With the mental health fall out from the pandemic there’s been a huge demand for counsellors to help us understand what happened and how its personally impacted us.

I know for myself it’s made me question the way I work, the relationships I have, what I want to do with my life etc and I have found myself at times in that state called languishing.

By this I mean, not full blown depression, but a bit of the “can’t be bothereds.”

I’ve been able to pull myself out of this with a morning sea dip and meditation.

But for other people, it’s been much worse – and it’s easy to see how anxiety is playing out among the population.

That’s why I am delighted to have done this interview with Roohi Ahmad.

Roohi is an experienced counselor and passionate about what she does and sharing her experience with others.

She’s got some great advice on what the job is really like, how to break in if you don’t have much experience, and how networking can help you make your next move.

So let’s give it up with a BIG round of applause and welcome Roohi to the Career Care Package YouTube channel!!

 

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So here’s the big thing.

Type “tell me about yourself” into YouTube and you’ll see 100’s of videos on how to answer this question.

What’s worse is each coach will tell you their way is the best way.

Because I am kind, and always helpful, I thought I’d do something different.

Instead of me telling you what to do, I personally tried a couple of ways of answering “tell me about yourself” so you don’t have to. [click to continue…]

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And now for something refreshingly different.

As a Career Coach I know images are much more powerful than words. I know people process images 1000’s of times faster than words, which helps them connect on a much deeper level with what they actually see vs what they read.

But rarely do I use images in my work.

Nor have I seen any great resources to help people understand their career better with images.

Until now.

So I am delighted to present to you, the Big Book of Career Doodles: 87 Visual Ideas to Inspire a Great Career. [click to continue…]

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Put in the search term “how to get a job in Australia” into YouTube, and you’ll get A LOT of videos on this topic.

So why did I film this video I hear you ask?

Well, while there are many vloggers out there who’ll tell you how they found a job, it’s advice that comes from only one perspective – theirs.

Some of the advice is good.

But some of it is pretty basic.

So you could watch 100’s of videos and pick out the advice that you may be able to apply to you.

OR, you could watch just one video that gives you my best 5 tips from having helped 100’s of newly arrived professionals find their first job here in Australia.

Go now.

You know what to do.

Click here to join the Straight to Shortlist Challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Looking to level up your LinkedIn profile?

I’ve just filmed this live LinkedIn profile review for you to help you optimize your LinkedIn profile and attract interest from recruiters and employers using LinkedIn.

Here are 4 reasons to watch it.

  1. You’ve been on LinkedIn for a long time, but you’ve always thought “is there something missing?” or my “LinkedIn profile could be better, but I’m just not sure how to make it pop!”
  2. You can see you’re coming up in recruiter’s searches, but they’re not clicking through as much as you think they should.
  3. You’re getting contacts from recruiters, but they’re not discussing the RIGHT jobs with you.
  4. All the LinkedIn advice you watch and read seems too generic, you’d like to know what that means in “real life” and how you could apply that advice to you.

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Let’s face it making cold connections on LinkedIn is a little daunting.

Yes you can do it, and TOTALLY rock it…and this is part of what I teach on the Straight to Shortlist Challenge.

But what if there’s another way to break the ice and bring people to you, than reaching out cold and introducing yourself.

You, know what I am about to say next, don’t you?

Yep, I just filmed a video about how break the ice with just one post on LinkedIn.

I show you how to re-warm (not a real word) old connections, and warm up (these are nice words) potential new connections in a genuine way that kick starts the very conversations can can lead to job offers.

This is not a what you “should do” Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah video. [click to continue…]

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