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Nothing About a Job Is Absolutely Perfect. Are You a Dinosaur or a Cockroach?

October 4, 2012 /

What an illustration, right? I almost can’t believe I’m about to share this, but I heard it the other day, and I thought: what a remarkable notion and weird analogy … so I thought, wow! our readers might get a kick out of this … In life, nothing is perfect—and how true this can be…

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The Type of Employee That Employers WANT to Promote

October 2, 2012 /

Are you the type of employee that your employer wants to promote? I heard an interesting statistic on the radio awhile back that really sparked my interest … it stated that 90% of people who do this are promoted. Then they had listeners call in and try to guess what that one thing was. It…

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Becoming an Irreplaceable Employee – 7 Questions to Ask Yourself Today

September 27, 2012 /

Is there a way to become the type of employee that your employer just can’t afford to let go? Is it possible for you to know so much that your employer would do anything to avoid losing you? Here are seven question you can ask yourself—and also use to evaluate yourself as an employee—to determine…

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Why Taking a Pay Cut to Find Your Dream Job Might Be a Good Idea

July 29, 2011 /

Do you know anyone working their dream job right now? How many people do you know that are working a job they hate just to pay the bills, all the while holding out hope that their dream job will plop right down in their laps? All they are waiting for is the right time, right?…

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College Grads – This Ain’t Your Father’s Job Market

June 9, 2010 /

Guest Post by: CareerAlley Author Website: http://Careeralley.com What’s that sound you hear? Ah yes, the sound of the seconds ticking by on the “graduation clock”. And we all know how it goes down. Your father has been asking you for a year now (and, just to be clear, that is a year before you graduate)…

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How To Be Truly Happy At Work

March 12, 2010 /

This article is courtesy of Tim Tyrell-Smith, Founder at Tim’s Strategy – Ideas for Job Search, Career and Life ( http://www.timsstrategy.com ). The average person probably spends 10 hours of their daily life actively engaged in their job during the work week.  If you count the hours on the job and the hours to get…

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