An informational interview is a tool to help you become informed about a new job area, industry or career path you may be interested in exploring – it’s the stage that happens before you apply for jobs in that area, or before you land a formal interview. Simply put it’s a structured conversation you have … Continue reading Informational Interviews
It’s widely stated that 80% of jobs are never advertised, so if you’re predominantly spending your job search in front of a screen scrolling through job boards, you need to make some changes to your search strategy. It’s certainly important to have an online presence and include LinkedIn and job boards as part of your … Continue reading Find the job you want
More From My Career was born from the belief that work doesn’t have to make you miserable. It is possible to do work which is rewarding, stimulating, meaningful, or fulfilling, or even all of those things combined. But it would be unrealistic to think that work should be a source of any of those things … Continue reading Side projects
“Work isn’t meant to make you happy all the time.” This was one takeaway from a conversation I had with Scott Anthony Barlow, CEO and Founder of Happen to Your Career, who I met a few weeks ago. Instead of seeking relentless happiness in your career, he advises that finding a good fit is more … Continue reading Work isn’t meant to make you happy all the time
This is the third in a series of short blog posts about quizzes that could help inform a career change. According to Scott Dinsmore, founder of Live Your Legend, 80% of people are working in jobs they don’t like. He created the Should I Quit Test as a quick-fire multiple-choice quiz to give people a … Continue reading Should I Quit
