Psychometric strengths assessments are widely used in career development but it may not be clear which one would be most useful for you if you’re seeking to make changes to your career. This article looks at two tools that measure ‘strengths’: CliftonStrengths® and the VIA Survey of Character Strengths. It explains their origins, similarities and differences, and when and how they might be used in career coaching.
Are you a PhD or postdoc thinking about applying for an early career fellowship? Read on to find out what the purpose of a fellowship is, what goes into the application, and what you can be doing now to get yourself ready.
Career cushioning is a trendy new term but what does it mean and should you be doing it?
Are you planning to make changes to your career? Here are some tips to help you make the most of the skills section on your LinkedIn profile.
Our life’s work isn’t just what we do in our day job, i.e. our work role. It’s the sum total of the work we do in each domain of life. Reflecting on the roles we’re currently playing can be a useful exercise to do especially if one’s feeling burned out or at a transition point in life.
Here are nine questions you can reflect on if you want to get your work-life balance back.
Are you struggling to see how the skills you’ve developed in one context might be transferable to another? This article explains what transferable skills are and offers three ways to identify them.
And if so, does that mean I’m out of a job? Hopefully not. In this article I report on a couple of forays into the world of ChatGPT career guidance.
What is a Patent Examiner? How do you become one? What skills & qualifications do you need? Dr Samuel Edeagu answers these questions & more in his story of how he became a Patent Examiner following his PhD in Electronic Engineering.
Reviewing your professional development could be the first step in making constructive changes to your career. In this blog you’ll learn about some benefits of reviewing your professional development & get some tips on how to do your own PDR.