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Everyone has those memories of aimlessly trawling through job sites and careers pages hoping for something to jump out at them and literally say, “Hey! This is the perfect job for you!” And on the rare occasions when that does happen, we then have the trauma of putting together a flawless application that will guarantee us an invite to meet someone that might like us and decide to offer us the job. Job hunting is no walk in the park, and it feels like a full-time job on its own by the time you rack up the hours on the following process:          Searching          Researching         Writing         Editing          Sending         Praying. Usually it comes in that order. When you do reach the moment of hitting submit, confident you have crafted an excellent application, you then have the waiting game of finding o...

Before we get started on the topic of conversation ‘outs’, it’s worth perusing the Networking article first to get in the zone of networking success. Now that you’ve done just that, this is a key part of successful networking: knowing how to move on from conversations without offending your fellow conversationalist or making things awkward. You can picture the scene: you’re at an event and it’s the ‘networking over refreshments’ part after the main speech or activity, you’ve got about half an hour until you want to be on your way home but there a few connections you need to make before you can go – maybe this was your goal for the evening. You spy a professional and friendly looking person perched by a table looking thoughtfully around and there’s your next chat victim. You introduce yourselves and find out they are nothing to do with the industry you’re in, but you politely continue the talk with a series of questions that are met with short answers equivalent to ...

Networking. Also known as Marmite.  People tend to either really like or really despise networking events. But there’s no denying that building your connections and putting yourself in positions where you could meet some potentially very interesting individuals will help you towards more success in your career. Part 2 of 4:  Networking Top tips on how it can help you to achieve more success in your career Whether you are content in your current role, looking to change career or planning your next move, networking is invaluable for career success – you never know who you could end up meeting and may even make a friend or two along the way. Where to start? Internal networking - within your current organisation – is a good place to begin. If you’re part of a larger company and aren’t familiar with other departments, teams and colleagues, make the effort to introduce yourself.  Look out for social events and other opportunities to meet unknown colle...