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What Now Newsletter May 2023 - ChatGPT!

14 May 2023 Categories: Career & Jobs career career change career coach career transition clarity cover letter get a job interview preparation interview skills job application job interview job search job seek resume selection criteria

If you need to write a job application, or prepare for a job interview – listen up! Normally I’d advise you to have a nice conversation with a good career coach to fasttrack your job applications and let them do the hard foundation work for you. Not today, now you have a chance to have a conversation with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot that you can have a ‘humanlike’ conversation with and ask them. Now I’m not the expert in...[read more]

Keep Calm and Reject that Job Offer

25 July 2022 Categories: Career & Jobs career career change career coach career transition clarity get a job job application job interview job search resilience

WHAT NOW? July 2022 NEWSLETTER Can you Keep Calm and Reject that Job Offer?Too often the job search process is undertaken at a time when you are desperate. You desperately need a job (to bring income in), you desperately need a change from your current job, you desperately want this one particular job that seems like the perfect job (if ever there was such a thing!).This can put you in the frame of mind that you are begging for a job and...[read more]

Bathurst Library to host career-centric workshops in February

1 February 2022 Categories: In the News business career career change career coach career transition clarity get a job job application job search job seek

Bathurst Library is set to host a series of career-centric events in mid-February to coincide with the Bathurst Careers Expo at Charles Sturt University on February 15.The events will focus on volunteer options in Bathurst [February 16, 2pm], how to write an ideal resume [February 18, 10.30am] and how to successfully transition into a new career [February 19, 3pm], with The Neighbourhood Centre and careers coach Kirsten Brumby to contribute to proceedings.The Neighbourhood Centre service manager Therese Short said the...[read more]

A Resume Rant

3 August 2021 Categories: Career & Jobs career transition get a job job application resume

Some hints and tips for writing your resume - how to match your experience to a job in your resume. And how you can show evidence in your resume that you actually do have the skills or experience that is needed for a particular job. Listen here: https://youtu.be/-dpkcdIORA4

Hints & Tips for Writing Selection Criteria

3 August 2021 Categories: Career & Jobs connection cover letter empathy get a job job application resilience selection criteria

A few general hints and tips for writing selection criteria. Thinking differently to do differently (and get better results - land a job interview!). Listen here: https://youtu.be/LHCHvlNljhU

Job Seeking - Work Smarter not Harder

3 August 2021 Categories: Career & Jobs clarity cover letter empathy get a job job application job interview job seek resilience resume selection criteria

Think differently to do differently. Work smarter not harder, everything about getting a job can be hard, so find out ways you can make it a bit easier on yourself. https://youtu.be/hrXkt3lt0yQ

The Right Resume (16 June 2021)

3 August 2021 Categories: Career & Jobs career career change career transition empathy get a job job application resume

When was the last time you updated your resume? If you’re looking for a new job or career, then its probably time for a new resume, or two.‘What?’I hear your panic, it’s difficult to know how to create one good resume, let alone two or more. But don’t worry, once you’ve come up with a master version you can work back from the job ad you’re interested in and tailor your resume to suit that specific job. That way you’ll...[read more]

3 Top Tips to stay in control of your Job Search (8 March 2021)

1 August 2021 Categories: Career & Jobs clarity empathy get a job job application job search job seek resume

Don’t let COVID, Jobkeeper or Jobseeker changes slow you down. COVID 19 has had a significant impact on employment in Australia over the past twelve months.With the Jobkeeper wage subsidy due to expire at the end of March, people are definitely going to lose their jobs – recent Treasury analysis estimates about 100,000 jobs are at risk. This means that we will see increased competition for fewer jobs, and more people will be forced onto the Government’s Jobseeker payment where they...[read more]