The ‘Horizontal Shift’ for Professional Development
Our careers, and personal lives, usually look like a polygraph test on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. If you’re like me, especially in my industry, this can be every two to three hours, depending on how my day is going. But generally, the highs of the graph represent when we are at the […]
Keys to successful interviews: Result-driven company research and relatable experience referencing
What is result-driven company research? It’s an in-depth fact-finding exercise that uncovers information about an organisation that demonstrates their productivity, current, and future objectives. When an interviewer asks you what do you know about the company? Don’t bore them with the obvious, like who their CEO is, what they are into, and their local or global […]
Your KPIs are your responsibility. Be accountable for your growth!
Tell me about a time where you have had success in your role? Tell me about a time where you have solved problem A, what was the scenario and what was your overall achievement? Along your career path, you would have been faced with similar questions or instances where you have had to sell yourself […]
Dealing with imposter syndrome: Be at peace with your own value
While growing up we probably changed our minds about our career aspirations as we passed through the different phases of growth. Such decisions often stem from our favourite activities at the time; and as we grew older, they slowly transcended into areas that are a true representation of our personal dispositions as individuals. For example, […]