How important are soft skills

The other day I met with a client to work on his CV; a recent graduate whose CV showed no work experience and only mentioned industry specific or technical skills. After listening for a few minutes I asked if he had ever had a part time job and the answer was yes, yet...

Five steps to figuring out the right career path

I was speaking to someone recently who has spent the last five years in a job that they really don’t enjoy purely because they had no idea of what they really want to do. So here are five steps to figuring out the right career path: Be open to new ideas – you...

How to sell yourself and get the job

For me today got off to a great start.  I usually try to get through a couple of items on my ‘to-do list’ before opening my emails (mainly because sometimes I get distracted and before I know it, half the day has gone and I haven’t done anything that I had planned!)...