CAREER CHANGE? 10 THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW

CAREER CHANGE? 10 THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW

It is not unusual to change your career several times in your work life. I have personally made 4 career changes in my lifetime, 2 within related fields and 2 to unrelated fields. My career profile mirrors a zig zag spanning the fields of Information Technology,...
START WITH A VISION

START WITH A VISION

I meet lots of career starters and even more people who yearn to change their career. The question they ask is always the same, ‘Where do I start? Where you start is the biggest determinant of where you will end up, so I am giving you the best advice I can, ‘Start...
STOP WAITING FOR OPPORTUNITIES, CREATE THEM

STOP WAITING FOR OPPORTUNITIES, CREATE THEM

So I just found out the photographer I have used for the last few years is an MBA degree holder. I didn’t see that coming. We first met at a conference, where he was taking pictures for the event. He took a picture of me and a friend and I beckoned to him. When he...
ON JOB ABANDONMENT AND INTEGRITY

ON JOB ABANDONMENT AND INTEGRITY

Long Rant Alert A few months ago someone from this platform was recruited to work for my firm. I did not know him personally but he responded to a job advert I posted. He did not qualify for the role but he stayed in touch. The correspondence started in October and he...

REJECTION

These days I ask myself, ‘what’s the worst that can happen?’ They say no,and so what next? I do this to put things in perspective. To avoid making things bigger thanthey seem. Rejection is often misconstrued and taken personal when in actual fact, itisn’t you that is...