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The Company You Work For (And HR) Is Not Your Friend




1. The company you work for, and the friendly HR (Human resources) people think of you as 'resource', and you thought they were your friend when they cut a birthday cake for you? The cake is a...
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How To Overcome And Avoid Work Related Burnout And Fatigue

Burnout


1. Burnout is an extreme reaction to work stress. If left unchecked, prolonged work related burnout and fatigue not only makes you physically ill but it can also warp your mind towards self-destructiv...
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A Simple Guide To Quitting Your Job

Career change


The most common reason people quit their job is either they see no growth (salary, skills, promotion) for them in the job, or they are simply all burned out- the work pressure is taking its toll. &...
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How To Change Careers and Come Out on Top

Career change


There are many types of career changes: We move from a large company to a small company (or vice versa). We move from a low level job to a middle level job. We move from government to private industry...
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How To Reinvent Your Career Successfully

Career change


You change careers, change the way you do things, the way you appear to others in the working world- you do all this once, you can do it again, and again...   First of all, you need courage...
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How to Survive And Be Happy In A Job You Hate

Career change


Part 1: Why we hate work   - Ego ('I was not built for this', the rut) - Salary (not enough) - Promotion (lack of) - Work environment (hostile, fear, mean people, boring, l...
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How To Downshift And Enjoy Life More




This is 'work-life balance part 2'.   1. Downshifting means living the working life not that fast anymore. You have changed gears. Consider downshifting as a politically correct ter...
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Achieving A Work-Life Balance In Your Career




There are people who believe that an ideal work-life balance is possible for all of us. Then there are also those who say there is no such thing as work life balance, but only how we pace ourselves in...
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A Simple Guide To Career Portfolios (And 'About Me' Pages) That Help You Get Work




Career portfolios are common in the creative careers- creative/graphic designers, advertising professionals, copywriters, freelancers etc , where employers want to have a look at the work output of th...
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A Simple Guide To Creating A Successful Personal Brand

Personal branding


1. Think of your personal brand without coming off as a braggart only interested in talk, with not much to show. Even if you have many things to show, be humble, for humility is the hallmark of good p...