websites like to include lists, and here is one I found via an American site

The top 10 careers are:

1. Network systems and data communications analysts.
2. Physician assistant
3. Computer software engineer, applicants
4. Physical therapist assistants
5. Dental hygienists
6. Computer software engineers, systems software
7. Network and computer systems administrators
8. Database administrators
9. Physical therapist
10. Forensic science technicians.

This is based on research undertaken by Government economists, who estimate that these will be the fastest growing careers over the next 5 years.

We do need to be wary however, remember the number of people who trained to be plumbers because there was a high need, and now there are too many!

The middle classes are moonlighting - so said an article in The Times recently.

It’s nothing new, getting a second job and many people, particularly the lower paid have had no choice but to do this. Apparently the numbers are growing, and no wonder with the rising costs of food, fuel and more.

If you do decide to take on some extra sources of income you can think about whether you want to do more of what you do in your day job - moonlighting as an accountant, web designer, car mechanic …

Or you can think about doing something that ties in with your hobbies and talents - cooking, sewing, web design, piano teaching …

So how do you choose? Think about what is going to be best for you - the income it will generate, but also is this going to be something you want to be doing?

Any thoughts? Ask me a question and I’ll let you know my thoughts

It’s a year to the day that Tewkesbury flooded, and it has brought back lots of memories.

I was working with a career coaching client and we could see how heavy the rain was. She lived about 150 miles away from me, and left at 3pm to go home, but was back 10 minutes later as the village was cut off due to flooding.

Poor thing, she had to stay with me for 3 days till the water subsided. Probably better, however, that she did that then be stranded on the motorway like too many other people.

At least 3 local people died and this brings back thoughts of them, and so many people had their homes flooded, and some have yet to move back home.

http://www.amazingpeople.co.uk/stronginterestinventory.htm

• To rest the voice with absolutely NO talking for as long as you can manage it (keep completely silent for at least 1-2 days, you can feel your voice starting to get stronger), or if you do have to talk at times make it as minimal or quiet/low as is possible. 
• Avoid whispering
• Drink lots of water or camomile tea or hot lemon and honey, possibly with glycerine, or fresh pineapple juice and honey or sage tea
• Breathe steam for 10 minutes (head over a bowl of hot water)
• Take ginger chews from the health food shop
• Take vegetable soup
• Suck Zinc lozenges
• Eat spoonfuls of manuka honey
• Cut a slice of onion (a thick slice right through the middle so you have a round circle), place on a saucer and sprinkle liberally with sugar. Leave to stand so all the juice runs out and then gargle with the juice. I did try this and it wasn’t as bad as it sounds!
• Stay away from dairy food, coffee and alcohol
• Relax – that’s the hard one!, hot bath and a good nights sleep
• Visualise my throat getting better and do deep breathing
• Wear blue around my throat, e.g. turquoise stone or scarf
• Focus on my breathing, to start from the diaphragm not the throat
• Think about the reasons why I don’t want to talk – what am I not saying to someone

Whilst working with a client through a development centre recently we looked at ways he could develop himself, here’s a quick tip I suggested that I thought you may also be interested in

To have a deeper understanding of the wider organisation you need to look beyond your immediate department

July 2008

I’m delighted to get in touch with you again, and sorry this is a bit late, I’ve been ill, still am, and it’s certainly challenging to communicate with clients when you have lost your voice. I’m taking great care of myself and have appreciated clients waiting for my voice to come back.

Writing this newsletter and looking through my diary at everything I did in June it’s probably no wonder that I’ve become ill - and it’s a wake up call to me to make sure not to do too much.

Alongside all my wonderful clients I’ve also spent 2 days on DJ training with DJ Tanz of the DJ Academy. I love music and had such fun, and it certainly is making me listen to music in a different way.

I get a lot of enquiries, but I try to be careful that there’s a good fit. Over this past month I was approached by someone who wanted me to write his presentation for him to use at his assessment centre - I will help people to put a great presentation together but I work with the clients material, I don’t write things for the person. This person cheekily wanted me to do it for them - I obviously declined. I’ve also had my first non payer - he said he’d forgotten his cheque book so I said he could pay online when he got home, but he never did. This is disaapointing and now means I will ask for money at the start of a session.

A lot of people are getting concerned about their career - more people are being made redundant and it can cause feelings of uncertainty. I’m working with a senior manager from a construction company who loves her job but she is being made redundant and all other construction companies are in a similar position so she is looking for something different and following the Gold Career Programme. I’ve written an article on this.

I offer many different assessments, particularly focused on those most useful when people seek to change careers, but some clients seek to work with me for personal development. They seek greater self understanding to help them be more effective in their job. I’ve been using the 16PF with people, but am now recommending Saville’s Wave which is incredibly powerful and clients love it. .

I love to work with my younger clients and in June worked with Lauren, Toni and Lizzie, helping them all to understand themselves better to make the right education choices for them. It’s too easy for young people to go to University without thinking through if it is the right thing for them to do at this time so it’s well worth putting a bit of effort in to make sure the right decsion is made.

In this months issue you can read:

• Article 1: The threat of redundancy
• Featured Service: Ask a question
• Article 2: Saville’s Wave (personality questionnaire)
• What Denise did last month
• In the Blog

I hope you enjoy reading this. Do get in touch if you think I can help in any way, and I look forward to talking to you again next month.

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