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Are you recently employed?  Or nearly employed?  Have you razzed up your CV, chatted to recruiters, nailed the interviews?  Well don’t pat yourself on the back just yet because even though you’ve made it, in the words of the legendary Tim Gunn (if you’re not a Project Runway fan surely you’re a Heidi Klum appreciator) it’s time to “Make It Work”!

These are the things you are not taught at school, you can’t read in a book, and are certainly not highlighted on the job description.  They are personality traits that will make you stand out from the pack, that make you memorable, that take you from average employee to indispensible employee.

  We talk a lot about career transition and rebooting your career here at GXY not only because we have a fabulous program that can help you sort your shit out, but also because many of us here have also experienced serious job confusion and if we can shed any light on the subject well that’s just peachy.

So as Sister Maria once trilled whilst frolicking in the Austrian countryside-lets start at the very beginning: your career reboot basics.  Making the change is likely to be a barrage of highs and lows so it’s good to get an idea of what to expect.

Sometimes at GXY Headquarters we come across some genius articles that we simply can’t ignore, they are so super spot on.  Such was the case this morning when PR whiz Nick Smith came across this little ripper via The Daily Muse on Forbes.com, entitled The First Step to Building Your Personal Brand.

During the career transition process, (and even when you are gainfully employed), every single move you make will be thoroughly scrutinised; so it is important that when you are jobseeking, you discover your brand and what it stands for, and continue to maintain it to the best of your ability.

So by now you have all managed to work your social media magic on Facebook, Twitter and Linked In.  You’ve bought the book, seen the movie and are essentially the whiz kid on the social media block.  So now it’s time to up the ante and go new school.  It’s time to get to know Pinterest. This new, powerful marketing tool is bloody killing it, with a recent Shareaholic Referral Traffic Report reporting “Pinterest drives more referral traffic Than Google Plus, YouTube and LinkedIn combined!”  OMG!

So you’ve made the scary decision of transitioning careers-congratulations!!  It takes guts to chase your dreams and partake in new adventures.  They may not always pan out perfectly first time round but to aid you in your quest it is best to BE PREPARED.

A fabulous way to get some insight into your next career, or better yet GET YOU A JOB, is networking.  Bear in mind however that this is not a license to go to a party, get trashed, laugh loudly (and phonily) at every ...

Of all the conversations we will have in our lifetimes a percentage of are bound to be incredibly awkward.  Atop this list is easily “the talk” with your parents about the birds and the bees (probably highly unnecessary anyway, as we all really learn the facts of life on the playground, and your parents only do ‘it’ to procreate no?).

Coming in at a strong second is that awkward moment in a job interview when the discussion turns to salary.  You’ve smiled, dazzled and wowed them with your skills when suddenly the subject of money hits the table.  Many job experts will strongly advise against bringing this tricky subject up yourself, but what do you do if the interviewer does?