Articles by Proteus Consultancy Ltd
Career Advice, Interview Advice

Interviews, interviews, interviews.

There are easy interview questions and there are difficult interview questions.  Perversely some of the easy ones…
Enthusiasm, Career Management

Why is emotional intelligence (EQ) so important?

In 2011 a survey of over 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals, found that 71% valued EQ over IQ and 75% said they…
Job Search, Career Advice, Success Habits

Are you insane - sometimes?

As Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The…
Job Search, Career Coaching, Career Objectives

Reaching destinations and achieving objectives.

Me, as we went up in the lift to my office: “You managed to find us okay?”Client, with gratitude: “Yes, great thanks,…
Job Search, Career Management

The job seekers’ nightmare.

I call it the the job seekers’ nightmare, and I come across an example of it nearly every day.“Complacency” is a…
Career Coaching, Career Objectives

Several self evident truths.

If you don’t look after your career, your career won’t look after you.   On the other hand, if you take good care of…
Mentoring, Career Management, Career Counselling

The origin of mentoring.

We all know that if you have a mentor you are much more likely to be successful than if you go it totally alone. But…
Success, Moral Values, Career Management

The link between success and moral values

Do you want to be successful? What are your personal moral values? There are dozens of types of success to which people…
Future Livelihood, Career Management

Beware the lure of comfort zones

If you get into a comfort zone at work it’s wonderfully comfortable: that’s why we call it a comfort zone! But never…
Interview Advice, Career Management

Enthusiasm and passion in interviews

Even the most boring of hobbies gets lots of new people interested if the advocate talks about it with passion and…
Mentoring, Goal Setting, Career Objectives

The power of committing to a mentor

Dr Gail Matthews of Dominican University in California reported some fascinating research into goal setting. She found…
Interview Skills, Career Management

How is your interview technique?

Nelson Mandela said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Please forgive me if I embellish his words somewhat…