Position Ignition Explained

Position Ignition
Foundation:2009
Founders:Simon North
Nisa Chitakasem
Location:London, United Kingdom
Industry:Careers Advisory Services

Position Ignition was a Careers Guidance Service that provided career support, advice and guidance to individuals and organizations. It was set up to provide career consulting services to individuals similar to those provided to senior businessmen in other professions such as a literary agent, talent agents, and a sports agent. Although headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the company was a virtual business without any established offices.

History

The business was established in 2009, offering services around the career transition process.[1] The company acted as a guidance service around areas including career planning, finding a job, getting promotions, and choosing appropriate career directions.[2] The career services provided all used a framework developed by co-founder Simon North, and run throughout the business's main service streams. In 2011, Position Ignition launched Position Ignition for Organisations, offering consulting and support to employers around working with and the management of employees.[3]

Recognition

In July 2010, the global media intelligence provider Cision placed Position Ignition's career blog at No. 9 in its Top 10 UK Career Development Blogs.[4] Later on that month, Cision also featured the blog in its Featured Blog Spotlight.[5] Also in July 2010, the career blog placed at No. 3 Online Degrees' 100 Career Advice Blogs.[6]

Published articles

Career articles written by Position Ignition co-founders Simon North and Nisa Chitakasem have appeared in The Guardian,[7] Changing Careers Magazine,[8] Director Magazine, ShortList[9] and on iVillage.[10]

Interviews with North have appeared on Simply Business[11] Position Ignition has also featured or been cited on Total Jobs,[12] Management Today,[13] Moneywise,[14] Student Accountant Magazine,[15] The Press and Journal,[16] and in The Sydney Morning Herald.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Give your career a kick start | What's Good on the Web . Whatsgoodontheweb.co.uk . 15 July 2010 . 11 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322200803/http://www.whatsgoodontheweb.co.uk/2010/07/positionignition-website-review/ . 22 March 2012 .
  2. News: Live Q&A: Getting out of a career rut | Guardian careers. The Guardian . 4 April 2011 . 11 November 2011 . London.
  3. Web site: Finding new roles for existing staff within your organisation . Hrzone.co.uk . 11 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Top 10 UK Career Development Blogs | Cision United Kingdom . Uk.cision.com . 11 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111124103917/http://uk.cision.com/Resources/Social-Media-Index/Top-UK-Social-Media/Top-10-UK-Career-Development-Blogs/ . 24 November 2011 .
  5. Web site: Media Updates – UK – 23rd July 2010 | Cision United Kingdom . Uk.cision.com . 23 July 2010 . 11 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111110080751/http://uk.cision.com/Resources/media-updates/Media-Updates---UK---23-July-2010/ . 10 November 2011 .
  6. Web site: Top 100 career advice blogs . Onlinedegrees.org . 11 November 2011.
  7. Web site: Simon North . Walk the line | Guardian Professional . https://archive.today/20120804003243/http://www.guardianpublic.co.uk/management-switching-sectors-comment . dead . 4 August 2012 . Guardianpublic.co.uk . 11 November 2011 .
  8. Web site: Changing Careers issue 13 new . Changingcareersmagazine.co.uk . 11 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111031233132/http://www.changingcareersmagazine.co.uk/2010issues/Issue13/pageflip.html . 31 October 2011 . dead .
  9. Web site: How to get a pay rise – Instant Improver – ShortList Magazine . 24 October 2010 . Shortlist.com . 11 November 2011.
  10. Web site: High salary or baby? | iVillage UK . Ivillage.co.uk . 23 June 2011 . 11 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111122011417/http://www.ivillage.co.uk/high-salary-or-baby/76440 . 22 November 2011 .
  11. Web site: Taking the next step – an interview with Simon North . Simplybusiness.co.uk . 11 November 2011. IFA still stands strong as career choice, By Simoney Girard, 22 July 2010, FTAdviser.com
  12. Web site: How to find a job in your own backyard . Totaljobs.com . 11 November 2011.
  13. Web site: Crash Course in: Internal job applications – Leadership, business and management news, tips and features from MT and Management Today magazine . Managementtoday.co.uk . 1 April 2011 . 11 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318154102/http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1061073/Crash-Course-in-Internal-job-applications/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH . 18 March 2012 .
  14. Web site: Last updated: 10 October 2011 . Make redundancy work for you . Moneywise . 10 October 2011 . 11 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728015130/http://www.moneywise.co.uk/your-life/work/article/2010/11/10/make-redundancy-work-you . 28 July 2011 .
  15. http://www.positionignition.com/storage/press-article-image/Position%20Ignition%20Career%20Article%20SA%20Magazine.pdf
  16. Web site: Article – Time for a career change? . Press and Journal . 22 October 2010 . 11 November 2011.
  17. News: Is it time to quit your job? . The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 November 2011 . 27 August 2010.

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