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AMAZING PEOPLE GENERAL BROCHURE Download a copy of the Amazing People general brochure.
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HELP AVAILABLE FOR MAKING A CAREER DECISION Where to get career help? Once you know you want to make a change in your career there are many options for help, both free and paid. Here you can read about the options to choose the best option for you. What does career satisfaction mean to you? You want to love your job, you want to have career satisfaction, but have you ever taken the time to think about what career satisfaction means to you? This article outlines the main reasons why people feel satisfied with their job, so read through each of these 8 areas, and decide if it’s being met in your job or not. What to do when you hate your job and just can't leave: You hate your job, but what specifically? Take this structured approach to get some clarity, and identify some action to take. It's unlikely you hate everything, there must be something that’s good, and other elements that are ok. 10 steps to raise your profile: You want a promotion, you want to get on at work but somehow you get overlooked. Being good at your job is not enough. You need to be seen as someone who can identify broader challenges and the advice here will help.
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The Johari Window: A great model for understanding about feedback. Giving and receiving feedback is how we can understand how others see us, and let people know how we see them. The Wheel of Life: The wheel of life is a way of portraying your life as segments of a circle, allowing an easy visual display of where you life may be out of balance. Active Listening: We are taught how to read and write but not how to listen. We can enhance our relationships with others through effective listening. Here are 20 things you can do to enhance your listening skills. The importance of lists: The benefit of creating a list is that you can prioritise – it is so easy to concentrate on the easy stuff and forget about what's important. Take control of your time: 10 helpful hints to help you make the best use of your time.
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Does your CV bring you success? You've found a job that seems perfect for you, you send off your CV and keep fingers crossed you get short listed. You wait, and after a week or so you get the letter, but it's the regret to inform you letter. What's gone wrong? It may be nothing to do with you.
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Finding a job - the challenge for the middle classes - my comments on the Despatches Channel 4 programme, Middle class and jobless What can you do to keep your job safe? No one is secure in their jobs any more. We never know what might happen so here are a few tips to ensure you are marketable. If you lose your job. You hope it won’t happen to you, but how can you best deal with the situation if you find your job being made redundant. Can Facebook and MySpace damage your career prospects? Social networking sites are great for keeping in touch with friends.
8 ways to stay positive during job search: Losing your job can be devastating. You have to deal with loss of income, colleagues, perks (e.g. a company car) plus wondering how you will manage – when will you get another job, how will you cope financially etc. There is also the underlying feeling of rejection – rejection from the job you have lost, plus more rejection each time you don’t get a job you have applied for. The hardest part of job search is keeping up a positive attitude, and it’s imperative you do this! 15 different ways to find a job: It is essential that you use as many different ways of searching for jobs as possible. Concentration on one or two methods means that you are restricting opportunities to see your skills and knowledge. Before you resign make sure you take note of these 10 key points. It’s too easy to resign and then regret it. Use these clear tips to make sure you resign for the right reasons. Making the most of a job fair: Job Fairs are a great way for you to explore potential job opportunities and learn more about companies who are actively recruiting in your area. Many people see it as seriously as a first interview while others view it as an opportunity to gather information about potential companies. Regardless of your reason for attending, there are some important things to keep in mind, before during and after to make it successful for you. The rules of job search: Job search is a game and you need to know the rules. When most people start job searching, they will register with agencies and on line job search sites, read through the newspaper, looking for something that catches their eye, send off their CV and then wonder why they don't get short-listed. They don't understand the job search rules.
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Highlands Ability Battery: Here you can access a 2 page article which provides you with details on the Highlands Ability Battery work samples. Psychometric tests - top 10 FAQs: This article will provide you with answers to questions about psychometric tests. Psychometric testing - hints and tips for candidates: Psychometric tests are used in recruitment. Feel more at ease by reading these tips for how to prepare and how to approach the testing session.
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Your first graduate job: It does help if you have undertaken some work placements as an undergraduate. This can be a formal part of your degree, e.g. a sandwich course. You can also apply for summer placements with companies. There are 19 more tips Career Planning for graduates: How do you motivate your graduate son or daughter to get a proper job! Can't claim to have the definitive answer but some suggestions here. Written before the current recession. Your last year at University - getting ready for a graduate job : 10 suggestions for how to get ready - good to start thinking now! Your first graduate job - things you should know NOW!: 10 tips to help get you ready for your first job after graduation Where to find a job - notes for undergraduates: There are different ways to get a job - are you looking widely? Your first graduate job - the job offer : A structured way to working out whethe this is the right job for you. On becoming an intern: Thoughts on whether you should take on unpaid work experience NEW on 17 August Advice for graduates: Practical advice for recent grads - NEW on 20 August I've got my A levels, what are my alternatives to university? Practical advice and comments- NEW on 20 August
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A career assessment used in private practice: This article was published in Issue 20, Autumn 2004, Assessment Matters. The National Journal of Vocational Assessment.
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What business can learn from Big Brother: At the Association of Business Psychologists’ annual conference I was delighted to hear a keynote address from Dr Peter Collett; one of the psychologists from the Big Brother show. I’ve used this as the basis for these top 10 lessons, and series of challenges. Enjoy! Top tips for recruitment: Many organisations still rely on interviews for selection, but interviews can be very unreliable, particularly when undertaken by untrained interviewers. Getting the right person for a vacancy is important, get it wrong and you have not only the costs of having to advertise again, but also the costs incurred by someone not being as effective as a better candidate – the lost opportunity costs. Follow these 10 top tips to get the right person in place.
Denise is frequently quoted in the media. Access links to many of these articles here: Denise is regularly a guest on radio shows. Access some of the recordings here:
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