Career/Business

Whether you are looking to propel your career or your business this targeted area looks at where you are now and where you want to go in relation to your business or career. You may even be looking at re-evaluating your existing career.

Did you know that more than 50% of people hate their job! That’s right, hate, which is a very strong word.

Check out the following advice in relation to planning your career or job change.

Plan for your Next Big Role!

There is so much information out there that we get so incredibly confused as to where to start or who to talk to when looking for your next defining job. In any chosen career there is a path you can follow to the top, it all depends on how far you want to go.

If your goal for this New Year is to propel your career forward then my advice to you is to keep it “simple” and be very “specific”.

I’ve put together a few points that will help you get started:

• Research: arm yourself with information about your industry, types of organisations, area expertise, positions and salary you can aim for.


• Network: talk to experts, friends, family or colleagues, you don’t have to follow everyone’s advice but you can certainly get the best points and use them to build up your knowledge base.


• Job Advertisements: don’t just apply to everything and anything! Stick to your guns and only apply to the jobs you are aiming at that are in line with the title, size of company, type of work, industry and salary you are looking for.


• Resume: this is your first point of contact with an organisation. Make sure you build a resume that is clear and can be easy to read. You don’t have to put your life story on it! Just keep it simple and remember that a resume is a summary of your experiences, education and knowledge.


• Cover Letter: ALWAYS have a cover letter when applying for positions. The cover letter should always be specific to the organisation and position you are applying for and only a page long.


• Interview: It is so important that you do research on the organisation you are meeting prior to your interview and that you understand what they do. If you don’t understand what they do, then start making a list of questions that you want clarification on. Remember, they are interviewing you as much as you are interviewing them. It works both ways! Just be yourself, I find this has always worked for me.


• Recruitment Process: after the first interview the recruitment process varies depending on the organisation you can have up to 3 interviews, pre-employment medicals, psychometric testing and criminal, credit and reference checks before you get the job. Don’t be afraid to ask how long the process will take or what’s involved.


• Job Offer: Once you get a verbal job offer and you are happy to accept it, DO NOT resign until you have sealed the deal, by this I mean sighted and signed a contract of employment.


• Resigning: Never a pleasant conversation to have with your boss, however be honest and have a letter of resignation prepared with the appropriate notice period to be given.

Research, prepare, be specific and keep it simple. It does not have to be a complicated process. The most important part of this is to be very honest with yourself and aim for a job that you are comfortable with but that will also give you a level of challenge to make it interesting so you can set yourself up to WIN!

Claudia Correa – Human Resources Specialist
A Human Resources Professional with a proven track record of delivering successful and effective human resources, industrial relations and recruitment advice to businesses across a range of functions and models. Success has been developed over ten years of experience through internal, onsite, and agencies across sectors including Professional Services - Legal, IT & T, Support Services Multi-Industry (Laundries, Health, Cleaning, Catering and Retail) and Manufacturing