I believe that two of the most transferable skills are management and sales. Still, professionals turn their noses to both. Management has been superseded by leadership. However, it’s so much easier to explain management experience than leadership style or outcomes. As for sales, so many...

Are you sabotaging your career?

I often wonder: are people fearful of failure, or could they actually fear success? Regardless, corporate professionals tend to self-sabotage their careers.  So this episode of The Job Hunting Podcast is dedicated to professionals who feel afraid or anxious...

The week that was: Our podcast interview was hijacked by pressing matters.

Gender bias, double standards, mental and physical dangers affecting women in the workplace are nothing new, which is exactly the issue. In many ways, the COVID pandemic has highlighted challenges and opportunities for...

It’s entirely possible to change lanes in your career. You can and should consider changing sectors, industries and even transferring your skills to a completely different profession. 

But how can you do that smartly? And when is the right time to do it?  How do you position...

About our guest, Amber Knight

Ocean Swimmer, inflexible yogi. Passable cook and endlessly curious, Amber Knight is a senior commercial and marketing executive with over 20 years of experience in creative industries – specifically film and television distribution. Starting with a career in...

Introduction

Here we are, at the end of 2020, a year that turned our worlds upside down and inside out, and starting 2021 with a new sense of hope that our lives and careers will get back on track.

As my team and I take a break from working non-stop since the launch of this podcast back in...

Introduction

Here we are, at the end of 2020, a year that turned our worlds upside down and inside out, and starting 2021 with a new sense of hope that ours lives and careers will get back on track.

As my team and I take a break from working non-stop since the launch of this podcast back in...

Karen James is the CEO of Business for Development and one of Australia's most well-loved businesswomen. Her vast network and her support of women in the corporate and SME sectors has been a hallmark of her relentless work advocating for women during her time working as a senior executive in the...

Cassandra Goodman has defined self-fidelity as the practice of being true to yourself. And she wants us to cultivate the capacity to be faithful to our true, essential nature. She says, “We have already addressed self-compassion, self-love, so why not self-fidelity and being faithful to...

Losing your job and being between jobs for an extended period of time can be really tough; a mental and physical roller-coaster ride. Recruitment and selection is also a challenging process to go through. For those without a coach or a strong support system, it can be very lonely. There's also...