Resume Writing Tips

A resume shouldn’t just reflect what work you have done or study you have completed. It should tell a story about who you are.  As important as your capabilities and education are, what is equally important is the person you are. Your work ethic, your motivation, your drive and commitment. If you do not have a strong employment or study background than you need to find other ways to build your professional profile. This involves communicating your personal qualities that … Read More

Job Interview Tips

Through my consulting business I have been coaching people in preparing for interviews for many years. I have learnt alot through this experience and where people go wrong in interviews.  For one, some people approach Interviews like they are going to war. They actually feel like they are going into battle. In some ways they are right. But it’s not the enemy sitting behind the desk that defeats them, its themselves. The biggest mistake people make in going to an … Read More

Selection Criteria Simplified

Most people find writing selection criteria about as enjoyable as a visit to the dentist and about as easy to understand as quantum physics. The key is to simplify the process and the responses.  Having to write answers  in the STAR format actually makes the process easier as there is no guessing what information is required. The STAR model explained: S  ituation: What job were you working in or what activity or course were you doing? T ask:  What specific … Read More

Famous People who Failed

J.K. Rowling faced multiple rejections for her Harry Potter manuscript, living on welfare and as a single mother struggling to support her children. Her relentless pursuit of her dream and belief in her story finally paid off when a publisher accepted her book. When Oprah Winfrey was fired from her job as a television news anchor, it was just a detour, not the end of the road. Instead of letting it hold her back, she used that rejection to fuel … Read More