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Articles and practical exercises from the UK's top career coaches.

Redundancy is an opportunity

By Jessica McGregor Johnson

With the dawn of the credit crunch, more and more people will be finding themselves faced with redundancy. Career coach Jessica explores how redundancy can in fact be a great opportunity to make positive changes to your career... More

The Happiness at Work Puzzle – Find the pieces you need to put together for career fulfilment

By Jacqui Mitchell

Put the pieces of the Happiness at Work Puzzle together and discover what's necessary in your working life to make you feel fulfilled. Each of the 6 pieces begins with the letter "P" and if you can work out what each of these means to you then you'll be well on the way to discovering you ideal career
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Top Tips for Cover Letters

By Jacqui Mitchell

Too often job seekers spend ages on their CV or application form and then hurriedly compose a covering letter or e-mail to accompany it. Big mistake! Your cover letter should be viewed as your key sales document. Recruiters will read this before looking at any other information you've attached so its vital that this creates a great first impression and makes you stand out from the crowd. More

Brand X: How to land the perfect job

By Helen Slingsby

Selling yourself to the max is beneficial at any stage of the economic cycle but is essential in times of financial uncertainty. Career Coach Helen Slingsby outlines key ways to beat the competition and land the perfect job. More

If I Only Had...

By Satu Kreula

By changing your attitude you could find your dream job a lot more easily - you could even be sitting on it but not have realized it, as your attitude may have prevented you from seeing it! More

Trying on new ideas

By Jessica McGregor Johnson

Many people making a career change complain of not being able to know the right direction to go in. They end up sitting for hours before a list of ideas trying to discover the one and only right way forward. If that sounds like you, then read on as professional career coach, Jessica, takes you through a process where you get a proper 'feel' for what fits best. More

Coaching – a sign of success

By Jessica McGregor Johnson

There is a misconception that hiring a career coach is like admitting failure in your career and this idea can put a lot of people off. But hiring a career coach is no different to hiring a tennis coach when you want to improve your game. Jessica, a professional career coach and regular contributor to Careershifters, explains what career coaching is all about.
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Procrastination and anxiety - have you done it yet?

By Toby Buckle

Do you know you should be doing stuff to find a new career, but just don't seem to be able to get round to doing it?

Then you've got a classic case of procrastination - common to any career shifter.

Career coach, Toby Buckle, looks at what you can do both practically and in mind-set to get moving again. More

Not sure where to start with your career change? Come to one of our events!

By Selina Barker

There is nothing worse than starting 2008 by dragging yourself back into a job you can't stand. Whether it's the work, the environment, your boss or the hours, the chances are you're here right now because enough is enough – it's time for a change. Selina Barker, Careershifters' events maestro, explains how a workshop might be just the ticket to get your career back on track. More

Purpose rather than resolutions

By Jessica McGregor Johnson

This year many of you will have made a new year's resolution to change career and find a job that really excites you. Jessica McGregor Johnson shows you how you can turn that resolution into something even more powerful and inspiring... More

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