What have you been up to recently? One of the many projects I’m working on is helping prepping a business founder for BBC Dragon’s Den filming and a (one of the other, very experienced) investors pointed this out to us, He said, “You don’t really go on that show to do a deal with the …
Redundancy can be brutal can’t it?! You gave that organisation your all, and then they dropped you like a set of rental car keys.You gave some of the best years of your life as a loyal, and focussed employee. All your; rapid-response to emails, taking extra work home, delivering high quality and quickly, memories of …
If you’re getting a lot of rejections in your job search, I recorded this video (3:24 long) with you in mind. Apologies up front for the pink speedoes!
If you’ve lost your job, your best days are ahead not behind you. Perhaps you feel you’ve lost your identity and what makes you worth something. This is not true. But It can be really hard to see the true worth In yourself. Others can often see it more clearly. Reach out to ex colleagues …
Best career advice I ever received was from my Father In LawHe was what I consider a successful person – yes, successful in business, but more important, the church (500+) was overflowing at his funeral.He was the kindest most patient man I have been honoured to know, and many others evidently agree.His advice?‘Act first, apologise …
If you’re interested in attracting job offers, Laura Ripley’s story (on my ‘Thor Holt Presents’, Podcast) is worth a quick listen. Laura was made redundant by Schlumberger at the start of the Covid crisis and has since successfully landed two jobs and been offered multiple other roles. She achieved this with a simple yet highly …
Are you in control and actively attracting career opportunity? One way to do this is to post thought provoking content on LinkedIn. I aim to post daily, with a view to meeting relevant connections and developing opportunities for them and me. Here’s one of my favourite posts of last week that caused conversations, fresh connections, …
