Career progression – Ellis Fox

Making career progression connections

Who would you listen to? Someone talking about themselves, telling you all about their expertise and experience? Or an industry colleague telling you about someone that they worked with who wowed them with their knowledge and skilled approach to work? It’s almost certain you chose […]

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Career progression at a senior level

There’s a general mindset that once you reach a senior level in your career, opportunities for further progression are limited. There are only so many top jobs and there’s not much to differentiate those who have more than three decades of experience under their belt. […]

Finding new opportunities in 2025

There’s a reason people often stay in jobs they no longer find fulfilling – job hunting can be stressful and overly time consuming. As a senior professional, you probably already have enough on your plate balancing work and home responsibilities, so finding the time to […]

Why moving forward sometimes requires looking back

As 2024 draws to a close, there’s the temptation to make big New Year’s resolutions, inspired by the desire to do things better in 2025. This is not a bad thing, but as many of us know, the gym memberships and diet plans quickly get […]

Amid the skills crisis, who you know matters.

A recent new article reported that 82% of UK engineering and construction companies are struggling to fill vacancies. That’s an alarming statistic, especially as it’s up from 69% that was reported in the first quarter of the year. We’ve talked a lot as an industry […]

Skills to develop at any stage of your career

The best type of career development happens organically – where you discover an area of interest and seek to expand your knowledge in it. Indeed, there are industry trends that highlight where opportunities exist. Such as in renewable energy, infrastructure resilience and modern methods of […]

2 Key elements of a successful CV

If you’re considering seeking out a new role this year, the first step is to update your CV. The challenge is that writing about yourself is never easy. You know what your skills are and where your strengths lie, but somehow articulating it in words […]

What will your priorities be this year?

At the start of every year, many people make New Year’s resolutions in the hope that this will make it a better year ahead. The problem is that as challenges arise, people get discouraged and optimism quickly turns sour. Perhaps a better approach is to […]

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What does the construction sector downturn mean for your career prospects?

Currently industry journals are dominated by headlines citing a continued downturn in construction output. This isn’t really news. Given current economic trends and a multitude of challenges it would have been more surprising if construction had managed to remain buoyant. While the bigger industry picture […]

Year-end fatigue – Does it have you wondering: What’s next?

It’s that time of year when the world seems to spin. There’s just over a month before the year draws to a close and most companies are pushing hard to get projects completed before the festive season shut down. You’re probably already feeling tired and […]