by Heather Lowery-Kappes | Mar 29, 2023 | Burnout, Career Coaching HR Practices, Career Development, Career Transitions, Future Career, Goblin mode, Great Resignation, Job Search, Pandemic Brain, Quiet Quitting, Stress
‘Goblin mode’ was chosen by the public as the 2022 Oxford word of the year. Oxford defines goblin mode as ‘a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.’ The...
by Heather Lowery-Kappes | Mar 14, 2023 | Career Coaching HR Practices, Career Development, Career Transitions, Job Applications, Job Market, Job Search, Personal Branding
Don’t rely on past achievements to get you through. If you have hit a glass ceiling or you are not getting to where you want, maybe you need to make some changes to move towards the career/job you want. Relying on your experience can be a hinderance and lead you to...
by Heather Lowery-Kappes | Feb 4, 2023 | Career Coaching HR Practices, Career Development, Career Transitions, Careers, Improvement, Job Search, Life-Long Learning, Minimum Viable product, Perfectionism, Progress
Many of us have heard about ‘Minimum viable product’ when you launch a product that isn’t perfect but is good enough with a view to making further improvements later. If you struggle with perfectionism and that is what stopping you from making the move to where you...
by Heather Lowery-Kappes | Dec 1, 2022 | Burnout, Career Coaching HR Practices, Career Development, Career Transitions, Careers, Great Resignation, Job Search, Pandemic Brain, Quiet Quitting, Stress
Many of you will be seeing the phrase pandemic brain pop up as the new catch phrase. But is it really about the pandemic or simply the result of a number of years in which we have had to do a fair amount of adapting and working under very challenging circumstances?...
by Heather Lowery-Kappes | Nov 29, 2022 | Burnout, Career Coaching HR Practices, Career Development, Career Transitions, Careers, Job Applications, Job Change, Job Search, Quiet Quitting
Quiet quitting may seem like a good way to support yourself through what has been a very stressful and challenging few years. Is it really the best way to deal with a work life that clearly isn’t working for you anymore? Quiet quitting or working without putting in...
by Heather Lowery-Kappes | Nov 25, 2022 | Career Coaching HR Practices, Career Development, Career Transitions, Careers, Cover Letter, CV, Job Applications, Job Search, Personal Branding
It is true that the current employment market means there are many opportunities out there. Current labour markets at present do favour employees and contractors. But this does not mean that there is no competition or that your applications can be second rate. Low...
