Worksucks

Each month I will interview an exceptional individual that is creating their career success – you will learn about their life, business & work and gain invaluable insights from their experience.

Graduates In a previous article, I discussed Graduates and their First Job Assuming that you are one of the fortunate graduates to have survived the job hunting jungle, what happens thereafter?   Well the employer has selected YOU (can you believe it?), over 98 other graduates for the position of (insert title).  It doesn’t matter that other graduates [...]

Job Hunting So you’ve been job hunting for months without positive results.  You have been actively job hunting – spreading the word that you are available in the market and looking (urgently) for another job. During your job hunt, you are likely to interact with a lot of people online and offline – family, friends, [...]

Job + Skills In today’s competitive job market, employers are inclined to find talent that can contribute to the growth of the company through their skills, rather than their qualifications.  While qualifications are required, employers are placing increased emphasis on skills.  When job hunting, you must factor in the skills that the employer is seeking for that job. The [...]

Graduates Are you joining the job stampede of graduates this year? Fresh out of college or university, graduates are overjoyed and panicking about landing their first permanent job. One that brings moolah into your bank account. Graduates that have not built their career before they graduated, should expect a difficult time to secure permanent employment. Graduates lack Experience Notwithstanding that graduates have [...]

Career Another year of work is upon us. rolling past us. Are you enthusiastic or depressed about returning to the same office, with the same people, to do the same work again?  How do you feel about the direction of your career? From experience with graduates, employees and seasoned professionals, there is a recurring career theme: [...]

CV & Interviews 1.    CV & Target Position When a recruiter looks at your CV, the position that an applicant is interested in should be naturally logical step in their career. It shows that an applicant is focused and building a powerful career.  However this will not always be the case – you may be changing your career, [...]

Career & Dreams   Welcome to your working life (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) – a sizzling year of doing what you love, the freedom to decide how you want to work and the authority to set your pay. You are passionate about your contribution and the people affected by your outputs. You decide on the working hours, [...]