by MartinGibbons | Jun 1, 2012 | Career Advice
This is a very common question. “Why does it take so long for employers to let you know whether or not you have the job? Thank you Jackie ” The truth is that employers are extremely bad at processing job applications. I had a corporate client once who...
by MartinGibbons | Mar 7, 2012 | Career Advice
I have just received an email in from Reed.co.uk You have probably seen their TV adverts recently. (Daft annoying adverts at that). They have proudly announced that this campaign alone has added 580,000 new CVs to their database. So what’s that to you? Well...
by MartinGibbons | Aug 1, 2011 | Career Advice, Career Development
You know things are bad (or have changed) when employment advisors are struggling to find work. I think this is more a sign of just how much the employment process has changed. It’s an indication that the old fashioned approach really doesn’t work....
by MartinGibbons | Jun 11, 2011 | Career Advice
Had a great live chat session today. Delighted that so many people would choose to spend a Saturday morning talking about their career to me. If I had badges you would all get one We talked about interview nerves, getting interviews, managing teams, stress at work and...
by MartinGibbons | May 7, 2011 | Career Advice
Lately I have received a few comments from introverts who feel the have wrongly lost jobs to less able extroverts. Is this true? Yes. It happens every day of the week. The conventional recruitment process is biased against introverts of all sorts. This is why I teach...
by MartinGibbons | Mar 4, 2011 | Career Advice
Shocking as it may seem, most of the career advice provided is completely wrong! Look at who is providing the career advice to young people. 1) Teachers 2) Parents 3) Friends 4) The young person themselves. None of the above should be listened to when it comes to...
