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Honest reflections on careers, workplaces and engineering — from navigating redundancy to acing your first interview.
How to Thrive in a Dog-Eat-Dog Working Environment?
In today’s fast-paced work environment, people come and go in companies all the time. It’s easy to get caught up in the uncertainty. What do you do when someone leaves and a new colleague join the…
How to Take Control of Your Professional Path and Turn Your Career Around
If you’re feeling stuck or unfulfilled in your career, remember that it’s never too late to make a change and steer your professional journey in a new direction. Here are my six key steps to help you…
Gender Equality in the Workplace
The topic of gender equality in the workplace has made significant strides over the years, but one question remains: Does the glass ceiling still exist for women in their career progression? As we…
Blurred Lines: Work and Personal Life Boundaries
Let’s talk about a topic that’s been on my mind lately: the boundaries between work and personal life. I’ve been thinking about what this means both as an employee and as a consultant. I know from my…
Unintentional vs Malicious Interference in the Workplace
In the world of work, we often encounter challenging situations that put our teamwork and leadership skills to the test. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where a colleague has taken over a…
Working Till you Drop – Raising Awareness on Sustainable Working Practices
🏢 Working Till You Drop: Raising Awareness on Sustainable Working Practices 🚫🚀 As professionals, we dedicate our time and talents to contribute to the success of organisations we are passionate about…
Bullies and Backstabbing: Dispelling Myths in the Professional Journey
🚫 Bullies and Backstabbing: Dispelling Myths in the Professional Journey 🚀 As we climb the career ladder, it’s disheartening to witness instances of bullying and backstabbing within our professional…
Stand Out and Ace Your Interviews: Top Tips for Graduates
🎓 Stand Out and Ace Your Interviews: Tips for Graduates 🚀 To all the recent graduates embarking on the exciting journey of job interviews, congratulations on reaching this milestone! As you navigate…
Office Gossip Hell – Stay Away and Thrive
🚫 Office Gossip Hell: Stay Away and Thrive! 🌟 As professionals, we’ve all encountered office gossip at some point in our careers. It may seem tempting to immerse ourselves in the drama, especially…
Navigating Redundancy: A Journey Towards Dignity and Growth
Facing redundancy or a voluntary payoff can be an overwhelming and uncertain experience, especially if it’s your first encounter with such a situation. I’ve been there, and I understand the mix of…
Landing Your Dream Job – Debunking the Myths
🎓 Debunking Myths: Landing Your Dream Job 🚀 As we approach graduation day for many young people, I can vividly remember the mix of excitement and apprehension I felt when contemplating my entry into…
How to Stand Out in Uncertain Times
I want to dive into a topic that many professionals ponder. What do I need to do to secure the job I want? In today's challenging economic climate, where the oil & gas sector faces various…
Quick Reminder
One of my favourite jobs ever was to be hired as a technical expert to work on a project where I was in charge of troubleshooting the interfaces. 🙆🏻♀️ My mission was to realign, manage and close out…
Keep Showing Up
As I am looking for a new job and reflecting on my career, I have noticed a recurring pattern. 😩 In every job I had, it always felt like I had something to prove. Of course, taking a new position…
It’s OK to be different
As a contractor, I find myself constantly looking for work. Knowing that contracts typically last between 1 to 2 years, with an increasingly fierce job market, it is now imperative to stand out from…
Master Your Expertise
What does it mean to be a trouble-shooter? Troubleshooting is the analysis and solving of serious problems for an organisation. Troubleshooting can take many forms, whether you’re hired to fix a…
When a contract comes to an end
Losing a job can be devastating for anyone, but for a contractor, it goes with the territory 😟 Contracting jobs can last anywhere between 6 months and up to 2 years. What should you do when the…
Begin Anywhere
With the job market at its most competitive, it seems that people no longer want a job for the sake of having a job. People want PURPOSE. Meaning. Applying for the RIGHT job has never been more…
Time management during Covid 19 pandemic
s With the world attempting to restart and rejuvenate the economy amidst todays crushing uncertainty, has the way we manage our time changed? The oil and gas industry is an industry that cannot fail.…
Obsolescence – why you should not leave things to the last minute.
Yesterday I touched on why the oil industry needs to have an obsolescence planning strategy. Assets that remain in production for over 25 years, including their associated automation and control…
Experience vs Qualification
We seem to think that having previous work experience means that you can hit the ground running, but is this really true? Some time ago, I worked with someone who on-paper ticked all the boxes.…
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