When recently working with someone in the career transition space, I (not we) was asked this great question: In a job interview, when asked to describe an example, a situation or a project, is it better to say “we” did…
Summary: Guess what? Your LinkedIn profile is your digital ambassador. If you’re writing your LinkedIn profile as if it were your resume, then you’re missing the power of LinkedIn. Your LinkedIn profile allows you the opportunity to share your authentic…
As you may have found, at an interview situation there is an imbalance of power that exists in the relationship. When a person has power, it has an effect on the people, environment and events around them, even if they…
Mum always says to me and tried to teach me that patience is a virtue. Well, if you want to learn or teach patience, I say put somebody through the recruitment process. Over the past few weeks, I have had…
When it comes to sharing your career story, maybe in a resume, embedded in your LinkedIn profile, at an interview or across other forms of marketing collateral, there are some areas that will help you stand out from the crowd…
Have you been able to build a brand that is consistent, compelling and impactful? More importantly, it’s about developing the story that underpins all of this and learning and how to use it to your advantage. Employers want their decision to…
One of the 4 questions we ask the people we work with, at YellowBox Careers is “what makes you amazing?” I find it interesting that people find it difficult to articulate their strengths, who they are and what they are…
How do you feel when someone calls you an expert in your field? I was recently invited to present at an IPAA event online, for an hour of power about imposter syndrome, its impact, its prevalence in the workplace and…
Does all your market (career telling) collateral tell a story that has impact? When we want someone to know us, we share stories of our childhoods, our families, our school years, our first loves, the development of our political views,…
I don’t know how to build my network … I should have paid more attention to networks and relationships … I’m just not good at all that networking stuff … Hindsight is a great thing, but really unhelpful when I’m…
