We Always Choose For
A while ago I gave myself the task of figuring out a few simple things… What I’m doing, Why I’m doing it and Where it’s taking me. Thanks to this task, every now and then you’ll find me visiting and revisiting past decisions and choices I’ve made (big and small). Now this might sound like a recipe for driving yourself around the bend but there’s more to it than that. For a start, you get a better handle on the what’s, why’s and wherefore’s when it comes to your career (and Yes, I’ll happily admit the wherefore’s were new...
Read MoreTaking-on Something New
On the subject of taking on new things, just imagine for a moment… You’re in a new country, learning a new language, you have a new job and you’re living with a new family. There’s plenty to learn about the new place you’re in (and you’ll learn it!) But – whether you knew it or not – you’re also learning something new about yourself. You’ll see a new side to a world of important things, including… What you like (and what you don’t) What comes easy (and what you have to work at) What you’re missing from home (plus...
Read MoreLatest Reader Review for The Career Explorer's Journal
This is feedback I got from a reader of The Career Explorer’s Journal. He was very happy for it to be shared here too, I hope you also find something you like! “My findings with the support and guidance of The Career Explorer’s Journal are overwhelmingly positive. The most striking discovery has been the values and talents my employers saw in me, and the fact that I did not pay enough attention to their (mostly) very positive evaluation of me and my work. “Whatever the future will be, I now feel stronger and at the same time more willing to go forward with an improved...
Read MoreThe Career Explorer's Journal in 2011
A New Year always brings in the new The 2011 Edition of The Career Explorer’s Journal is here to bring something new to the way we think about and experience work – one career, one person at a time. Maybe your something new will be a better idea of what you want for the future or a clearer picture of what you’re working towards. Maybe you’ll discover something a little more fundamental, like new feelings of progress on a job search or a sharper sense of focus on that all important next milestone and what it looks like for you. The Career Explorer’s Journal is...
Read MoreWhat do you know about UK Apprenticeships?
Let’s say I’m interested in a career in engineering and I want to get the best possible start… Would an apprenticeship be a good way to go? Exploring has taught me that the answer to a question like this is out there with you, All we have to do is piece it together. The more experience and information we gather, the better our answer will be. And, with a question like this, better answers lead to better career decisions. Where do we go from here? I’m going to start with some digging and will share what I find in the comment boxes below (in the shape of useful links,...
Read MoreAn Open Letter
Every now and then I’m moved to write something that aims to be inspirational. This is always triggered by a real-world career situation, Sometimes my own, sometimes someone else’s… You know what to do You have already told me that much Far from dumb you are clever You know how important it is to find new work Important right now and in the future – You also know finding work will be hard Talking to new people about the things close to us always is It makes us vulnerable, puts us out in the open Other people seem to hold all the cards It’s they who say...
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