“I was waiting for someone to tap me on the shoulder for that job.” Guess what? Leaders are not mind readers. During my career, I’ve had several people tell me they felt aggrieved they weren’t asked to apply for a position, or the reason they resigned was because they didn’t get the job they wanted.

I received some fabulous advice when I was early in my HR career about balancing my CV with the right qualifications to support my experience. A leader I greatly respected said to me that while I had plenty of HR experience, it wasn’t backed up with high level HR qualifications (apparently a Degree in Agriculture

It’s said that people spend more time planning their holidays than their careers. In my experience, this is true. I believe holidays are the perfect time to reflect on the year and ask yourself if you have achieved what you wanted with your job or career. The coming year is full of possibilities – do