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
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What Should You Do If Your Boss Hates You?
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Best Of, Graduate, Professional Tags: bad boss, boss, reconciliation, relationshipsYour boss hates you – what should you do?
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7 Keys To Describe Your Achievements – Pro Style
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Best Of, Graduate, Leader, Professional Tags: achievement, articulate achievements, describe achievements, effective CV, objectives, resumeSeven factors of articulating success. Many people don’t know them. Discover them here to gain a distinct advantage
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What Carrot Farmers can tell you about Job Scams
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Best Of, Graduate, Other Stuff, Professional Tags: job opportunity, recession, ripped off, scamIf I can help just one person to avoid being ripped off, this post serves its purpose
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Why Don’t Graduates Get Jobs?
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Graduate, Leader, Professional Tags: career, Graduate, recruitmentThe Recession has created massive competition for the fewer jobs that become available, and it’s graduates that are paying the price. Lack of experience in industry seems like an obvious
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How To Become a Highly Paid IT Professional (And Be Rich)
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Graduate, Professional Tags: contribution, entrepreneur, expert, guru, intranpreneur, valueMost of us want to be rich. At least rich enough so that we can make our own choices of who we work with, when we work and how we
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7 Essential Steps To START an IT Career in a Recession
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Graduate, Professional Tags: career building, career development, it careerI wouldn’t want you to start your career off on the wrong foot, especially now the market is so damn tough. Too many opportunities in starting a career in IT
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6 More Powerful Questions To Ask At Your Performance Review
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Best Of, Graduate, Professional Tags: performance, performance appraisal, performance review, powerful questionsHere are six more powerful questions to ask at your review, which delve further into your performance and to inquire about how you can excel in the future
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9 Highly Effective Habits of Great Technical Resume Writers
Posted in: Graduate, Professional Tags: best CV, best resume, effective CV, effective resume, personal resume, technical CV, technical resumeWhat makes a great resume – one which you can’t put down? A great resume writer, that’s what. Through my years of IT management and recruiting IT professionals, I’ve seen
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6 Powerful Questions To Ask In Your Performance Review
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Best Of, Graduate, Professional, Recommended Books Tags: performance appraisal, performance review, powerful questionsSix questions you must ask in your next performance appraisal to improve your future ratings and get more from the (often arduous) process
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How to Articulate Better
Posted in: Freelancer, Graduate, Leader, Professional Tags: articulation, languageDeveloping and improving your public speaking skills is a sure fire way of improving your personal confidence. On a similar vein, research and experience tells me that people who can

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