yourself’…

A great sauce makes a meal come alive, bringing extra flavour and texture.  Same with job hunting you need something extra to get noticed.  This blog looks at the magic sauce jobseekers must use on LinkedIn.   The inspiration of this blog came this week as I took to media on the back of the  2025…

To convert job applications to interviews you need to become a simply irresistible job candidate. Like bees to flowers you want to create compelling reasons to land interviews.  Competition is tough you must differentiate your executive and professional value. From a pile of candidates CV’s there has to be something special that makes you, well…

It’s demoralising when job applications don’t convert to interviews.  Frustration grows as you wonder why you have been rejected. What was in and out of your control? Truth is many of the reasons you didn’t get an interview have absolutely nothing to do with you.  But conversely some reasons do have a lot to do with…

The jingle ‘It’s Time’ from Gough Whitlam’s famous 1972 election campaign says it all.   The song’s lyrics said: ‘it’s time for freedom, time to give, time for improving, time to come together, time to look ahead, time for moving’. And whilst the jingle was 52 years ago, it’s   worth also noting that   Cold Chisel launched…

Avoiding career clichés is essential to stand out in your career and job search.   Using hackneyed clichés makes you look like any other duck swimming in the hiring pond.   Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, cover letters and other career materials must be unique, bespoke and engaging.    You need to show not tell!   Demonstrate not state!…

Myths, folklore and stereotypes have a lot of answer for alongside the damage they cause.  There are so many valuable lessons from the animal kingdom on squashing stereotypes. Are the myriad of populist beliefs about animals true?  How are they relevant to age discrimination and debunking human stereotypes? What can we learn from them to…

Oprah Winfrey’s speech last month at the USA Democratic National Convention to endorse Kamala Harris was magnificence personified.    Her words were profound  of choosing common sense over nonsense and urgent not just for the American elections but for every human and situation.    You can watch  Oprah’s full 15 minute address here   These 3 lines…

Finding a new job or changing careers is bloody hard at the best of times.  And it’s  even harder when negative conscious and sub conscious attitudes and thoughts take over.  Question then is fear and ego a roadblock to your job search success? . It saddens me to see so many talented people struggle to…

A important career question  – do you seek to transform or validate your your job search?  The right mindset will totally flip your success ratio alongside stress levels and wellbeing. But no beating around the bush, the mental and energy toll of seeking a new job cannot be underestimated for professional and executives. I see…