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 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.
Father Christmas talks about the Queen, global warming, going to Mars, and how his strengths help him in his work.
The CliftonStrengths® assessment is beneficial to take if you’re thinking about changing career & want to find out where your strengths lie. This article provides background information about the tool & how it’s used in career guidance.
Skills are funny things… you never know when you might need them again.
As a CliftonStrengths coach, I would say that, in simple terms, a strengths-based career is one that allows you to do what you do best every day. But as a career consultant, I think it goes further than that.