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LinkedIn Challence from May 2021: Stop lurking and start posting.

My LinkedIn challenge, run in May 2021 can be viewed in full here. Have you been meaning to post ...

Why it’s not a disaster if you have a ‘non-traditional’ career path

Many leaders have what I would call a traditional career path. If we take the world of Human Resources ...

Seven reasons interviews are better remotely than face to face

We have all had lots of adjustments to make in the last year, a big one being the move ...

What’s stopping you getting things done?

Do you sometimes find that you struggle to get around to some things? You put them off and find ...

What is a growth mindset and how can it help you?

We have all worked with someone who wasn’t pleased when others succeeded. Or someone who argued with the feedback ...

Why I changed my mind about covering letters

I often get asked by clients whether they need to have a covering letter. I confess historically I wasn’t ...

14 mistakes to avoid at interview

I recently asked some of my trusted contacts for their ‘interview don’ts’… here are some of the ones they came ...

Why you should PIMP your Elevator Pitch

“Hi, I’m Ellie Rich-Poole, The Recruitment Coach. I help leaders land their perfect role and be brilliant in it ...

How to network when you can’t leave the house

This January we moved to Singapore. We arrived just about the same time as the then unnamed Coronavirus, to ...

Fifteen things you need to know if you are moving internationally

Having recently moved to a new country for a third time – this time to Singapore – I have ...

How to write an amazing CV that will get you interviews

Having worked in recruitment for over 20 years I have seen a wide range of CVs. The good, the ...

How to nail it at interview

I recently worked with someone who was going for a new role and was really keen to land it. ...

Looking for a job? Here are 13 tips

Whatever your reason for exploring new opportunities, whether it was your decision or in response to redundancy, it can ...

Three years on, the highs and lows

The end of June 2019 marks three years since I left the corporate world and set up my own ...

How coaching can help if you are made redundant

I wish I had known then, what I know now. At the start of my career I worked as ...

Networking: there’s more than one way

The Collins Dictionary defines networking as ‘the process of trying to meet new people who might be useful to you in your job, often through social activities’. It is arguably ...

How can LinkedIn help me when I am looking for a new job?

You have found yourself looking for a new role. It is an important time of reflection about what next. ...

I’m not looking for a new job, why do I need to bother with LinkedIn?

When LinkedIn was still quite new, I remember having a lively debate with a Group HR Director who wasn’t ...