It’s back to school time. Should a working dad be able to reference this busy time professionally without comment and a working mum be taken to task? Is this over-sharing or another sub-conscious bias and double bind working Mums face! Read…
Archive | Dear Dorothy
Your very own career agony aunt.
Can your nail biting habit harm a job interview?
Can something as simple as a nail biting habit influence candidate assessment in the job search process? Find out how it could harm a job interview…..
Do you need to go straight to be professional?
Recently there seems to be a veritable outbreak of articles on professional hairstyles for women. One reader asks “is straight hair for women considered to be more professional?”….
Stop apologising when you don’t need to!
Women can be overly sensitive and need to stop apologising when they don’t need to! Mistakes are normal especially in a new job! Dorothy gives some advice on the onboarding process to a new hire…
4 basic networking strategies for working Mums!
With 2 small kids at home how can you make time for professional networking when many events are held after office hours? Dorothy suggests 4 basic strategies…
How much time should I spend looking for a job?
Asking how much time you should spend looking for a job is regretfully like asking that old chestnut “how long is a piece of string?” There is no right or wrong answer and for everyone the response will be different ….
The complexity of corporate cultural fit
Dorothy looks at the complex issues of cultural fit in organisations. She hears from a senior woman who believes that she was cut from a hiring process because she was a mother who was prepared to relocate to a different country to her children..
Recovered from a breakdown: Declare or not in job search?
How do you handle a nervous breakdown or mental health problem in job search when transitioning back into the workplace. Do you openly declare it or re-position?
Designer jeans and interviews
Why did Armani jeans result in an interview rejection? Probably because in most places they are not considered formal attire…except perhaps at Twitter..
Multiple transitions: Have you ever felt like a career hand grenade?
A CV gap for parenting, divorce, 3 kids , relocation out of date professionally. Have you ever felt like a career hand grenade? Dealing with a career gap to look after children is always challenging, but when there are multiple additional personal factors playing out in your life at the same time including divorce, 3 kids and relocation, it’s hard not to feel as though you are being viewed as an explosion waiting to happen…