Category Archives: Happiness

Jobs Carnage – Is the future for some to be in Employment or Self Employment?

We all know the expression “lies, damned lies and statistics”that was popularised by Mark Twain in “Chapters from my Autobiography. Regrettably the ONS (Office of National Statistics) has issued what might be called d……ed statistics concerning the quarter July-September 2011.

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Careers Advice – The Words of Steve Jobs

It is probably impossible to improve on the Careers Advice that Steve Jobs gave us in his address to Stanford University. About work, he told us simply and clearly:

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Graduate Job Market Issues

There is Good News and Bad News about the Graduate Job Market    The Good?   The number of Jobs is on the up The Bad?  The number of Job Applicants is even higher and the market is still below pre -recession … Continue reading

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Psychometric Tests – Three Fallacies dispelled

Psychometric tests – Personality Test – Load of rubbish!   REALLY? Personality Test such as Psychometric Tests are not always understood as a recent light hearted tweet suggests: “Psychometric tests measure how much of a psycho you are?”    Well – … Continue reading

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Get a life – a career change can do it.

  “Seven million workers in UK are unhappy with their job” A survey reported by Personnel Today found one in five rarely or never felt fulfilled at work, with younger people faring the worst – a quarter of those between … Continue reading

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5 Things to Know Before the Office Party

No matter where we are in our career, there’s some advice that’s timelessly essential. Such as in this article by Anita Burzzese entitled “5 Things You Must Know Before the Office Party“. As she rightly says; Among the do’s: * … Continue reading

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Beware of Workplace Pressure, Stress, Bullying and Poor Management Style and Ethos

Sheridan Careers Consultancy is passionate about helping our clients to make wise career decisions and avoid the dangers of productivity pressure, stress induced by work practices, bullying work practices and unsatisfactory management styles – all of which are all too … Continue reading

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A Very Special Xmas Gift: Career Happiness

We’re delighted to offer our readers and customers a very special Christmas offer: The gift of total, complete, self-knowledge and a clear knowledge of the ideal career direction and the way to achieve it. Here’s what one recipient of this … Continue reading

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How Do You Identify Your Values?

Great blog post on the subject of “Living Your Values At Work“; 3 Step Process to Identify Your Core Values 1. Start  eliciting a list of your top 10 values by asking yourself: (for a sample values list look here) … Continue reading

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Happiness at Work: How to Find It and Keep It – Part 2

Last time we looked at what makes for happiness at work. This time we’re going to examine the co-relation between understanding your own personality, characteristics, strengths, weaknesses and achieving happiness at work. Here are 10 elements you should know about … Continue reading

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