All Careers Advice
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CPD: Working party
31/03/2020
Ann Diment CFIOSH, Chair, CPD Working party. Look in the mirror; what are you reflecting? -
CPD Stars: Scott Ellis CMIOSH
31/03/2020
Scott Ellis CMIOSH, group health and safety manager at Eric Wright and vice-chair of IOSH’s Merseyside branch, says keeping his CPD up-to-date has become “a habit”. -
Ask a Recruiter: “Can you give me any tips on tailoring my CV to different job applications, especially for ones outside the sector I work in now?”
31/03/2020
“Can you give me any tips on tailoring my CV to different job applications, especially for ones outside the sector I work in now?”
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Ask a Recruiter: "I’ve worked in OSH posts in the service sector for 10 years but would like to shift to construction in the next two or three years. What can I do to make myself a credible candidate?”
31/03/2020
I find many of the most successful and happiest candidates I work with are those who have practised health and safety in different industries.
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Ask a Recruiter: “I have been told I’m going to have to complete a psychometric test. What is it and is there any way I can prepare?”
31/03/2020
If you haven’t been asked to complete a psychometric test before the first thing to say is that there really is no need to worry.
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CPD Stars: Shermin Shali Tech IOSH
31/03/2020
Shermin Shali Tech IOSH is occupational health, safety and environment (OHSE) manager at Tebodin in the Middle East (UAE). She says CPD has played a crucial role in progressing her career to date. -
CPD Stars: Professional development opportunities are all around you, says Joshua Rice CFIOSH, ch...
31/03/2020
As a safety professional, like any professional, I need to keep my skills and knowledge up to date and aligned to current regulations, understanding, and better practices to ensure I give correct, accurate, relevant, and timely advice to my employer regarding safety matters. -
Johnson has a small team of direct reports and very definite ideas about how to manage them.
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Leadership insight: Emily Ramsay, head of safety, health and environment at the Forestry Commission
31/03/2020
Leadership insight: Emily Ramsay, head of safety, health and environment at the Forestry Commission -
Ask a Recruiter: “I’ve been working in an OSH role in the UK for 10 years and am considering a move to New Zealand. Could you advise on what I need to do?”
31/03/2020
“I’ve been working in an OSH role in the UK for 10 years and am considering a move to New Zealand. Could you advise on what I need to do?”
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Ask A Recruiter: I suffer badly from interview nerves. Is there anything I can do to reduce them?
31/03/2020
First and foremost, we all suffer from interview nerves, there is nothing wrong with this. It demonstrates that you are passionate about the role you’re going for and care about the outcome of the interview. -
Cormac Gilligan admits that one of the most important qualities he’s had to develop to be an effective leader is his “soft skills”.
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CPD Stars: Ensuring CPD is up-to-date is a simple but vital task which brings huge rewards
13/09/2018
The new postcards that IOSH introduced last year to help members with logging their CPD have been a great help for me. -
Dr Sayeed Khan says that good leaders are made through a combination of nature and nurture.
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Bill Gunnyeon has spent most of his career in senior management posts and says that setting a clear direction is critical.
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Leadership insight: Dominic Wigley, group health, safety and security director, Merlin Entertainm...
08/08/2018
Good talent management as key to successful safety leadership at any time -
Fell says that the most important characteristic of a safety and health leader is to have a lot of empathy for people who do the job.
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Moving to a leadership post in a global company was the biggest challenge Dolan has faced professionally.