Parent As An Employability Adviser and Career Mentor
We already know parenting is a difficult job. It demands that parents have reasonable knowledge on many things- education, relationship, health, income generation, homemaking etc. To combine these with their professional skill is a tough call. But now, the person’s specification has become even more sophisticated. And more than at any time in history, as a parent, you will have to be. To this end, there is an urgent need for you to upgrade your... [Read More...]
Parents – Protect Your College or Undergraduate Child from Future Unemployment Queues
It is no longer news that graduate unemployment is on the increase. Most people believe that it is the duty of government to ‘sort’ it out. Whereas the government, going by its pronouncements agree with this; that task is however being seriously hampered by the parlous state of the economy within the UK and beyond. And going by current predictions, that trend is set to continue for many more years. What can parents do to stimulate the creativity... [Read More...]
Obstacles To Self Marketing
Contrary to the misleading notion that some ‘knowledgeable’ people might peddle, ‘every human being wants to succeed’. The problem is that only a few of us actually manage to. Unfair as this might sound, the fact is - “If you fail to reach the top, the fault will not be because of your race, colour, level of education, or what part of town you were born in. It will not even be because of the state of the economy. The fault will be because... [Read More...]
To Hype Or Not To Hype? Without Hype Something Terrible Happens…Nothing!
Apparently, the majority of people struggle with marketing themselves, products or services. In the struggle to ‘hype or not hype, it has now been revealed that the majority opt for ‘no hype’. This is due in part to the confusion about whether it is right or wrong to ‘hype’. The issue in many business conversations is now whether you are for hype or against it. It is important that we throw a little more light onto this seemingly confusing... [Read More...]
Yes…People Can Give You What They Do Not Have
Yes, people can give you what they do not have! That was my direct answer to the question “can people give you what they do not have?” asked by my sons. Let me explain. Yesterday, I listened to a conversation between my two teenage sons. I do not know what their conversation was about but I heard my older son say, “I can’t imagine him saying that. He has not done it himself so how does he want me to believe that it is okay?... [Read More...]