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Expertise and Credentials: When Different is Good

Expertise and Credentials: When Different is Good

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 16, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mature Professionals ​

Have you ever considered applying for a job or promotion, but thought the better of it because your qualifications and/or experience were different than what the employer was asking for in the job posting? A recent experience was a vivid reminder of how, when applying...
Returning to Work After an Absence is Common, So Why is it so Hard?

Returning to Work After an Absence is Common, So Why is it so Hard?

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 2, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mature Professionals ​, Mental Health

Although certain career-related transitions are predictable and common they are still challenging. One of those transitions is returning to work following an absence. There are many ‘flavours’ of this transition including returning after: a maternity or parental...
Positivity is your best action … take it to work

Positivity is your best action … take it to work

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 11, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture ​

These days lots of folks are positive that only negative things are happening around them. We’re all seeing worrisome news headlines which doesn’t help. I’ve started asking myself “What is going on here? Are we watching historic changes unfolding?” I don’t have...

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...
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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