Proactive in uncertain times
In these unprecedented times, it’s easy to become caught up in the immediate and lose sight of the long-term. Our Coaches and Consultants at Career Evolution have had to adapt, as everyone has, to the measures that have been implemented by the UK government. These have included social distancing, working remotely and the paring back or closing of many businesses.
Business as usual
Nevertheless, Career Evolution continues to offer advice and support on many levels to staff and HR personnel. Technology has a big part to play in achieving this. Although our face-to-face meetings and group sessions have had to move online – via telephone and the Zoom platform – we are still able to offer our clients a personal service. This means they are still receiving guidance as and when they need it, from specialist Consultants with years of experience across many sectors. The only thing that’s changed is the media.
Lines of enquiry
With less time spent on the road and delivering sessions, Sue Thomas, Career Evolution’s Founding Director is working closely with her Consultants to develop clients’ campaigns. This will provide additional value, as she shares her wealth of first-hand experience. An initial call usually involves a lot of listening and prompts. It is an opportunity for our clients to tell their story. The process can easily be carried out remotely and provide the background of an overall profile. From an initial telephone conversation, or internet consultation, Sue can ascertain her client’s strengths, weaknesses and ambitions, and help them map out their future role.
New avenues
In times such as these, when uncertainty and doubt play a big part in future developments, the most important thing is to have clarity about what you want to do next. By doing this, it allows some focus in all this ambiguity. By identifying what you want to do in terms of career progression, you can then plan how you will achieve it. It is useful to spend the time now outlining how you can do this. It could include exploring new sectors, which might be congruent with your present career, or updating and sharpening your CV to include some of your more recent career milestones and achievements.
Wise use of time
In the present situation, interviews are currently being pulled and candidates need to manage the psychological impact of that too. Certainly days, sometimes weeks, of preparation will have been done and this will need to be picked up again at an unknown point in the future when it’s business as usual once more.
But people need to be fully ready when normal life resumes. Proactive preparation done now will stand you in better stead when people start recruiting properly again. It’s worth spending some time thinking how you can use the time wisely – to make yourself an even stronger, more professional candidate for your next challenge.
