For many of us, the thought of self-promoting and pushing ourselves forward can fell quite unnerving.

Perhaps we reflect on how laughable others have seemed when they apparently suggest they alone are responsible for every possible successful outcome and how no company or organisation should be without their skills.

Do we worry that if we too speak well of ourselves we will be equally judged?
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Again this week I had a conversation about the how and why people are selected at interview and I thought it might be useful to touch on what that certain ‘something’ might be that, when it appears, puts you ahead of the competition.  It is something that is often more important that qualifications; the successor can hold lesser qualifications and experience and yet still walk away with the prize.

What on earth is it?
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Networking is such a negative word in many circles.  Often considered to be the world of the slimy and creepy sort – working a room and seeing what they can get.

Of course that is an easy stereotype that allows us all to say ‘oh I would not want to be seen like that so I cannot see the point and will never network – I know so many people already and am really not interested in and have no time for more’.  Of course this is often followed by the comment that they would like to start a business or perhaps get a new job. read more…

Whether you are feeling the pressure to move to a new job – things really becoming too uncomfortable to stay and you can feel your life ticking away – or because your current position is coming to an end – panic or denial often sets in. read more…