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When Leaving a Job Means Leaving People You Care About

May 21, 2013
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You’ve decided that it’s time to move on from your current job, and you’re happily dusting off your resume when it hits you.  By leaving your job you’re also leaving people you care about. What will they do without you?  Are you letting them down by leaving?  Will they be disappointed or upset with you? [...]

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5 Points From Reid Hoffman’s Career Advice for College Grads (founder of LinkedIn)

May 14, 2013
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Here are 5 points from Reid Hoffman’s slideshow, ‘The 3 Secrets of Highly Successful Graduates’ from Business Insider’s recent article. 1) “Opportunities do not float like clouds in the sky.  They’re attached to people.  If you’re looking for an opportunity, you’re really looking for a person.” This is one of the most important concepts of [...]

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The Big Career Change: What’s Holding You Back?

May 7, 2013
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Today’s post was featured on The Prepary. The Prepary contains excellent job search advice, and I’m delighted to share it with you! Does this sound familiar? You’re unhappy with your current job.  So while ‘working’ on today’s tedious assignment you begin to daydream about something better.

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How to Answer the Dreaded Question

April 30, 2013
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I knew it was coming. I’d worked at the same community pool each summer for the past five years. I knew all the patrons, and they all knew me. So when Mr. B. walked in with his wife and kids in tow I knew he’d stop by the guard chair I was sitting in to [...]

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Don’t Quit Your Job Just Because You Want To

April 23, 2013
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This article was originally published on Brazen Life on March 22nd, 2013. Are you fed up with your job? Dreaming of quitting? I’ve been there. I quit my first full-time job two short months after my start date. I’m pretty sure my parents felt this the way one would feel an impending apocalypse.

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