by K B , updated on March 17, 2020
OK, so I started this challenge to see the benefits regular blogging brings to me, my business and my network.
According to Seth Godin a good business practice is to blog every day.
Apparently the process will make me more creative as I’ll be constantly thinking of new and useful things to blog about.
There’s also the benefit of better Google rankings from producing regular fresh content.
Plus the act of sharing brings me more support from my network.
I’ve been more interested in understanding whether I can commit to the discipline of blogging. As I tend to come up with ideas in a fairly random fashion.
So what have I found? [click to continue…]
by K B , updated on March 17, 2020
I’ve said it before on this blog, and no doubt I’ll say it again – most advertisements I read are TERRIBLE.
I see many clients struggle to know how to respond to what’s required, or end up responding to the wrong jobs.
So if you’re looking for a role, and finding it difficult to understand what the role is really about, here are my favourite questions to put to the recruiter. [click to continue…]
by K B , updated on May 22, 2016
Are you in recruiting and looking to keep updated with the latest trends and technologies?
We’re in such a fast paced environment nowadays, it’s difficult to keep up.
If that’s you, then I suggest you get to #SOSUAU.
#SOSU, the Sourcing Summit, started in Sydney in 2011 and is now held annually in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Europe.
The event brings together sourcing practitioners to network and learn from each other, focuses on hands-on learning and encompasses a range of learning and training formats.
It’s on the 4th of August 2016, in Sydney. [click to continue…]
by K B , updated on March 17, 2020
I shouldn’t be writing this given what I do for a living, but sometimes I have clients insisting that I can help, yet I know that me simply writing a resume is not the best or only solution for them.
We end up having long discussions on other things that can help.
There are certain times in your life when your super snappy CV or amazing LinkedIn profile will only take you so far.
Of course there’s always benefit in having compelling marketing material, don’t get me wrong.
However, if you’ve persisted and persisted and you still can’t find a job, it’s likely there are a whole host of things happening.
Take a look at this list for a start. [click to continue…]
by K B , updated on March 17, 2020
by K B , updated on October 26, 2020
I have been working with a trained counsellor recently, unpicking some entrenched behaviour I have going on.
One example is where I avoid tackling the tasks that help me get to where I say I want to go.
Another example of this is making my problem to be about what someone else is doing wrong.
This process of inquiry has been extremely painful at times, and required me to confront things on a multitude of levels. [click to continue…]
One of the biggest and most fundamental mistakes I see my clients make is to assume the job search process is all about them.
