Career Progression - This section deals where you are now and where you want to be, and what different positions you need to consider or even aim for. It discusses how you should map out your progress and have clearly defined objectives for you to achieve. One of the most important areas to consider is personal development and your commitment to study and pass some of the CII Advanced Papers. >>> more
How to Produce a CV - In Financial Services, future employers place a fair amount of importance on CV’s. It is a document about you, presented by you and tests your ability to sell yourself to them. It needs to have a certain amount of ‘Wow factor’ about it, where the potential Company you are interested in joining turn round and say ‘Yes we really want to see you’. Your CV is a door opener and has to contain the correct correlated information in the proper format. >>> more
Interview Guidelines - Most people can be a bit rusty on their interview techniques and can be the make or break of a future successful career. Too many good quality Advisers fall at the first hurdle by not presenting themselves properly. It is similar to meeting a new client, where the first five minutes are the most crucial. The client makes up their mind whether they will buy you in those first few minutes.
The interview is where you need sell yourself. The Company also need to sell themselves as well and there needs to be common interest and an agreement as to what the next step is. >>> more
Career Change - You may have considered leaving the industry all together and prefer a complete change of direction. With the skills and talents you have developed within this industry can make you a very marketable proposition. However, as the saying goes, the grass can look greener, but is it? Would you be better off doing something else?
When changing career you need to seriously evaluate you, where you would like to be and decide a clear course of action. >>>more
Starting a new Job - When starting a new job, you are in unfamiliar territory to begin with and can often wonder whether you have done the right thing. It is only natural. You are on a learning curve which explains why your confidence and competence may be low to begin with. Once you have learnt the ropes, the situation changes! Being in a sales environment, it can get very frustrating getting fully up and running when in a new job. >>> more
Stress Management - Do you sometimes just let it get on top of you? Do you have more bad days than good? Is everything going wrong and nothing going right? Then this is where we can probably help. In this section we advise you on how you can help yourself by just doing some basic exercises. A lot of it is in the mind and can be easily resolved. Sometimes we need a bit of help or advice to alleviate the pressure and often the way clear is not that obvious. Talking about 'it' and sharing your issues can go a long way to relieving that bit of stress. >>> more
Career Coach - What do you want from your career? This section helps you to identify your goals, where you are now and where you want to be and what course of action you need to take to get there. Self motivation is the key and in order to motivate yourself, you need a clear objective, and a clear path to follow. There are Coaching experts out there, who, for a small investment can transform your career. >>> more
Fit for Work - Let’s face it, this is quite a stressful industry where we do not seem to have the time to have the correct amount of well earned rest and give time to our families and loved ones. We tend to neglect recreational time, re-changing our batteries, pursue hobbies and interest and most importantly, we can tend to neglect our health.
There is no such thing as 'I don’t have time to do what ever because I am so busy...' You need to make the time. A healthy body produces a healthy mind. >>> more
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