Hunting down great career ideas...

We once did a survey to find out what impresses senior managers at interview, that would make them pick one candidate over another. The number 1 reason, by a long way, was ‘enthusiasm’.

How often do you take the time to spot people doing things right rather than doing things wrong? How often do you follow up by giving them an appreciative comment?

Being seen as indispensable feels good – you feel needed, and valued, and knowledgeable. It can also seem like a great way to secure your future in turbulent times or recessions – after all, if you’re the source of all knowledge or the best at what you do it’s unlikely you’ll end up on the bad side of any redundancies.

One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is how to stand out from the crowd at work. With that in mind I wanted to share six easy ways you can raise your profile without annoying your colleagues!

At some point in your career you may find yourself in a position where you’re aiming to get promoted – but you can’t take the natural move into your line manager’s job, because it doesn’t seem likely they will move on. This can be frustrating, and it can often seem like a roadblock in your development which is difficult to overcome. However, the good news is that it needn’t be!