Mr Career Tick - Career Coach - Australia & New Zealand

Soo many of my Job -hunter clients ask the same question and often wonder why they never hear anything back after they hit ‘send’ to submit their resume and cover letter or on the online when they use the various job-sites.  If you’re very lucky, you might have an automated email from a recruiter and then never hear from them again. It’s a depressing experience and one which also casts a shadow on...

Are You Concerned About What The others Might Think Or Say?! How are these pants going to make me look? What will my colleagues think if I spoke up about this or that? Are those co-workers talking bad behind my back? If I take this job, what will my friends and family think of me? Uli Schild aka MrCareerTick shows you in this 25-minute podcast How To Stop Giving a F*ck What People Think How To Pur...

It may be a candidate’s market, and there are lots of recruiters and HR professionals who are talking about “The Great Resignation” boom, but today’s job seekers still face nuanced challenges in the quest to find their perfect role. Job-search websites make it easier than ever to discover open positions at desirable companies – but not all job postings are created equal. Many job ads contain langu...

With over 800 million users, LinkedIn has become by far the most ubiquitous professional network for connecting with colleagues and mentors, building personal brands, sharing stories, eliciting interest from potential customers, clients, recruiters and hiring managers, and more. Yet over 50% of all LinkedIn users fail when they use their LinkedIn profile. MrCareerTick will show you why they fail a...

Professional recruiters are supposed to make finding the perfect job and filling an open position with the perfect candidate easier. Unfortunately, there's a lot of confusion about what it is that recruiters actually do, and which one is actually the right one for you. This can ultimately reduce the value that job hunters and career changers get out of their partnership with a recruiter. This podc...

Often when we’re confronted with situations of feeling out-of-place or unqualified, we try to fake it till we make it.   What if FITYMI doesn't work? What if this strategy induces the exact opposite of what you want? This podcast from Uli Schild aka #MrCareerTick gives you 10 good reasons why you shouldn’t follow this bad advice along with the consequences of faking confidence if you want to be a...

There are lots of career experts out there and it’s easy to get confused about the differences between career coaching and mentoring.  When you’re trying to change your career and get ahead, the benefits of both mentorship and coaching are not always obvious. Most job hunters and career changers that want this type of support believe they don’t have time for both, so they feel they have to choose...

Whether you like it or not, Covid19 has doubled the Freelancer competition, which was already pretty fierce. The competition will continue to grow and in this Covid ravaged global economic climate, Freelancers and Gig-Hustlers will be battling to stay afloat like never before. With so much competition, how do you come out on top? How do you get noticed above everyone else and ensure you're winning...

Have you been struggling to land a job interview? Your resume may be the one thing that's holding you back. In this week's edition of the Mr Career Tick podcast, we'll cover just how much you should be spending on someone to write your CV, if you want to land that six-figure job. We'll look at the spectrum of options out there on the market, what information to include, and most importantly, how t...

Show me the money, right? Well, it’s not always about the money, but your salary is an important thing to get right from the get go. In this week's edition of the Mr Career Tick podcast, we’ll cover how to get the right mindset for any pay or money negotiation, how to turn the tables and lead the conversation, and how to ask the right questions to seal the deal. All the details are in this week's...

Job hunting is never a fun task, but what do you do if your boss finds out you're job hunting?  In this week's edition of the Mr Career Tick podcast, I'll cover the Do's and Don't so you can stay below the radar, how to be honest with your employer without losing your job, and how to say "no" without being shown the door. All the details are in this week's episode. Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/MrCare...

Have you heard of ATS? It's the question I'm asked almost five times a day, and so I have decided to dedicate an entire podcast to the topic, because it's an important one for job hunters or career changers.  Simply put, ATS is the software used by recruiters and hiring managers to short-list their potential candidates from the applicant pool. I'll cover the nuts and bolts of how it all works, and...

Almost everyone has an opinion when they spot what's called a "job hopper" - someone with gaps in the employment history on their resume or CV.  But it doesn't have to completely sink your application - and it's also not necessarily a bad thing. In this week's episode, I'll step through six effective ways to combat the issue, explaining the gaps thoughtfully and effectively both on paper and durin...

There's many excellent reasons why right now is the perfect time to consider a career change, as the world continues its recovery from COVID. As business and the economy moves to open up once more, companies have been forced to  become increasingly flexible in the work environments they cultivate. And I want to show you how you can use this to your advantage. I'll step through why people want to n...

How To Ace Any Phone Interview. Hiring Managers often prefer phone  interviews over Skype  or  informal interviews  to screen potential new hires.  This helps employers to breeze and sort through candidates without committing to the expense and valuable time required for a 1st on-location job interview. An interview is rarely a stress free event. For anyone who is hungry for a great job it can be...