By M on 22 June 2008 at 21:14 in ShiftLogs
Well it has been an exciting month since my last post. My final exam was not as straightforward as I had hoped, but at least the studying is over, and I should hear by the end of July whether I can add a Diploma in Economics to my CV. Almost more excitingly, I passed the assessment day for the Government Economic Service last week. There are still another two assessment days to go before a chance of a permanent post, but there may be the option of a temporary role in the meantime – so now I’m enjoying checking my emails every 20 minutes to find out if I’ve been offered a job. More
By Jessica McGrego...
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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By Satu Kreula
Would you consider yourself self-critical or maybe even a perfectionist? I find that a lot of people use these two descriptions to give themselves a hard time. I believe that I used to be like this myself. Yes, it's partly cultural. There are groups of people who do not value acknowledging successes if there are a few small mishaps that occurred along the way as well. But if you only concentrate on the latter, when will you ever be happy? Would you consider yourself self-critical or maybe even a perfectionist? I find that a lot of people use these two descriptions to give themselves a hard time. I believe that I used to be like this myself. Yes, it's partly cultural. There are groups of people who do not value acknowledging successes if there are a few small mishaps that occurred along the way as well. But if you only concentrate on the latter, when will you ever be happy? More
