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Latest episodes
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The foundations of successful executive job search!
Successful executive job search has very little to do with your CV / resume, instead it comes down to the strong foundations of environment and psychology. Understanding the enviro…
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Three important lessons from LinkedIn's Executive Playbook...
Three key takeaways from LinkedIn's Executive Playbook on how to stand out in business and in the executive job market. To read the blog post that accompanies this episode and to a…
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Shopping for a new executive position?
There are important lessons in everyday life, which directly relate to the executive job market. In this episode of the Career Codex podcast I take shopping and share observations,…
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'Crowd mentality' and executive job search.
As human beings the temptation is to follow the crowd, but when it comes to executive job search this is a low-probability strategy for success. Taking a contrarian approach is muc…
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Can you really change career?
Career change can be difficult, but it's absolutely possible. To change career or transition to something new you have to believe it's possible and then take a very different appro…
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In the Executive Job Market does your experience really count?
When attention turns to the executive job market, and what it takes to stand out and get hired, thoughts often turn to skills and experience. What's much more important though is y…
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The Yin and Yang of Executive Job Search.
Chinese philosophy highlights Yin and Yang as essentially two sides of the same coin in perfect balance or equilibrium. We see many examples of its importance in everyday life and…
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Why confirmation could hurt your executive job search!
In life we all have a tendency to seek confirmation for our actions. If this is positive we're encouraged to keep going, but when it's absent or even negative procrastination and i…
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Are you really the pilot of your executive job search?
When it comes to your executive job search are you really the pilot of your career? To find success in the executive job market you need to decide on your destination and then proa…
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My guest appearance on BBC Radio Nottingham.
My guest appearance on BBC Radio Nottingham discussing local news and views, which included business, Brexit and the secret to a happy marriage. A big thank you to BBC Radio Nottin…
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How to write a LinkedIn professional headline that gets you noticed!
Standing out in the executive job market can be difficult. Having an impactful LinkedIn professional headline can help. In this podcast episode I share advice on how to write a Lin…
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Executive job search strategy – create, uncover or wait for another?
When the majority of executive jobseekers enter the executive job market they see what everyone else sees – opportunities advertised on executive job boards or positioned by execut…
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What executive search firms really want!
Getting the attention of executive search firms can be difficult, but is an important part of any successful executive job search strategy. In this podcast I share information 'str…
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Why a BAD attitude pays in the executive job market!
Important lessons from the Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko fight on why having a BAD attitude pays in the executive job market! If you want to survive and thrive and advance…
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Possibly the best job title In the world?
How 'disruptive' is your approach to your career and life? While this word at first glance may have negative connotations, a disruptive mindset is the oil that has and will lubrica…
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The magical power of making mistakes!
Although we do our best to avoid making mistakes, when we inevitably do they can serve to generate substantial goodwill. In this podcast I tell a story from a weekend away and shar…
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Job hunting using LinkedIn, but don't want your current employer to find out?
One of the questions I get asked a lot is: 'How do I balance using LinkedIn proactively to find a new executive position without alerting my current employer?' In this podcast I sh…
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The big choice executive jobseekers need to make!
Follow the lead of good recruiters and treat your executive job search like a business to stand out from the crowd. Whether your executive job search is proactive or reactive direc…