How to prepare for an Assessment Centre
The assessment centre can be a daunting prospect, particularly if you’ve never attended one before. Here’s some things to think about before you go! Continue reading How to prepare for an Assessment Centre
Category: Career Coach Posts
The Big Meat in the STAR Sandwich
Students often come in to see me with feedback from employers who tell them they are not going into enough depth when answering competency based questions and it’s usually quite clear to me, after listening to one or two answers, why they were given this feedback. So let me share it with you… Continue reading The Big Meat in the STAR Sandwich
You wouldn’t run a marathon in flip flops
We all make mistakes during interviews but there are some ways you can insure yourself against this… Continue reading You wouldn’t run a marathon in flip flops
Careers Coaching Appointments with Henley Careers
What is a careers coaching appointment and why should you have one? Read this article to find out! Continue reading Careers Coaching Appointments with Henley Careers
Keep on keeping on
So the holidays are over, the new year has begun and we’re back to work/academia. For some there will be renewed energy, either in their current work, or to make that change that they’ve been putting off ad infinitum. There are lots of articles focusing on those people. For many of us though work will seem more a less of a trudge, the same-old-same-old, that … Continue reading Keep on keeping on
Coping to Achieve Contentment
At a recent informal managers’ forum I noticed that the discussion wasn’t around strategy, tactics, achievements or success, it was about coping. The discussions were around managing within the maelstrom of stuff that happens in our VUCA world. And what were they aiming to achieve? Happiness? Self-actualisation? No, something that “would do”, that was “OK”, that they were “content” to accept, that were the results … Continue reading Coping to Achieve Contentment
Ready for anything
On Wednesday I was in the audience at a conference when my excellent colleagues, Dan & Sarah, presented how Henley Careers helps post-graduate students achieve their career goals. One of the pillars of the strategy they talked through was Enabling Professional Readiness. But what is Professional Readiness? Is sitting at your desk, twiddling your hair & watching last night’s Love Island on your PC professional? … Continue reading Ready for anything
It’s who you know that counts – who = everyone.
There are lots of people starting, or about to start, new jobs in new employers. For some it will be a first job, or at least a first ‘real job’ – which just means the first job on a career path, rather than just a job that pays.I’m mentioning this because the other day I heard someone say that they wouldn’t mix with the receptionist, … Continue reading It’s who you know that counts – who = everyone.
Don’t Panic
“I wouldn’t have panicked and took the first opportunity that came my way” was the response a current placement student gave me this week when I asked him what he would do differently with respect to his placement year. This is really important advice at this time of the year, and not just for those students at the end of the 2nd year undergraduate degree … Continue reading Don’t Panic
Oh no, not that again
“Please can you look at my CV?” is the phrase that careers consultants hear the most, and if we aren’t careful we’ll think “Oh no, not that again” – but it’s worth considering why it’s the most prevalent question. It could be that that’s the only thing our clients think we do – it’s not, so maybe we need to work harder on messaging. I … Continue reading Oh no, not that again
