Recruitment – from the inside

Below is a letter from a trusted contact of ours, Ray Murphy. He would have liked to attend the network lunch on the 3rd October but pressing business calls him away. However he has kindly sent this note that was intended for the lunch but I feel might be of use to a wider audience so […]

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How about the NHS?

Following our current, and on going, discussion on the LinkedIn group looking at potential ideas for what roles might work well after policing, I thought it might be useful to some members to hear about one person’s route to their next career. I chatted to Adrian Young, one of the founder members of PiPS, and […]

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Curriculum Vitals or, How to Get a Decent CV.

Written by Carl Mason      I know words.  Words are my living. I enjoy writing and, when I’m not writing for work, I write short stories for fun. I write all sorts:  academic research papers, manuals of guidance and primary legislation. Recently, I completed a 22,000 word dissertation, a Sisyphean task that I foolishly […]

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Resilience Needed

I was asked to contribute an article on resilience and thought in passing how essential resilience now is to anyone setting off on a new career path. Although always in the back of my mind I am concerned that resilience can morph in to sheer bloody mindedness; not knowing when to stop doing the same […]

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Franchise progress

Speed chat ………… Talking with Jenny Williams from The Detective Project I was interested to dig a little deeper to discover what motivated her to set up her business and what obstacles she had faced and overcome. What have been the greatest challenges? Keeping all the balls in the air!  I love that I know everything about […]

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Working for yourself, but never feeling alone

The attraction of owning a franchise can sneak up on people At  first they might think ‘Oh, I could never work  for myself’   and then  …… I wonder if this might be the perfect answer – A business but with support and guidance to make it work? If you choose the right one, a franchise […]

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Take a chance (to paraphrase Abba)…..

After the interview posts, which got some good reaction, I was pondering what might engage next for PiPS members and then I wondered if actually, feedback itself might be useful? Scary stuff perhaps because frankly you have not asked for it, but potentially useful nevertheless. So fair warning, if you are a gentle soul you […]

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Interviews – The before and after

Whether for a job or promoting your services never doubt the importance of making a good first impression. This is a slightly longer post than normal but I have had such a strong response to the previous interview article I felt it was worthwhile to offer more.  In the previous article we looked at a […]

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Please,do take a seat.

Interviews on the outside …..  hmmmm     I sent a note out a couple of weeks ago to the members subscribed on the website (lots more to see over there!) I asked what burning questions they had and I was delighted to receive so many responses. I will try to address some of them […]

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Who knows all the answers?

I was struck again today that the really self aware and quietly confident people really do say when they do not know about something and feel, rightly, no embarrassment in doing so. In saying you do not know something you are offering a realistic view of yourself. Who on earth knows everything about everything? Anyone pretending […]

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