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A vital element of anybody’s professional presence and job search is LinkedIn and if you are going to be on there, then you need to have an effective LinkedIn profile. Here are 11 tips to help you maximise your LinkedIn profile.

Can you talk about why your brand is so strong or great? Do you even have a personal brand? And why is it so important? Find out more...

Working isn’t just ‘doing’. Working is allowing your brain to process information and generate fresh thinking.

Taking time to time is vital to work (and live) well-being. It allows us to generate fresh ideas and use our time strategically.

You don't have to be an expert. You can be a highly successful generalist. And it's perfectly normal to be interested in - and good at - lots of different things.

How many of us are good at faking active listening whilst our brains rush to devise solutions we can offer as advice? Two hard but vital lessons for me in my career have been to stop my brain racing and listen and think about the best solution, not the first solution.

The adage ‘it’s not what you know, it’s who you know’ has never been more true in the search for a job. We look at recommendations and ratings for what we buy, eat, watch and visit so isn’t it natural that we would do the same when we are looking for new employees? But how do you access the so-called 'hidden job market' and find out about jobs before they are advertised? And how do you get someone to refer you for a role, bumping you to the front of the queue? Find out how in

How do you feed your concentration? We have different ways of working and there is more than one way to achieve a result. Understand how your brain works and work with, not against it.

Whilst we can be our own greatest critic, we can also be our greatest fan. Focusing on your strengths and recounting your successes boosts confidence and a stronger sense of self.

When you’re trying to be involved in everything, working excessively to try and clear that (unending) to-do list or be all things to all people, you will inevitably miss something. It can be hard to let go. But if you don't focus, you are diluting your impact, attention and energy.

We are programmed to think the grass is greener elsewhere, but is it? The grass grows greenest where you water it, so before you look with envy at what others have, look at what is already in your grasp.

Speaking up is a critical career tool. It's no good having ideas and opinions if you can't articulate and share them. Use these practical tools to help you learn how to speak up.

Dogs live in the moment and we can learn from them how to be present and how to enjoy simple pleasures to boost well-being and confidence.