Joining the Job Queue

I have a fair idea about how LinkedIn works, but expert Karen Tisdell takes that knowledge to the next level.

Karen comes from a recruitment background and was an early convert to LinkedIn, going on to base a successful business around it.

She now earns a living as a LinkedIn profile writer, trainer and speaker.  Who better to give the low down on how to use this platform to find a job?

If you are on the hunt for work add this interview to your 'must listen' list, and have a notebook at hand for all of the detailed tips and tricks.

Connect with Karen here:

This latest episode features Qantas pilot turned small business owner Matt Harper, and a very honest conversation about the challenges he faced trying to find a job when the airline industry had been grounded.

What do you do when you can't work in a job you have dreamt about and worked hard to get into since you were a kid, and no-one is willing to see you working as anything else?

This is a story about transferable skills, backing yourself and falling back on those traits of determination that got Matt to the pinnacle of his career in the first place.

We also talk about the importance of a support crew and exercise, with some tips for other jobseekers and employers.

To support Matt and David and their families, visit their business https://automatehome.com.au/

In this episode of Joining the Job Queue I chat to nutritionist and life coach Sonya Reynolds.

Sonya explains why eating well is critical to maintaining well-being and managing stress while we're on the hunt for work.  We talk about the key foods we should - and shouldn't - be eating and yes, we are allowed to have some chocolate!

We also talk about shopping on a reduced budget,  self care and vitamin supplements. And, she shares one of her easy and healthy recipes with us (see below).

Macadamia Strawberry Smoothie (serves one)

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup Coconut Water

1⁄2 cup Coconut Milk

1⁄2 Avocado
1⁄2 cup of Strawberries

5 Macadamia Nuts

Handful of Ice

Put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz! Yum.

For more information about Sonya or to get in touch, you can find her at https://www.studio-you.com.au/

This is my first time looking for a job since I turned 50. Should I be worried? Should I dye my grey hair and break out the Botox?  

In this episode, Hunter Leonard, founder of Silver and Wise - an organisation that helps mature workers into work -  says that yes, we probably will face discrimination, but there's plenty we can do about it.

Check out the Silver and Wise website at: www.silverandwise.com.au

There you'll find a link to Hunter's own podcast program, The Forty Plus Business Show: www.silverandwise.com.au/podcasts. 

You might like to check out these two great episodes that were mentioned in our chat:

• Episode 5: How awesome are mature Aussies
• Episode 9: Burying mandarins and stinky teenagers

Following the interview, stay listening for a review of two books Hunter as written to help mature workers find gainful employment.

• Generation Experience
• The Experience Equation

Here's where they are on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=hunter+leonard&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Happy reading!

Ilsa Cozens planned the launch of her Procurement and Supply Chain recruitment business for over a year, kicking off this long time dream in February.  And then...COVID.  

In this episode, find out how Ilse not only survived, but thrived, with opportunities opening up she'd never thought possible.

Ilsa also generously shares job hunting tips from a recruiters side of the fence.

For many of us, COVID has led to a change of direction.  Either because we've had to - in the case of our job or industry being impacted, or because we want to, as the pandemic has slowed down our lives to allow our dreams to come to the fore.

Maybe, like me, you've been thinking about making a change for a while but the timing was never right.  Until the decision is taken out of your hands!

I had already been working with an executive coach, Jane Counsel, to work out my next move, and she has agreed to share some of the guidance she has provided to me.

Jane is a coach with Executive Central and has coached CEOS and senior execs in ASX-listed top companies, the public sector and not-for-profits. She is also a thought leader in the area of diversity and inclusion.

Here are Jane's contact details:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-counsel-22a8934/

https://executivecentral.com.au/

COVID has meant many of us have had to 'pivot' or change direction.

Meet the local art teacher with a big heart- who wants to use art to heal the world!

Nicki Black is an inner Sydney mum who has been able to step back from a frantic life to allow her dreams to come to the fore! We wish her luck! Listen to this episode to find out more.

Mind coach Judith Lissing explores how positivity, mindfulness and meditation can help us safeguard our well-being and help us cope with the stress of being out of work.

Judith is a scientist with a background in positive psychology, and the founder and principal of Mind Coaching Australia.