There we go
Now that I have your attention, I need to spend it wisely
Ok, first things first, about Remote Work - youβve got to be deliberate about it - next week iβll give you best practices and some questions to see if its really for you
This week, when I started writing, I got inspired and carried away onto another topic lol
So here you go kids

JOBS
Yes Indeedy

The mother of all job boards - love it or hate it - Indeed.com - is probably the most popular job board these days and theyβre global, a job board for every country
Top Tip - Use a VPN and select UK, Germany, USA, CA, then go hunting

CAREER ADVICE
Whats the best piece of Career Advice youβve ever got?

Reply to this email with the best advice youβve got - iβll make a post about it
Hereβs mine
βFind something you love and get good at itβ
Peit Geyser - he is the founder of Q-Photo in SA, maybe some of you remember them, theyβre still around - I just googled them
He was also my dads boss - before he let him go for being white lol (BEE coming in clutch)
But he was/is rich and he would visit us cause my dad was a senior manager there in the early and mid 2000s
Heβd come with brand new S-Class, Iβd hide away, I never liked people visiting, or people for that matter - shy kid I guess - ironic since now iβm blasting content out into the universe.
Anyway
He asked me what I wanted to become when I grow up - I didnβt know the answer, honestly, still donβt
But actually, my answer is still the same now as it was then, βRichβ
Whatever I was going to become, doctor, lawyer, engineer, it was going to be a rich one
He told me those precious words which I will never ever forget:
βIf you want to become rich, find something you love, and get good at itβ
And have never really gotten better career advice then that really
Iβm curious for yours, and your story behind it!

INTERVIEW ADVICE
Get to the point

Iβve been interviewing for 7 roles this month
Yes SEVEN
Its great for business, but terrible for my time
I really do love my job, and meeting new people is awesome - it does take it out of me though and really can take all the energy from my by the end of the day
Its Friday today, and I have 5 meetings - on a freaken Friday
most of them are not for recruiting, its sales, marketing and business development stuff (potential clients, thatβs right, more recruiting to come)
Anyway
While speaking to a lot of them and a lot of you
I often have to ask to get to the point, or hurry you up, because you can be verbose, or long winded in your explanations (i.e. not concise at all, its like youβre writing an essay and have to stuff extra words in it, so you just say the same thing, but differently)
So how do you get better at this?
Prepare
Practice
Speak
Repeat
You have to be very deliberate about all the above
just had a meeting? what did you say, how did you say it, how could you have said it in fewer words
have an interview? look for common interview questions, answer them, then answer them again with 50% fewer words
talk to people and then get their feedback, its weird, but you can literally just ask, after having spoken with them, what they found to be unclear, blurry or imprecise about what you said
Read, Write and Listen to great content (youβre very welcome btw)

THATS A WRAP
Before you go: Hereβs 3 ways I can help you
LinkedIn - Iβm always hiring - but only 2 to 4 people a month - connect with me on and send me your CV - currently, I only hire people with 7 or more years of experience - if you have less, but are EXCEPTIONAL, iβll make exceptions
Youtube - iβm always making content to help you out, subscribe and binge
Free Career Advice - iβm going to be giving away CV feedback for early subscribers for free, I usually charge $100 for a resume roast - iβll make a recording and send you feedback - just reply back to this email with your CV - its totally free for first 10 people