The Career Ladder

Explore strategies for progressing within your new career, from entry-level positions to senior roles. These articles help you understand typical advancement paths and how to position yourself for promotion.

Asking for a Career Development Review

Asking for a career development review is a great way to make sure that your career is on track – both from your perspective and from your employer’s. It...

Asking for a Pay Rise

Often in this world the old saying is true – if you don’t ask, you don’t get. We’d all like to be earning more money but unless you ask for a pay ris...

Becoming the Boss

Great news – you’ve got a new promotion and you’re going to be a manager. This often means, however, that you now have to be the boss of your friends....

Career Change in My 30s: Is it Too Late?

For many people, the typical path to a career goes something like this - pick a career, graduate from a recognised university degree program and then start w...

Developing a Career Plan

One of the best ways to take control of your career development is to set yourself a career plan. A career plan sets out what you hope to achieve and gives y...

Going for a Promotion

To progress in your career you need to move up the ranks and the most common way to do this is to go for a job promotion. Whether your company offers regular...

How Importance is Recruiting Software?

More and more companies are using social media to get a true feeling of applicants before offering them a position. Making a short list of applicants, conduc...

Is Your Appearance Holding Back Your Career Development?

Talking about appearances can be such a delicate matter. No one wants to think that their appearance has anything to do with their ability to do their job (w...

Keep on Top of Developments in Your Career Field

To make the most of your career development you need to keep on top of what is happening in your chosen industry. By doing this you will keep updated on impo...

Keeping Your Job in a Recession

There are four key ways that you can recession-proof your job, over and above making sure you are always on time, smart and impeccably behaved. With so many...

Negotiating a Contract

In most cases, although a company will offer you a set contract, you can always negotiate it. Once they have offered you the job, you are in a strong positio...

Projecting Confidence About Your Career Change

If you’re not confident about your career change, no one else will be either. Launching your career change is bound to be a stressful time, so you’ll nee...

Proving Yourself to the Boss

Everybody wants to impress their boss, whether it is for recognition, to gain a promotion or to secure a pay rise. Whatever work you are doing you need to ma...

Understanding Your Corporate Culture

Corporate culture covers many aspects of how an organisation operates and conducts its business. It include aspects such as values, beliefs, ethics, procedur...