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Cover Letters 101: What’s your Cover Story?

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 21, 2017 | blog, Career Advice, Mature Professionals ​, Recent Graduates ​

Creating a cover story is not a deception; it can be a tool to protect you from a past that does not fully define you and it can help you exercise your right to finding a satisfying career.     Okay, so, you are sitting at your kitchen table staring at an...

Changes: sometimes you don’t get to vote

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 13, 2017 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

With massive change underway in the US and the UK (pending the implementation of Brexit), it may seem almost like something you felt as a child when a punitive principal replaced a much kinder one. Suddenly the halls echoed fearful whispers instead of care-free...
Toxic Workplace – Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Toxic Workplace – Should I Stay or Should I Go?

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 3, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment ​, Career Advice, Leaders & Executives ​, Workplace Culture ​

What if I told you a job isn’t just a job? It’s an integral part of your existence, one that can influence your fulfillment and security. So what do you do if your job feels like a monotonous trap … or worse, like an abusive relationship?  This is an environment you...
Silent Suffering – The Struggle of Invisible Disabilities

Silent Suffering – The Struggle of Invisible Disabilities

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 28, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Diversity & Inclusion, Mental Health, Workplace Culture ​

All your life you’ve been viewed as an ‘able-bodied’ person. You don’t worry about navigating the world in terms of accessible spaces, ramps leading to public buildings, or being aware of laws like the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). So far you’ve been fortunate...

Life in the Time of Ageism

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 17, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Mature Professionals ​

What Just Happened? It has happened, the unthinkable … you at the age of what was assumed to be your approaching golden years are now golden tears. You won’t be spending time with your grandchildren and or booking tropical vacations, no, now your time is spent...
Corporate Scapegoat: How will I ever get another job?

Corporate Scapegoat: How will I ever get another job?

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 6, 2016 | blog, Bullying & Harassment ​, Career Advice

So you got fired, and not because you got caught smoking in your office after hours, or tried to fix the motherboard of the copier with a flathead screwdriver.  No, it was more sinister than that. Like a lamb led to the slaughter, you were hauled into a meeting with...
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