Job Hunting Tips for People with Anxiety. Anxiety is very common in the UK and many people will experience it, and those of us that do, know how hard it…
Written by Naeema Pasha
Naeema is an experienced careers professional who has worked with leading business schools, universities and global corporations on career development strategy. She has delivered courses, lectures and workshops across the UK and Europe on: change and career management; global competencies, technology in career success and creative job planning. She has worked with thousands of people on career and personal development. Naeema has a Masters in Career Guidance and is currently studying for a Doctorate in Business Administration at Henley Business School, and her research area is personality, competencies and career resilience.
So, what makes the difference from us to those people ‘happy’ in their career?
So, what makes the difference from us to those people ‘happy’ in their career? There’s some interesting research at The University of Manchester. They are looking at what makes a…
Job hunting tips from Forbes recruiters
Job hunting tips from Forbes recruiters There was a recent article posted on the internet about what recruiters in top companies, those in the top Forbes index look for in…
Do you have FOMO? Its “fear of missing out”!
FOMO refers to the blend of anxiety, inadequacy and irritation of not being part of the action. There’s an interesting article on this NY Times magazine on FOMO: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/business/10ping.html?_r=3&src=recg& The…
What to wear to interviews?
There was a recent article in the tabloids recently about the impression having a tattoo gives to others. On the one hand part of me thinks, what should a tattoo…
Have you got cover letters covered?
Is a Cover Letter really that important nowadays? Last week I had to convince an MBA student to write a Cover Letter to go with his CV. He said no…
Rise in UK job vacancies over past six months – are we all ok now?
Is the rise in jobs advertised in the UK something to feel good about? Rise in UK job vacancies over past six months, says search engine Adzuna in this recent…
Over qualified for jobs?
What if you’re over qualified for a job? There are times in a career where we have to consider jobs that we might feel we are over qualified for. Restructuring,…
I hate people – what jobs can I do?
I hate people – what jobs can I do? This question was asked of me a couple of weeks back. The client had worked in a university but was being…
Can evolutionary psychology help us at interview?
They always say first impressions last. But what does this mean for us in life? Especially in interviews? Well partly we have to look back at Evolutionary Psychology for clues.…