How to overcome negative emotions after being made redundant?

Recent news from Paypal, Gorillas, Klarna or Twitter and such a significant number of people affected by the redundancies is unfortunate and sad. If you’ve ever been made redundant, you know that the redundancy process and job loss can be a really tough time. You might feel various emotions, from shock and disappointment to anger …

The real benefits of having mock interviews.

If you’ve been preparing for the interview process in the past, you are aware that preparation is the key, and it the importance to practice interviewing and tailoring your answers. And here comes a MOCK INTERVIEW- a great way to prepare you for an upcoming real interview. By simulating the actual interview experience, you can …

What does FREEDOM mean to you?

Last week has been very emotional, I believe for lots of people. Recent events in Ukraine have been alarming for me; all the plans that I had for the past week were gone, and I couldn’t focus on my work anymore. I’ve been spending the past week in Poland, together with my family, in the …

What does a career mean to you?

Everyone has heard the word CAREER in their life. Traditionally (at least that has been my experience), the word career has been usually associated with climbing up the corporate ladder, moving into a management or leadership position and earning more money.  But the word’s meaning has changed, is constantly evolving, and, in reality, we have …

CareerTips just turned ONE!

It feels like that it was only yesterday. One year ago, I launched CareerTips.  I started writing a blog, and a few months later, it moved into something much bigger than that. Thank you for every like, comment, feedback, following me on LinkedIn. The support and encouragement from many people allowed me to start my …

How to find a purpose in your career?

Meet Carolina Custoias, International Psychologist, Coach and Career Consultant and read our honest conversation about finding purpose in your career. Carolina and I worked together at Microsoft back in 2016 when we were both Recruiters. 1. Tell me more about your story, background I am originally from Brazil, and in 2014, I decided to have …

How can you benefit from Career and Life Planning Coaching?

Coaching, which became extremely popular in recent years, first developed in sporting activities where hiring a coach improved team performance. Later in the 20th century, Sir John Whitmore noticed the connection between sports coaching and organisations building a framework of GROW model, one of the most popular and common models in business coaching.  Life coaching …