Jobs & Careers Archive
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Overcoming Boredom
Don't we just enjoy ourselves whenever we have downtime at work? Most of us only dream about having such a time but when we actually do have a little free time at work, we're only stumped as to what we can do when we're not rushing to meet deadlines or coercing clients. There are, however, some things that you can do to be productive whenever there is a downtime at work. You can always make use of it to further your skill set or maybe catch up with some relaxation that you've been putting off fo... -
Career Change for Midlife Women
Changing careers during a woman's midlife years are very different from those we make in our twenties and thirties. The importance of status, success, money and meeting the expectation of others diminishes with the recognition of your mortality. You tend to reflect on the gap between the reality of your life and the dreams you once had, and you decide to make the second half of your life meaningful because you won't get another chance.Written below are tips to make your career transition managea... -
Making a Successful Career Change
When you consider a career change as one of the more viable options in your professional career, you should be able to think long and hard about why you need to do it. It's ultimately breaking down your motives and asking yourself if you will be happier or maybe even much more fulfilled if you engage yourself in such a career. You need to first weight the costs as well as the benefits of changing careers. One actually quips that you need to think like a statistician does. There are a lot of thin... -
Career Skills For Technical Job
If you plan on beginning a technical career or maybe would like to look into a career change, it would greatly help to know what types of career skills are quite lucrative in the job market. These following careers are just a few of the types of technical computer and managerial skills which are currently in high demand in the field of information technology. This particular list comprises of information which includes a brief history of each specific technologyUnix Operating SystemThis particul... -
Faced Unemployment
Even thought the economy of the country continues to improve, you might still see a jobless person facing up to a year or more of unemployment. This is pretty much a lot of time especially if you take into consideration the different needs that a person has to fill during that free time. The transition from being employed 24/7 to being more than available is quite difficult especially for those people who are hard-charged, high-performers who are simply not used to having any free time. There wi... -
Applying For an Encore Job
There comes a time in a person's life when he is finished with the primary career that he has already decided on. He or she moves on to the next phase of his or her career and that is called the "encore job". When people retire from their first job, they would normally look for another job but most of the people are quite unsure and afraid about this particular phase in their lives. There are millions upon millions of pre-retirees who need to answer the question "Is there hope for me to find a j... -
Identify Your Career Options
Most people remember entering and frolicking inside a toy store as a kid. You remember passing by aisles of toys you’ve never seen before and you’ve probably seen some of them only on television. But when you were there inside that store, you were face to face with them for the first time. You probably whizzed by aisle after aisle trying to just fill yourself up with the joy that comes with looking at so many options. If you had any option you could probably just stay in the store an... -
Working With a Career Counselor
We've all heard about them but we haven't really considered paying attention to them. After all, we're self-made men who really don't need any help from others. Career counselors are simply out of the question because that connotes that we can't get a job on our own. However, the abilities of a career counselor should be clearly understood in order for us to know what they really do offer us and whether it will make a difference in our lives afterwards. Career counselors work with individuals an... -
Steps Towards Achieving Your Goals
There comes a point in time when you will be eventually looking at the prospect of finding a new job. It's very important that you do not get overwhelmed by the fact that you need to be doing something very new. Some people look at this opportunity as a chance to grow while others are simply terrified of leaving their comfort zone. One of the strongest tools that you will be able to use to achieve your goal is to go through the process slowly but surely. It's called baby steps. The baby step is ... -
Planning Your Career Shift
For some people it happens because they simply lose the fire in them. They most likely lose interest and they never recover from it. You might even find something else to be more interesting than what you are currently doing. For others, it may simply because the company is downsizing and has decided to lay you off. Whatever reason you are faced with, the bottom line is: career changes happens. Whether it's because of good reasons or otherwise, people go through this difficult and challenging ti...