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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Lateral Moves: Do you really have to leave your job?

Posted November 26th, 2010 Category: Thinking the right way 1 Comment

Looking for a new job is a typical reaction when you acknowledge your unhappiness with your current role. In these difficult times where competition is high, you may want to ask yourself “Is this what I really want?” What if there was a way to move forward without leaving behind job security and embarking on [...]

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When it’s time to change your job search strategy

Posted November 23rd, 2010 Category: Thinking the right way 3 Comments

You’ve tried everything you can to get a job over the past year. Your hopes have been raised, they’ve been dashed, raised again and dashed again. The couple of interviews you’ve scored, they’ve told you you are over-qualified or under-qualified or you’ve failed to connect in some way. Whatever you’ve been told, it hasn’t been [...]

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An Interview with Mary E. Clark, Director of Professional Recruitment Australia

Posted November 3rd, 2010 Category: Thinking the right way 3 Comments

It’s probably fair to say that most jobseekers have a story or two to tell about recruiters and those stories are not always complimentary! Primarily it’s through the frustration jobseekers feel; the lack of control in the process, the “brick wall” they experience and the conviction that if they could just get in front of [...]

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The Fairytales of Resume Writing Dispelled

Posted October 18th, 2010 Category: resume development, Thinking the right way 12 Comments

Let’s face it. Styles change. Times change. Expectations change. Fairytales change… not so much A fairytale may be a cautionary tale at its inception, but over the years fairytales take on a legend-like status and despite wide ranging cultural, technological, commercial and lifestyle changes, these fairytales remain stubbornly at the forefront of our minds, entrenched [...]

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Resistance to Change: The Enemy of a Successful Job Search Part 2

Posted October 11th, 2010 Category: Communicating, Thinking the right way 3 Comments

Last week we followed Richard. A Chief Operating Officer made redundant from his company, Richard is highly talented; a great leader who would be an asset to any company. There was just one thing wrong. Richard was resistant to change. Put simply, he never trusted himself to step outside his comfort zone and frankly, never [...]

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Resistance to Change: The Enemy of a Successful Job Search: Part 1

Posted October 4th, 2010 Category: Communicating, Thinking the right way 2 Comments

There’s nothing like being comfortable. An easy chair, a warm fire, your favourite wine, a great book and the dog snoozing at your feet. Circumstances like job search though, compel you to step outside your comfort zone, and for those who resist change, it can be a bumpy ride. Richard is a Chief Operating Officer [...]

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