by Claire Pedrick | May 3, 2013 | Interview Preparation
Welcome to all our new readers this week – we’ve met a whole bunch of lovely people who have signed up in the last few weeks. Hot off the press, there will be a Team Coaching Masterclass in Milton Keynes on 4th July. Alan and Claire will be unpacking some...
by Claire Pedrick | Jul 30, 2012 | Vocation and discernment
Claire writes: “When we were writing the Great Appointments book, Su and I invented the word disfluency. We notice that really good and competent professionals are disfluent when it comes to talking about themselves and their skills and experience in an...
by Claire Pedrick | Feb 22, 2012 | Career Change, CC 1 Know what's in your toolbox
Claire writes: ‘When we bought our car, all I knew was that it would be a supermini with room for 4 people and good fuel consumption. Being available in red was desirable but not essential! If that had been the final criteria, it would have been very difficult...
by Claire Pedrick | May 23, 2011 | Career Change, Job Applications
Claire writes: “It’s when someone gets slightly irritated when describing their skills and says ‘Of course I do that – doesn’t everyone?’ that we know we are getting to the heart of what’s unique about them. Because not...
by Claire Pedrick | May 12, 2010 | Interview Preparation
Jane writes: “Imagine that you’ve done all the hard work needed to present a winning job application, and you’re getting ready for that all important interview. What are you thinking about? Maybe what to wear, how to get there on time, what they might ask, and...
