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Are you a savvy networker?

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It’s pleasing to hear that many people are now recognising the importance of building and nurturing their networks not only when actively seeking new job opportunities, but as a long-term and integral career management strategy. Your contact list (your ‘circle of influence’ as I like to call it) is worth far more than gold and [...]

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Projecting a professional persona

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Recently through my one of networks, I was introduced to a person who required some assistance with his resume and cover letter. I was quite happy to provide this person with some practical advice and scheduled to meet him at a local café. It wasn’t long after we had finished the introductions that I wondered [...]

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How do I make a successful career change?

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This fortnight’s question comes from Marleen, when she asks Dear Annemarie Do you have any suggestions how I could make a career change over to a Research Analyst role, or incorporate it with my 10 years Information Technology experience? – Marleen G. Dear Marleen, Whenever considering a career change, one strategy I like to adopt [...]

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Successful career change from IT to Social Care Work

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This fortnight’s question comes from Moira, when she asks Dear Annemarie I am in IT and have been for 10 years and have been a Project Manager for the last 5 years. I have known for a long time this was actually not my vocation and I needed to be in a position where I [...]

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Discovering your personal brand

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One of our Career Communiqué Radio Community members asked a great question in the Personal Branding forum which I thought I’d concentrate on in this fortnight’s article. Heather asks: “How would you go about creating your Personal Brand? This is something I get stuck on because I’m not sure which direction I want to go.” [...]

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How do I address career breaks in my resume?

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This fortnight’s question comes from Susanne, when she asks: Dear Annemarie Due to family-related circumstances I had to give up my job some 18 months ago and am now looking at re-entering the workforce. Is it proper to put on a resume "Sabbatical" or should it be explained more? – Susanne. Dear Susanne, An important [...]

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Informational Interviewing – secure your success

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Informational interviewing can play a pivotal role in building your network and can also allow you to uncover opportunities in the hidden job market. Unfortunately however, this is a tool often ignored in a job seeker’s job search. Find out how you can accelerate your job search success by conducting informational interviews. To read the [...]

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Interviews: How do I tackle Illegal Interview Questions?

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This fortnight’s question comes from Sharon, when she asks: Dear Annemarie During a few recent interviews, I have been asked ‘inappropriate’ questions by interviewers about children and my age. I thought these types of questions were illegal? – Sharon. Dear Sharon, Unfortunately, I’d have to say that quite a few of our subscribers have been [...]

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Life after retrenchment: How do I discover my ideal career?

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This fortnight’s question comes from Penelope, when she asks: Hi Annemarie After a recent retrenchment (from a job I didn’t really like so it’s great timing really), how do I go about finding out what the ideal career is for me? I have no idea where to start. – Penelope Hi Penelope, I’m sorry to [...]

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Management undervaluing staff at alarming rates!

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A recent article in the paper – MxNews caught my eye, where they reported some staggering results following a recent survey (conducted by Insync) that questioned 14,000 employees about whether or not they felt their work was being recognized or rewarded by their managers. According to survey findings, 78 per cent of employees did not [...]

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