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How to figure out what you are good at.
What are you amazing at? I know, it’s often a hard question to answer. It feels a little too much like blowing your own trumpet,...
victorialouisekirk
Feb 10, 20203 min read


Fed up with goal setting?
Hands up if you set new year’s resolutions, goals or targets around your career? And keep your hand up if you are still on target a month...
victorialouisekirk
Feb 5, 20203 min read


How to find what makes you happy at work
You’re at your desk, or in yet another ‘quick’ meeting that’s been going for an hour but your mind is elsewhere. You are dreaming of all...
victorialouisekirk
Jan 19, 20203 min read


When the fear of not being good enough keeping you stuck in a job you hate–and what to do instead
We all want to be good at what we do – it’s inevitable. We want to do a good job, and have people tell us that we have done a good job....
victorialouisekirk
Jan 16, 20204 min read


10 great career reflection questions
We are now hurtling towards the end of the year at a frightening pace - and no doubt you've seen plenty of 'new year new you' type posts...
victorialouisekirk
Dec 30, 20194 min read


5 Career Change books to put on your Christmas List
Looking for a last minute Christmas present to yourself? How about one that will give you a kick up the bum to make the changes you have...
victorialouisekirk
Dec 9, 20192 min read


How to have a career change Christmas
I know….the C-word….I’ve been avoiding it as long as possible, but it is now December so I figured it was ok to use it. Photo by Mel...
victorialouisekirk
Dec 4, 20193 min read


How focusing on what you want will help you get there quicker
Are you stuck in a job you hate, but no ideas what you want to do instead? Are you fed up of feeling trapped, but scared you'll make the...
victorialouisekirk
Nov 28, 20194 min read


Is retraining the only way?
You’ve been thinking about a career change for a while, you’ve done every career quiz going, downloaded every freebie about finding your...
victorialouisekirk
Nov 19, 20193 min read


5 reasons to hire a career coach (and how to find the right one for you).
A Career coach is for you if you want to make changes in your career – sounds simple eh? They will help you set big goals, explore your...
victorialouisekirk
Nov 12, 20194 min read


Make returning to work work for you
Returning to the world of work can be a scary thought, whether you have been out of that world for 6 months, a year, 5 years or more. And...
victorialouisekirk
Nov 6, 20193 min read


Surviving half term...
No sooner have the kids gone back after the summer then we seem to be at half term! This is the first time we’ve really been governed by...
victorialouisekirk
Oct 29, 20193 min read


How to get the best out of working with recruiters.
Recruiters are often seen as a necessary evil and certainly don’t have the best reputation (!) however not all recruiters are made equal!...
victorialouisekirk
Oct 26, 20193 min read


Your confidence kit bag
Confidence. That magic ‘something’ most of us wish we had more of. But what actually is it? Is it a feeling of invincibility? A feeling...
victorialouisekirk
Oct 17, 20193 min read


Stop googling your career change (and what to do instead)
Photo by Brendan Church on Unsplash So how is your career change going? How much time have you spent on it recently, and how much of...
victorialouisekirk
Oct 9, 20194 min read


Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons (or, how to be yourself and move forward in your career
We’ve all been there - squeezing ourselves into a particular shaped box to fit in somewhere, whether that is school / university, a group...
victorialouisekirk
Oct 1, 20194 min read


Getting over the 'what-ifs' of big events
The idea of walking into a room full of people we don’t know is generally not on people’s ‘favourite ways to spend my time’ list. But...
victorialouisekirk
Sep 25, 20194 min read


No more warm wine!
So we are all likely to need to meet new people in our work lives – whether you are thinking of a career change or not. And that’s what...
victorialouisekirk
Sep 25, 20193 min read


Why getting started is so hard
Most of us, myself included are not that great at setting goals. We think we might like to ‘eat better’, ‘lose weight’, ‘redecorate the...
victorialouisekirk
Sep 18, 20193 min read


Whose success are you chasing?
Success. It’s one of those words that everyone assumes means the same thing to everyone. And yet nothing could be further from the truth...
victorialouisekirk
Sep 10, 20193 min read
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