by Jane | Feb 11, 2017 | career coaching |
A career coach can be a great help to someone at a crossroads in their career or someone facing new career challenges. Taking the step to invest in yourself by choosing career coaching can be the best investment you can make. However, there is no denying that career...
by Jane | May 16, 2016 | career coaching, job search, linkedin tips |
One of my clients came to me desperate to know why he was not getting interviews. His job search was stalling and he did not know why. He was highly qualified and he had bags of relevant experience in his field, so why were recruiters passing him over? A quick look at...
by Jane | May 11, 2016 | career coaching, empowerment, linkedin tips |
Imagine that your prospective employer is searching through LinkedIn profiles for just the person to complete a new dream team. Imagine that when they type their keywords into the search bar the person who comes top in the search results was you. How cool would that...
by Jane | May 2, 2016 | career coaching, job search, linkedin tips |
I get asked this question all the time. Of course you can create your own job search criteria, but if you have not put anything into the system, how do those jobs pop up? I think you can see that LinkedIn doesn’t really use a job matching algorithm. Instead, they use...
by Jane | Apr 28, 2016 | career coaching, executive coaching, job search |
Sometimes it’s hard to know what you should be paid, especially when you are literally in a foreign marketplace. I often work with people looking for career advancement, a new job opportunity, or, hardest of all, a way back into the workplace. My clients are mature,...
by Jane | Apr 18, 2016 | career coaching, executive coaching, job search |
I was talking to a young executive recently who had just gone through what could have been a traumatic experience. He had accepted a job in the Netherlands and moved his whole family lock, stock and barrel to Amsterdam. Six months later his new employer threw in the...
by Jane | Apr 13, 2016 | career coaching, empowerment, executive coaching |
Being a Mom is sometimes the hardest job in the world. Soldiers on survival training go through stages of chronic sleep deprivation, physical hardship, surviving on emergency rations with minimum chance to attend to personal hygiene needs. We Moms recognise times when...
by Jane | Mar 30, 2016 | career coaching, my life, strengths |
I was talking to the lovely Sara Bobkoff recently about value and pricing and finding your authentic voice among other things. I always appreciate the skill of a good coach; and the true value of a great coach is one who keeps you thinking well after the conversation...
by Jane | Mar 21, 2016 | career coaching, positive thinking, reduce stress |
Owning your own business is both a blessing and a curse. Counting your blessings is a great way to get to sleep at night, and the blessings you may count are many. I count the freedom of being my own boss, the end of the 9 to 5 mentality, and the chance to monetorise...
by Jane | Mar 13, 2016 | career coaching, empowerment, executive coaching, goal setting |
Each client I work with is different, unique, I love the challenge of helping them move past their particular issues; but to be honest a common theme with each person I help is that they omit to place a value on their skills, or their time. What do I mean by that?...
by Jane | Mar 8, 2016 | career coaching, empowerment, executive coaching, leadership |
Are you struggling to cover your household expenses? Do you wish your income allowed you a few luxuries? If you are a woman, you are more likely to be trying to stretch your pay further than your male counterpart. Official statistics prove what we already know: women...
by Jane | Oct 26, 2015 | career coaching, dreams or dilemmas |
I had never really considered myself a writer. Although I had always liked writing, it had not been on my list of career choices. In 2007 when I took redundancy from DHL and set up my coaching company knowboundaries, blogging was in its infancy, and even that form of...
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