I Wasn’t Born With It
Tired of staring at your own face in video calls all day? Learn about virtual filters and Zoom dysmorphia from a career and branding coach.
Survivor’s Syndrome At Work: How To Ease Survivor’s Guilt
The experience of remaining “on board” at work after others have been let go may be like being a pirate on a vast ship. Some of your best mates are gone, you don’t know where the ship is headed next, or whether you want to be on board at a place like this. Some of …
You’ve Been Laid Off. Now What?
Each time I’ve been laid off, I have struggled for some time to make some sense out of what happened. Was it me failing to achieve expectations or did my number come up in the layoff roulette? Often you are given a vague script about your role no longer fitting the company’s direction, given heaps …
Fastest Growing Jobs in the Next 5 Years
Want to find a job that’s always in demand and pays well? The best bet when starting your job search is to have a career strategy. Whether you want to change careers, make more money, or get started off on the right foot and pay down some bills, you’ll be better off picking a field …
Imposter Syndrome: How to How to Beat it and Shine
Have you ever feared you might be exposed as a fraud at work or amongst friends? You would be surprised how many women deal with this nagging feeling of self-doubt and inadequacy in their lives. It’s this anxiety that someone is going to find out we are not good enough or qualified enough at what …
Unique Interview Questions to Ask the Employer
Are you preparing for a job interview? Good on you for doing your research! Let me help. I’ve scoured my coaching resources, crowdsourced via the web and watched interview training courses to find some of the most unique interview questions. My clients have had a lot of success with these. Just remember to use only …
How To Set Boundaries At Work
Work forms a huge part of our lives. After all, we spend a considerable amount of time at our workplace. Suffice it to say, most people tend to think that their work is their identity. If you ask someone about themselves, they’ll probably start by telling you their name and what they do for a …
Five lesser-known but effective job search tools that aren’t job boards
1) Outsmart the Bots with Improved Resume Keywords Applicant Tracking systems are those infuriating portals that require you to re-type every word of your resume into the system before impersonally thanking you for applying for the job and then ghosting you. Did you know that Applicant Tracking Systems (learn more about them) use AI to …
Want it desperately? Goal-setting is important but so is letting go of control
Have you wanted something so badly that you were obsessed, but it always felt just out of reach? Sometimes the more we want a very specific outcome, and the more we try to control all the variables to make it happen, the less likely it is to come.
Remote Work Tips from an Expert pt. 2
Since the quarantine started, even I have learned a few things about how to improve the working-from-home experience. 1) Teach Outlook to stop asking you to enter a location for every single meeting, which are now virtual. We don’t need yet another reminder from the robots about how lonely we are. 2) Use Snap Camera …