Eight questions to help uncover your values
When you think of your life right now, is it what you expected? I’m not talking about the dreaded “where do you see yourself in five years’ time” question (as I’m sure NO-ONE predicted 2020!). I’m talking about getting re-acquainted with your values; the things that...
What should you include in your Cover Letter?
When I recently asked the members of my Facebook group to share the questions they have about job searching, application etiquette came out top. Even though technology has come on leaps and bounds, changing the way we apply and the way we work, there still is a lot of...
How to prepare for a video interview
When I started my career in recruitment nearly twenty years ago, a video interview was rare. The concept of remote interviewing was not unheard of; I recall my first stage interview for my graduate job, in 2000, being on the phone. However, most jobs needed a face to...
Why play is powerful tool for your career
I am sure you have heard the phrase “find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” It pops up frequency in the world of career coaching and business consultancy; it’s rings so true against my coaching aims of creating a career to...
What you need to know about the hidden job market
Jobs are like buses, right? You are wait ages for one, three turn up at the same time! But if you are looking in the wrong places, it can feel like they are all passing you by. OK, a loose analogy, but do you recognise the frustrating search? There is an assumption...
How to get your career mojo back
We all have days where we aren’t quite feeling it. When the creative juices are not flowing, decisions are harder to make and the spark has just gone! You may be spending your lunchtime scrolling job sites, or staring out the home office, considering re-training to...
Why we need to stop apologising for our children
We have all been there, especially over the last few months; an important meeting, or a phone call, and our offspring come in and want to tell us something VERY important! Once upon a time we were able to have some separation between our working life and home life;...
How are you managing working from home?
We are now 12-weeks into lockdown; if like me, you expected life to have returned to normal by now, there is a stark realisation. THIS is what life is like, for the foreseeable. I have always been an advocate of working from home and flexible working; but this is...
Are you doing enough to uplift and support others?
Challenging individual’s beliefs about themselves and their role in the world is a daily activity in my professional and personal life. Noticing the language that is used when discussing goals, motivations and challenges is part of my coaching tool-kit and helps to...
How will a global pandemic change how we look after our mental health?
Up until now, my personal mental health challenges came from trauma and grief, baby loss and bereavement. It took six months after the loss of our little boy to be able to admit how low I was. During that time, I was receiving counselling, I was on a staged return to...
It’s time to make rebellious career choices
Inspired by a recent conversation about career choices, I was reflecting on the power of the words people use when it comes to describing who they are at work. We all know that personal brand is important; it helps us with our business and our career prospects. It is...About
Clara Wilcox is a straight talking, practical and experienced coach helping clients navigate the tricky waters of returning to work, career changes and professional development. The Balance Collective is a social enterprise focused on improving the lives of parents, by working together to build inner confidence and promote a healthy work/life balance.
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