It is extremely hard to find an angel investor willing to back your business idea with their own money. The reason is that investors prefer to invest at a later stage of business development, when you have already done all the legwork to demonstrate that your idea is a viable business concept that has gained ...
New Year – New Beginnings. Your CVs and Cover Letters in 2016
On 13 January 2016, I was invited to be a panellist for the Guardian Careers Q&A on CVs and Cover Letters in 2016. Here I have compiled some of the most pertinent questions and my answers to them. Hope you find them useful. You can find complete discussion here: http://www.theguardian.com/careers/2016/jan/10/new-year-new-start-cv-and-cover-letter-advice-for-2016-live-chat#comment-66743219 Q: Is a LinkedIn profile really necessary? ...
How to be successful at media interviews? Interview with Akash Paun
Today we are interviewing Akash Paun, Fellow of the Institute for Government – a political think tank in London. He has been interviewed extensively in the UK and international media about issues relating to government the upcoming UK election. His latest interview for BBC can be viewed here. 1. You have made a lot of successful appearances ...
How to deal with difficult colleagues?
On 29th January I was invited to be an expert on the Guardian Careers panel on the topic of dealing with difficult colleagues in the workplace. You can find the whole discussion here but in the article below I have tried to pull together some of the most interesting questions and my answers to them. ...
How to use your language skills to get a job
A lot of my clients are linguists and want to know what their prospects are in the current job market. Below there are some questions an my answers to them on the topic of languages and jobs. Q: Research seems to tell a conflicting story - while employers recognise the benefits for language skills, they aren't necessarily ...
New year’s resolutions: how to find a job you love in 2015
A few days ago, I was invited to take part in the expert panel for the Guardian Careers on New Year career resolutions. You can access the full discussion here. In this article I will provide the most relevant questions and my answers to them. Hope you will find it helpful. Q: Do you have any ...
Tips on how to job hunt effectively during Christmas
In this article I have collated the round up of the key questions and my answers to them on the topic of Christmas job hunting. Another set of highlights from the Guardian Careers live Q&A I was an expert panelist on. The full discussion can be found here. Q: If a job asks to send a cover ...
How to use social media correctly to get a job: Q&A
On 26th November 2014 I took part as an expert panelist in the Guardian Careers debate on using social media to source a job of your dreams. You can find the complete debate on their website here. In this article, I will provide a compilation of the most relevant questions from the public accompanied by ...
How to be a successful leader and manager?
On the 12th November I took part in the Guardian online discussion on leadership and being a successful manager - the programme sponsored by Harvard Business School. You can find the complete discussion here. Below I will provide some pertinent questions asked and my answers to them. Hope you find it useful and I would ...
How to write a successful CV and Cover Letter
On the 8th October I took part in the Guardian Careers live discussion on CV and Cover Letter writing and came across some interesting and relevant questions that I have included in the article below along with my answers. I hope these will assist you in crafting an effective and successful CV and Cover Letter. ...
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