Career Development
Career DevelopmentIntroducing Ask Nim — Your AI Career Co-Pilot
At Stay Nimble, we’re on a mission to help people succeed, regardless of their career journey. Today, we’re proud to introduce Ask.Nim for organisations, an AI-powered Career Co-pilot designed to...
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Career DevelopmentInvesting in your future leaders. Why Career Coaching is an essential business investment
In the fast-paced world of modern business, the well-being and growth of employees are paramount to an organisation’s success. Organisations increasingly recognise the importance of supporting their...
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Career DevelopmentInternal Mobility in the Workplace: A Career Coach's Guide
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Perhaps you feel overlooked, watching others being promoted ahead of you. Achieving a promotion requires more than excelling at an interview; it...
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Career DevelopmentA Perfect Score — The Elusive Harmony of Engagement, Management & Capacity
In an era of alarmingly low employee engagement scores, just 10% of employees are engaged in the UK, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workforce report. It’s a revealing assessment that...
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Career DevelopmentIs Career Development the Key to Reducing Turnover and Increasing Productivity?
In the fast-paced world of modern business, the well-being and growth of employees are paramount to an organisation's success. Organisations increasingly recognise the importance of supporting their...
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Career DevelopmentWe need to stop — employees aren’t empty vessels to be filled with skills
Although many organisations acknowledge the importance of reskilling and upskilling, they often need to pay more attention to the most significant challenge — agency. In this article, we’ll explore...
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Career DevelopmentCoaching and mentoring can help you to develop your career
Why should I work with a Career Coach or a Mentor? How can they help me? These are good questions. Working with a Mentor or a Career Coach can help you to look at all aspects of your working life...
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Career DevelopmentAssertiveness: What It Is & How To Be Assertive At Work
Learning the art and skill of being assertive at work can develop your career, build your confidence, improve your career progression and your relationships. In essence, assertiveness is a route...
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Career DevelopmentHow To Identify Your Strengths For Developing In Your Career
You have probably heard or seen a lot written about strengths and their importance as part of any career development strategy. What are strengths? Strengths are things that characterise us, things...
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Career DevelopmentOvercoming Overthinking: the warning signs & strategies to help your team
In our previous issue we discussed the rapid changes happening due to the adoption of AI. The constant experimentation and speed of change with new AI tools and skills can ironically bring things to...
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Career DevelopmentUnlocking the Power of AI and Human Brilliance: A Blueprint for Future-Ready Teams
In our second issue, we dive into a timely topic — harnessing the power of Generative AI to secure your organisation’s future success through the power of your human teams. Generative AI tools like...
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Career DevelopmentToo burnt out to read an article about burnout?
In our first issue, we’re taking a deep dive into ‘Burnout’ and its impact on the hearts and minds of busy teams and managers. There are two crucial pieces for combatting burnout in your life and...
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Career DevelopmentWhat is Coaching
What does coaching involve? Listen to Stay Nimble Career Coaches Caroline Jones and Roger Martin discuss the coaching process and its benefits.
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Career DevelopmentPractical guide to becoming self employed
You may have decided to become self-employed for a number of different reasons. The lifestyle and potential financial gains may be appealing, perhaps you have a new business idea or it may be that...
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Career DevelopmentSucceeding in work – how to achieve a promotion
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Perhaps you are feeling overlooked and tired of watching others being promoted ahead of you. Earning a promotion is not just about how you perform...
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Career DevelopmentWorking from home – stay on top of your mental health
Working from home has become the new norm for many people. While it sounds appealing to some, for others this prospect has completely changed their lives – for the better in some cases (say goodbye...
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Career DevelopmentDevelop your interests
Do you go to work to do a job you are passionate about, that gives you a sense of achievement, where the time just runs away, and even when you are not working you are interested to find out more? Or...
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Career DevelopmentParent returners to work webinar
Going back to work after becoming a parent can be both rewarding and daunting, but how will it affect your new life and how easy will it be to go back? Can you relate to these circumstances? You...
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Career DevelopmentPlan your next career move
Got a career goal? Make a plan and work towards achieving that goal using the SMART model. Identifying a career choice is hard work. Taking the steps to get there can be even harder. That is why it...
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Career DevelopmentHow to develop and improve your strengths
In the article ‘Your Strengths and Your Career. What is the Connection?’ we looked at what strengths are, how they were different from skills and their importance to the career development process...
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Career DevelopmentUsing the STAR technique in an interview
Got an interview coming up? Filling in an application form? Do you struggle to find the right answer? You know what you want to say, but it just doesn’t come out the way you think it should? Stop...
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Career DevelopmentReady to try something new? Consider exploring different Industries.
Finding your passion The first stage is to decide the occupational area that you will enjoy. What type of career will make you happy to go to work on a Monday morning? To help with this, it's...
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Career DevelopmentThe ultimate job interview preparation checklist
For most people, job interviews are an anxious experience. Even if you love talking to people and are comfortable in social situations, the fact that an interview can land you a job you've been...
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Career DevelopmentReskilling tips and tools
When you hear the word ‘re-skill’ your automatic reaction might be ‘I don’t have time to get re-trained’ or ‘I can’t afford to go back to college or university’. But, stop. What is re-skilling? How...
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Career DevelopmentWhat Are Core Values? And Why Do They Matter?
Values are your core principles – the things that you believe in and which make you happy, whether at home or in the workplace. Values are all the things that motivate you and that make work...
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Career DevelopmentYour Guide To Creating A Career Mind Map
A Mind Map is a creative tool to help you start to formulate a career goal, whether for the short or long-term, and to think about the actions you might need to take in order to accomplish your...
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Career DevelopmentHow Career Coaching Can Change Your Relationship With Work And Support Your Mental Health.
With Mental Health Awareness Week running from 9th - 13th May, we partnered with Escape the City to help job seekers and career changers explore how career coaching can change your relationship with...
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Career DevelopmentHow to uncover your hidden and transferable skills
What do you think of when people ask ‘what are your skills’? Your automatic response maybe ‘I don’t know’, or you may think of a couple, such as communication and being organised. Everybody has...
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Career DevelopmentHow to answer competency-based interview questions
As part of getting ready for your interview, it’s very important that you prepare thoroughly for answering competency-based questions, as well as general questions. These questions are used...
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Career DevelopmentHow To Boost Your CV Using This Simple Hint
In an increasingly competitive job market, the use of positive language in your CV and personal statement can be a powerful tool in terms of getting shortlisted. Using words that demonstrate your...
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Career DevelopmentYour Guide to Impressing in a Video Job Interview
With greater reliance on technology in communications, presenting yourself well on video during interviews is a must. This simple guide gives you the tips you need to impress through the screen. ...
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Career DevelopmentThe Blueprint To Networking For Your Next Opportunity
Networking doesn’t come naturally to everybody however it is possible to learn the skill and make it work to your advantage. What is the purpose of networking? Essentially, networking is the...
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