Career Management

"Slade Group are definitely leaders in their field with extensive knowledge that comes from their own industry experience.  Their services surpass expectations and provide clients with the ability to move towards a career with a clear goal orientated vision. Slade staff are friendly, approachable and genuinely interested, all the qualities one seeks from an organisation providing services that require individually tailored support." 
                                                                                                           (BV, Career Management Candidate)


Managing your career means knowing what to focus on - and what not to!

It means being able to move beyond dragging the same old baggage along with you! Above all, it means knowing what work will best match your strengths, needs and values so that you can make the right choices at the right time. Are you managing your career?

Below are four key strategies to assist you to take charge of your career:

1. Self Assessment

We each have a unique combination of personality attributes, work preferences, talents, values and needs. In what roles and environments do you thrive? What are your unique talents? What is most important to you? Ask yourself these questions before you begin.

2. Know your age and stage

Our careers move through recognisable stages. Moving forward successfully means being aware of the ages and stages, and rising to the challenges of each stage. When you have underlying unresolved issues from an earlier career stage, it's all too easy to get stuck or to seek work that may no longer be appropriate or effective.

3. The past is the past

We can't change the past; we can only learn from it and move on. Sometimes, completing unfinished business can prepare you to achieve greater challenges. For others, recognising unfinished business allows us to reconnect with earlier talents.

4. Recognising time for change

Do you feel a nagging dissatisfaction with your work? Does your work feel predictable and each day a little like groundhog day? Are you bored? These may be signs that you are at a crossroads and ready to make a change. Take advantage of your feelings of dissatisfaction and identify what you need now. Avoid the temptation to shrug off these feelings, and instead confront them.

For individual assistance in managing your career, Career Coaching may be for you!

If you’re finding yourself thinking ‘where am I?’ in my career, looking for a new role, a new direction, stuck in a rut or looking for work/life balance, then talking to a Career Coach can help.

Career Coaching can help you move forward. By listening to your career concerns, clarifying your career goals and then building some strategies to meet these goals, people most commonly use career coaching to get their career back on track.

Career Coaching focuses on:

• Determining what it is you really want and creating appropriate goals.
• Developing a strategy to achieve those goals.
• Identifying any obstacles and ways around them.
• Updating your skills for dealing with the job market.
• Assisting you with interview techniques.
• Developing confidence.
• Supporting you during a career transition.

What are the benefits of Career Coaching?

Having your own Career Coach is like having your own personal trainer – someone who will work alongside you and who is 100% committed to helping you achieve your goals.

They will help you change bad habits and break through barriers that could be keeping you from moving forward.