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Outplacement services are services an employer offers to employees who are made redundant from their job in the employer’s organisation. Whether the employee is taking / accepting a voluntary severance package or it is a situation of compulsory redundancy, the employer can help their ‘now’ previous employee make  a great start in their search for […]

Time Management In his book, ‘How to be Smart with your Time’, Duncan Bannatyne, known from Dragon’s Den fame, has the following main content headings: Identify your goals What are you waiting for What’s stopping you Focus, focus, focus Don’t innovate, replicate Second best is close to ideal Play to your strengths Momentum Delegation Work […]

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Leadership is now becoming a paramount competency whether you are leading people or not. Every business / management / human resource magazine always has an article or two or indeed section dedicated to leadership. This is because most people who read these are career-orientated and therefore want to progress in their career; and in order […]

Be your own best careers coach…I read a book a number of years back called ‘Be Your Own Best Career’s Coach’. It always stuck with me in that nobody is more interested in you and your career than you! People care (of course they do) and help (of course they will), but they have their […]

Looking for a job at any time is a challenge, even in the prime of your health. Looking for a job after a long illness is doubly challenging. If you are someone who after an accident, disability or sickness needs to / wants to return to the world of work, don’t think about all the […]

You got to keep going, you really have to, in whatever business or career you are in. There isn\’t much more choice especially if you have your own business and are self-employed. The words stoic, resilient and determination come to mind as words that describe what you have to be, do and act. When significant […]

Job / Career / Life Management Websites are becoming more and more popular everyday. We see them advertised in local and national newspapers and other forms of advertising mediums, not to mention On-Line. The people behind them are usually self-employed who for whatever reason want to give something back, have an own-business aspiration, have taken […]