Curated Nuggets

Take ownership of your career development

A new year presents a great opportunity to start afresh. Hence, in this video, I discuss my recommendations on how to take ownership of our careers. It is my hope this video will guide you to be in the driving seat of your career development this year.

How to use transferable skills when job searching

Learn about what transferable skills are, how to identify them and how to use them when searching for a new job (both on your résumé/ CV and in interviews). ...

Book Review- Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office

If you are a woman looking to the C-suite, this is for you. The video is a review of the book titled "Nice Girls Still Don't Get The Corner Office". The book is researched based and chronicles mistakes that as women, we tend to make in the office that are likely to sabotage our careers.

My tips on how to find jobs on the invisible job market

If you have been seeking jobs through print media or online, it's time to try something different. Here are my tips for finding job on the invisible job market.

How to answer the mundane question: “how are you?” to advance your career.

I share a personal story to exemplify why it is important to be prepared to answer the rather mundane question - “how are you?” in a professional setting. Very often, we give the familiar response - “I’m doing alright” or variations of it when really, we are not.

I believe there is a place for honestly responding to this question in a constructive way that can advance our careers.I practised this honest approach off the cuff and it was immensely beneficial for my career.

Here are my reflections on how you could adapt this approach too.