We could all use a bit more cash in our pocket, right? There are some things you can do TODAY that will set you on course for reducing your outgoings
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As we get deeper and deeper into the Digital Age, more businesses are moving towards remote employees. Not only does it allow more flexibility for workers, but it also allows
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Career Planning is an activity that should not stop once you are done with your high school or college. In fact, it should be a constant process in your life
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You go to a family gathering or a friends’ reunion and you get asked, “What are your plans for higher education?” or “What have you thought about your career?” Such
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Finding the career of your choice can be quite a challenge. There are so many options and so many opinions influencing your decision that it is almost impossible to be
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We have already discussed how you can identify your personal strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in other blog posts (links to respective blog posts). In this blog, we will try to
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You are sitting on your workstation, wondering if your skills are getting dated. You try to update your resume and are hit by the hard truth: “You haven’t learnt anything
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We have already discussed how you can identify your personal strengths in this other blog (link to Identifying Your Personal Strengths blog post). However, it is equally important to be
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You are at an interview at the place that you really like. The interview is going great, but then the interviewer asks you this question: “List down your greatest personal
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This is the second blog on the basics of job-hunting. The first blog took you through how to look for a new job and possibly a career shift. All of
This post is part 8 of 9 in the series Job Hunting
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