Adrian Evans Blog

As individuals we are all motivated by a handful of key values that drive us and our career decisions. They are not usually intellectual decisions but are powerful internal reference points that are crucially important to us. When we fail to meet these inner needs we end up feeling unfulfilled and dissatisfied in our careers. …[Read more...]

Have you taken a moment to think about how passionate you are for your work lately or how you’re conveying that passion to others?

Everyone loves people who are passionate about what they do and it is no surprise that passion grows businesses faster and advances careers by differentiating the best from the rest. Whether we appreciate it or not we give subtle signals every day about how passionate we are in work and in life through the sparkle in our eyes, the tone in our voice and the energy we give out to the world. Passion is infectious. …[Read more...]

In my last post I explained why purpose is crucial if you want to live a fulfilling meaningful life and excel at what you do. This post focuses on how you can get clear on identifying your purpose.

Purpose is not about changing who you are but more about revealing your true self. In this sense then it should be self confirming. When you identify what it is it becomes obvious, describing you perfectly and filling you up with excitement and inspiration.  Because your innate talents, however, are automatic it is not always so easy to spot straight-away. …[Read more...]

If you want to love what you do and improve your chances of excelling in your career and achieving lasting authentic success then the short response to this question is that purpose is absolutely everything.

Purpose brings meaning to our work and our life, it’s our calling and prompts those deep questions about what we stand for, how our career reflects our values and what we want our legacy to be.

You can be effective and successful in your line of work and still enjoy yourself but purposeful work raises it to a more blissful level, where cash aside, it’s just something you feel compelled to do. It’s the kind of stuff that puts the fire in the belly, the spring in the step and has you doing somersaults whilst knocking years off you, one great reason for a starter to find it! …[Read more...]

Gone are the days when all you should expect from an interview is a detailed biographical overview of your career to date.  Employers are getting much more sophisticated with interviewing and competency (or behavioural) based interviews are now used with regularity during the hiring process.  Competency based interviewing is behavioural based lines of questioning grounded on the concept that past behaviour is a good barometer of future performance in a similar situation. It focuses on experiences, behaviours, knowledge, skills and abilities that are specifically job related. …[Read more...]

First of all – what is the purpose of your CV?   What do you want it to do for you?

The simple answer to this is that your CV exists with the sole purpose of getting you an initial interview.  Your CV may be your first and only opportunity to make an impression on a potential employer – make sure that it is a good first impression and creates a positive impact, inciting sufficient interest to warrant an interview to find out more about you.

There are a few key considerations when writing your CV.  This is a subject that we could discuss at great length, but with these key points you will be well on the way to securing yourself an interview. …[Read more...]

Why do you network?

Fundamentally what you want to do is connect with people who are going to leverage. The six degrees of separation concept is so true and to me leverage is the lever that ultimately multiplies the effect of the effort or the time that you are actually putting in.   Archimedes once said that “if I had a lever long enough I could move the world”. This concept applies so well to networking.   It is a great way of leveraging knowledge and people to achieve your goal and to accelerate your career, your promotion, or your level of earnings to the next level. It is in your interests to do so.

So how should you go about networking?   It is not a ‘dark art’ or something you should be overly nervous about – we all network in our everyday lives to some degree or another without giving it a title of networking, but what we are talking about here is the structured style of networking that will accelerate your job search success or your career.   …[Read more...]

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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are unfulfilled in your role or company?  If so, what should you do about it?

I would urge you to discover the true desires you wish for in your career by tapping into the areas that you find most fulfilling and play to your natural strengths; focus on the things that are almost effortless and don’t feel like work.

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