by K B , updated on May 9, 2023
Do you have questions about how to answer selection criteria in a government job application?
What about, what to put on your government resume?
Can you apply for a government job, even if you don’t meet all the criteria?
What does STAR, CAR, PAR and SAR mean?
Is it weird to start a blog with a list of seemingly unrelated questions?
Answer: Yes it is.
But know this.
There are a lot of questions you should get answered before you apply for a government job in 2023, because government recruitment has changed.
And while it may look like you do the same thing that you do in the private sector, it is actually significantly different.
So if you’re wondering how to get your government application over the line, watch this video interview I did with Carolyn Smith. She is the guru of all gurus when it comes to writing government job applications.
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by K B , updated on May 1, 2023
What if started with acting on one simple insight?
You can pay a lot for career counselling and analysis – and in no way am I suggesting that you don’t invest in understanding yourself and getting your head and your heart pointing in the one direction job wise.
But at some point you have to take action.
At some point you have to try something on and see how it fits you.
In this video I talk about how acting on one simple insight about myself led me down a path that changed my life.
It’s how I got my #luckybreak.
I hope it inspires you to do something similar.
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by K B , updated on April 25, 2023
I always like to open blog posts with a tongue twister to get those happy hormones pumping.
So repeat after me 3 times:
1. I do know I can connect with people I don’t know – on LinkedIn.
2. I do know I can connect with people I don’t know – on LinkedIn.
3. I do know I can connect with people I don’t know – on LinkedIn.
Ok, so now you KNOW it and you SAID it, watch this video and I’ll show you exactly how to DO it.
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by K B , updated on April 18, 2023
Have you ever gotten career advice that sounded great at the time, but in hindsight has led to a “WHAT WAS I THINKING?” moment.
Actually, the clue’s in that question “what was I thinking?” because the answer is I wasn’t.
I made a shortcut decision about my career, because:
a) I did not know that I needed to think more deeply about a career direction.
b) I did not know the thought process to go through to make a solid decision about what I should do.
c) I did not know that a career could have personal meaning to me, and that I could make a difference with what I chose to do. So I did not take this decision making process seriously enough.
So, this is my story of how I trusted the judgment of a close family friend, who gave me some well meaning advice – but not the advice I needed. [click to continue…]
by K B , updated on April 12, 2023
Hey do you know what I know about you on LinkedIn?
(Try saying that 10 times fast).
I know that you’ve been on LinkedIn for AGES!
But you still haven’t quite worked out how to make the most of it as a job search tool.
I suspect you have two big questions. [click to continue…]
by K B , updated on April 4, 2023
True confession time.
The worst job I have had, that I have not put on my LinkedIn profile is selling welding equipment over the phone.
No BIG surprises here.…. but guess what????
I was a bit cr*p at it.
In fact, every day I walked into that job I was convinced I would be fired.
So WHY did I take that job I hear you ask? [click to continue…]
