I did a short video for the Department of Education, Skills and Employment last week as part of National Careers Week. In the video I talked about working with people to help them identify and market their transferable skills to new jobs and new employers. I also spoke about the importance of having the knowledge … More Reframing Careers: a message for ADF partners
As a military spouse or accompanying partner it can be difficult to set career goals when you are constantly relocating and changing jobs. In a journal article I read recently (A Paradigm Shift: strategies for assisting military spouses in obtaining a successful career path), career experts Pamela McBride and Lori Cleymans made the point that your goal … More Invest in Yourself
With Mother’s Day behind us I think the best gift we mothers can gave ourselves is to stop with this ridiculous argument between so-called working and stay at home mothers. As a mother and career-development practitioner I find so many flaws in this futile debate (including that we don’t hear of similar arguments or even use … More Why the working vs SAH mother argument doesn’t add up
On one of my recent runs I was thinking about the similarities between my running and my career so I thought I’d share. Sometimes things become clearer when we view them from a different vantage point. 1. I’m running my own race There will always be people who are faster than me, people who win awards, … More How running is like my career
With all the career information available on the web it can be overwhelming to decide on what you should be doing to keep your career alive and on track. I think it can be even more difficult for those of us who live a mobile lifestyle and whose careers are often at the mercy of someone … More 5 Things you can start doing for your career right now
