Bold, tell-it-like-it-is job search advice for executives and aspiring leaders - from multi-award winning resume writer and coach, Gayle Howard.

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You simply can’t please everyone

Posted June 24th, 2011 Category: Prepare Yourself 0 Comment

I know the process of job search is hard. People ranging from your mum to the supervisor at work and the friend-of-a-friend who is a manager will give advice that ranges from outdated and absurd, to the cutting edge. I also know it is confusing. The fact is, you can show your resume to ten [...]

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You Only Get One Chance: The American Idol Analogy

Posted April 7th, 2011 Category: Prepare Yourself 0 Comment

Most of you have probably caught American Idol on TV. At the least, you will likely know that it’s a talent competition that week-after-week eliminates competitors until the eventual winner remains. During the hectic rounds of auditions, where thousands of hopefuls arrive at stadiums to have their shot at celebrity and riches, there will always [...]

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Job Loss Recovery: Transform Your Thinking

Posted October 21st, 2010 Category: Prepare Yourself 5 Comments

Losing a job brings about the same emotions as the death of a loved one. The Job Loss Recovery Program using guided visualisation produces outstanding results. All you need is an audio tape, a comfy chair and the will to imagine. As I’m now certified in administering this tool, I thought I’d provide you with [...]

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Favourite Resources for Job Seekers

Posted September 27th, 2010 Category: Career Collective, Prepare Yourself 37 Comments

Every so often, a new batch of job seekers are born. Wet behind the ears and new to the game, their eyes are wide with anticipation, hope and a thirst for knowledge. They need some resources and of course I’ll oblige. Some of these resources cost money, some don’t. Sometimes the things that do cost, [...]

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I’m out of a job! How the heck did that happen?

Posted August 27th, 2010 Category: Prepare Yourself 8 Comments

“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?” Sybil’s world has been rocked. Last week administrators took over her employer’s company and she is having a tough time coming to grips [...]

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Changing Careers: Are you up for it?

Careers can evolve and progress over decades or they can move rapidly—prompted by life-changing circumstances such as retrenchment, a personal revelation, or the ill-health of a family member. If change is being forced upon you or you have decided to take the plunge and follow your “bliss” be prepared to become more agile—in your thinking, [...]

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