The Soul Clinic

Developing Your Career in the Crunch

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:54:22 +0100

Jared Diamond, author of the contemporarily-titled book Collapse reported that people often asked him, "Jared, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future?" He would answer, "I'm a cautious optimist!"

The G.rgeous Turk

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:22:51 +0100

I met the Gorgeous Turk on clicktonight.com. He was a City trader and discovered I was a lawyer. He messaged me for immigration and criminal lawyer recommendations. Immigration I could understand, but criminal, not so much. As it turned out, he'd killed someone.

Making the Best First Impression

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:20:07 +0100

We all know the importance of a good first impression, but did you know that a bad one takes 20 further contacts to rectify, and scarier still, 93% of that first impression is based on non-verbal data?

How to Get Head Hunted

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:40:04 +0100

HITC Life's career expert returns with a top recruiter to deliver their collective four cents (which are actually worth more like £400), and start with the basics: It’s not who you know - it’s who knows you.

Never Mind the B......ks?

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:16:36 +0100

Guys, the chance of us dying in a plane crash is about one in 11 million. So why are more likely to know the emergency procedure for exiting a 737 than how to effectively exam our balls?

Do Unto Others, J.rk

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:15:44 +0100

Do you think that earning a seven-figure-salary entitles you to treat people badly? Think again.

Combat the Crunch by Networking

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:19:33 +0100

HITC Life's career expert, Steven D'Souza, teams up with a top recruiter, Nathan John, to share practical tips on effective networking. As they remind us: 'we frighten what we chase'.

How to Let the Billionaire Pay

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:18:17 +0100

If only we could all be so lucky to dine with billionaires. But how to deal with the bill when it comes? The Properlys advise.

ISO: A Husband

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:23:00 +0100

In this day of modern living, why is finding a husband so hard? The Soul Sister reports.

My Bonus is Everybody's Bonus

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:05:02 +0100

As this open letter reminds us, paying (and receiving) a decent bonus is in the interest of everybody.

Shopping For Boys

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:09:50 +0100

Thirty-years old, newly single and living in the Big Smoke. The dating world was my oyster, and for me, it’s online dating all the way. It has pros and cons, but it’s just like my hobby - shopping - but instead of for clothes and shoes, I’m shopping for boys.

Confidence & Arrogance - A Fine Line

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:11:24 +0100

Working in a corporate society often encourages shrewd business deals and below the belt punches. Despite modest values and heart-fuelled desires, it can be easy to be lured by pompous acts and arrogance, especially in the competitive workplace.

Happy Unemployment!

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:02:23 +0100

It has been almost 18 months since the markets first turned on credit professionals and then turned on everyone. But friends who are casualties of the market do not seem very depressed about their lack of employment. What's wrong with this picture?

Your Date...And Their Friends

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:27:14 +0100

Just because you like someone and go out with them doesn't mean you have to go out with their friends. Or does it? This week Ms R looks at what happens when all you want is the company of a particular person, but end up having to adopt their entire circle of friends.

Leaving the City for the Slopes

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:39:33 +0100

Today's fantasy (made reality for one former BNP Paribas MD): moving from asphalt to powder. Leaving London for Canada. Trading money for poles.

From Lawyer to Travel Goddess

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:34:57 +0100

After spending five years in the city as a solicitor and travelling extensively for work, the next step was easy for Rena Guseynova: a travel business for what she had been. A time-poor professional.

It's All About the Exit Strategy

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:34:10 +0100

And if you fail to execute it properly, you will leave with a hand full of gold dust. Or a fractured ego.

S.x After Office Hours

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:27:56 +0100

Office affairs have been around since before there were offices. They are tempting, expedient and dangerous. Unfortunately, those few moments of pleasure can have long lasting consequences.

Please Relieve Me, Let Me Go

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:25:42 +0100

The work ethic of Ebenezer Scrooge appears alive and well in Scotland. The Scotsman reports that meat supplier Brown Brothers has recently negotiated a small pay increase with its workforce in exchange for a Dickensian agreement whereby employees only visit the loo at set times.

When the Baby Isn't Yours

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:10:27 +0100

Mr Properly and I went to a BBQ this weekend. Chicken burgers, Uncle Fred's cole slaw, Whole Foods two-bite brownies. And a lesson in how not to handle someone else's child. Except for in this instance, the child was ours.