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A career without frontiers

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Imagine, if you will, a career without frontiers. You can go anywhere, do anything, work for anyone. Your only limit is your ambition, your drive, your imagination. Globalisation is as much about the movement of people as it is global … Continue reading →

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Andy Murray and the winners mind

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Andy Murray is clearly a huge talent.  You don’t get to be ranked 4th in the world without being able to play a bit. He has, as yet, failed to win a major Championship. Could this be his year? Having … Continue reading →

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Bounce-back-ability Rory McIlroy Style!

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“Bounce-back-ability” is a phrase I love. Nowhere was that phrase epitomized more keenly this weekend than by Rory McIlroy. Huge congratulations to a young man who yesterday became won his first golfing major at the age of 22, becoming the … Continue reading →

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Time for money and other career conundrums

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My Dads career choices make for an interesting study in the career conundrums that face so many of us. Before I get in to that I should offer up the following disclaimer. My Dad is my hero. He’s someone of … Continue reading →

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Social Recruiting Conference 2011

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I recently attended a conference with a keynote speech from the Marketing Director EMEA of Linkedin, Laurence Bret Stern Her (excellent) presentation left me with one statistic that really struck a chord. 80% of US Employers are using Social Media … Continue reading →

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Career Lessons My Mother Taught Me

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When I was a kid,  I did everything at breakneck speed.  School work, play, sports.  The faster I could do it the more satisfied I was.  It mean’t I could move on to the next exciting thing.  It wasn’t that … Continue reading →

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Daniel Pink – A whole new mind

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“Find out what it is you do out of a sense of enjoyment and challenge, not for the external rewards. Do what you do because you like it, it’s fun, interesting, challenging, meaningful.” “People who are intrinsically motivated do just … Continue reading →

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The best job application in the world, ever!?

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A story in this mornings Guardian Newspaper in the UK highlights the story of an unemployed Irish Graduate who has spent €2000 on a billboard advertisement to persuade prospective employers to hire him. SAVE ME FROM EMIGRATION At MyPerfectCareer.tv we … Continue reading →

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Career lessons from Sepp Blatter

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I love Association Football. Soccer. The Beautiful Game. The pinnacle of the club game, The Champions League Final, played last weekend was one of the most exhilarating examples of how the game should be played and one of the most … Continue reading →

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Location, Location, Location

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When considering your career choices, where does location figure on the list of importance for you? For many it is a serious consideration, for a whole host of reasons. What about if you are thinking of starting a business? Location … Continue reading →

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