There we go

Now that I have your attention, I need to spend it wisely

Ok, first things first, about Remote Work - you’ve got to be deliberate about it - next week i’ll give you best practices and some questions to see if its really for you

This week, when I started writing, I got inspired and carried away onto another topic lol

So here you go kids

JOBS

Yes Indeedy

The mother of all job boards - love it or hate it - Indeed.com - is probably the most popular job board these days and they’re global, a job board for every country

Top Tip - Use a VPN and select UK, Germany, USA, CA, then go hunting

CAREER ADVICE

Whats the best piece of Career Advice you’ve ever got?

Reply to this email with the best advice you’ve got - i’ll make a post about it

Here’s mine

“Find something you love and get good at it”

Peit Geyser - he is the founder of Q-Photo in SA, maybe some of you remember them, they’re still around - I just googled them

He was also my dads boss - before he let him go for being white lol (BEE coming in clutch)

But he was/is rich and he would visit us cause my dad was a senior manager there in the early and mid 2000s

He’d come with brand new S-Class, I’d hide away, I never liked people visiting, or people for that matter - shy kid I guess - ironic since now i’m blasting content out into the universe.

Anyway

He asked me what I wanted to become when I grow up - I didn’t know the answer, honestly, still don’t

But actually, my answer is still the same now as it was then, “Rich”

Whatever I was going to become, doctor, lawyer, engineer, it was going to be a rich one

He told me those precious words which I will never ever forget:

“If you want to become rich, find something you love, and get good at it”

And have never really gotten better career advice then that really

I’m curious for yours, and your story behind it!

INTERVIEW ADVICE

Get to the point

I’ve been interviewing for 7 roles this month

Yes SEVEN

Its great for business, but terrible for my time

I really do love my job, and meeting new people is awesome - it does take it out of me though and really can take all the energy from my by the end of the day

Its Friday today, and I have 5 meetings - on a freaken Friday

most of them are not for recruiting, its sales, marketing and business development stuff (potential clients, that’s right, more recruiting to come)

Anyway

While speaking to a lot of them and a lot of you

I often have to ask to get to the point, or hurry you up, because you can be verbose, or long winded in your explanations (i.e. not concise at all, its like you’re writing an essay and have to stuff extra words in it, so you just say the same thing, but differently)

So how do you get better at this?

1. Prepare

2. Practice

3. Speak

4. Repeat

You have to be very deliberate about all the above

• just had a meeting? what did you say, how did you say it, how could you have said it in fewer words

• have an interview? look for common interview questions, answer them, then answer them again with 50% fewer words

• talk to people and then get their feedback, its weird, but you can literally just ask, after having spoken with them, what they found to be unclear, blurry or imprecise about what you said

• Read, Write and Listen to great content (you’re very welcome btw)

THATS A WRAP

Before you go: Here’s 3 ways I can help you

1. LinkedIn - I’m always hiring - but only 2 to 4 people a month - connect with me on and send me your CV - currently, I only hire people with 7 or more years of experience - if you have less, but are EXCEPTIONAL, i’ll make exceptions

2. Youtube - i’m always making content to help you out, subscribe and binge

3. Free Career Advice - i’m going to be giving away CV feedback for early subscribers for free, I usually charge $100 for a resume roast - i’ll make a recording and send you feedback - just reply back to this email with your CV - its totally free for first 10 people