Articles by Proteus Consultancy Ltd
Career Coaching, Career Mentoring

Are you happy with your working environment?

When we accept an offer from a new employer, we automatically join a new working environment. However, we had nothing…
Career Mentoring, Interview Skills

Talk less and say more.

Vaffel in Norwegian, waffel in German, våffla in Swedish or waffle in English is a delightfully light teatime treat…
Career Advice, Career Mentoring

If you haven’t got a career mentor, get one!

As the majority of us have, or will, experience, misfortunes in our careers are par for the course.You may have already…
Interview Skills, Career Mentoring

Every interviewee should ask this question.

It is certainly true that every failed interview brings you one step closer to success. But while we're talking about…
Inspiration, Career Coaching, Career Mentoring

Another lesson from my great uncle Ernest.

My great uncle Ernest had a very successful commercial career. I was not surprised therefore when, at age 89, he…
Inspiration, Career Mentoring, Career Management

Do you direct, manage or lead?

Broadly speaking I agree with George S Patton's famous quote, "Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do…
Career Coaching, Career Mentoring

Don’t just “do”, “think and do” instead.

It's not what you do, it's how you think about what you do that makes the difference.But don’t take too much time with…
Career Advice, Career Change, Career Mentoring

Don’t let opportunities pass you by, seize them

If you are going to take advantage of career opportunities as they arise you have to learn to be different, to act…
Career Coaching, Career Mentoring

It’s never too late!

Most of us are familiar with the idea of spending six months or so planning and deciding what kind of holiday we’d like…
Job Search, Career Mentoring, Career Management

Triple word mantras for career success.

In 1997 Tony Blair introduced the mantra, “Education, education, education.” Whether you like the man or not, his…
Career Coaching, Career Mentoring

Simple question - are you in a job or a career?

The Oxford English Dictionary gives us the following definitions. Career > NOUN. An occupation undertaken for a…
Mentoring, Career Mentoring, Career Management

Are you in a career rut?

Most people get the feeling of being in a career rut for one of two reasons.For many they simply don’t get on with some…