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You know how there are things you do every day for work yet there are plenty of things you do every day for fun?

Sometimes you think, wouldn’t it be great to combine the two?

There’s actually good reason to want to.

Psychological research says if you find a job that’s aligned to your strengths, you’ll be more productive. You’ll be promoted more often, and you’ll earn more money.

Sounds great right?

Not so fast. [click to continue…]

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Hey Happy Christmas & See You Next Year

by K B , updated on March 10, 2020

Merry Merry Christmas,

It’s been lovely having you as a reader of the Interview IQ blog.

At the risk of sounding like the start of the Queen’s Christmas message, this time of year I always reflect on how the year has progressed and re-cap on things that have inspired me.

For this inspiration I need to thank you.

Thank you for continuing to read my blog and supporting my business.

I think the fact that you’re still reading my blog posts says something about you and what you’d like to achieve in your career.

So I hope you applaud yourself for the wonderful things you’ve achieved this year “even if you’re like me and forget to give yourself a pat on the back sometimes.

Please have a wonderful festive season, and I look forward to connecting up again early next year.

Karalyn

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Our survey results are in.

And the findings are super interesting.

If you’re beating yourself up because you’re finding it tough to sell yourself in interview I hope it helps you to know you’re not alone.

The number one challenge people have in looking for a new job is selling themselves in interview.

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I have a bit of a conundrum about how to answer this.

Sometimes I see that people have “volunteer” or “pro-bono” in their job title on LinkedIn. But while they may not be paid, the work they are doing is anything but what the job title implies.

This is important to talk about, why? [click to continue…]

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[Podcast] How to create a compelling LinkedIn profile

by K B , updated on March 17, 2020

Photo by Sheelah Brennan on Unsplash

Short and sweet this week.

If you are looking for ways to make the most of the amazing job hunting tool that is LinkedIn (no they’re not paying me to plug them) have a listen to this podcast I recorded earlier this month with my good friend and professional colleague Naishadh Gadani.

On his Your Career Down Under Podcast he focuses on helping professional migrants with career and job issues, interviewing HR experts, Career Coaches and Recruiters.

Check out the one we recorded on how to create a compelling LinkedIn profile. [click to continue…]

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