Being laid off from your current job is always a stressful thing, especially if it is your only means of income. Layoffs or retrenchments occur when the company is downsizing, restructuring, or shutting down. It has nothing to do with the employee’s performance and so, most companies and businesses offer severance pay or separation agreements…
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I stumbled upon a refreshing and inspiring piece by ADEOYE EMMANUEL. What he wrote was not only motivating, it is so real and resounding after my own heart. This is the kind of leader I want to be. Have a read and let me know in the comments on what is leadership to you. If…
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When I was young, I created an image of a successful woman that looks like this: To me, a successful career woman must be wearing a smart suit and high heels with carefully coiffed hair and perfect makeup. She should be using the latest gadgets and carrying fancy accessories like a Bottega Veneta handbag. She…
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“Will you just shut up already?” that’s how my parents yelled at me back then because I love hogging the phone line for hours and hours. I thought, if I had it my way, I’ll be a telephone operator. Oh, wait… I was actually a telephone operator during holidays when I was still in school…
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Every workplace comes with a lot of personalities that will definitely influence your work experience. The obnoxious, the brag, the bully, the proud, the arrogant, the selfish, the malice gossip, the Karens of the World! Some of them can become your friends while others will definitely make your life miserable while in work. Sadly, you…
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Interviews are a great way for employers to see what kind of person is trying to apply for a job opening. It is their best opportunity to find out why they should be considered and see how they can help the company in the long run. If you are due for an interview soon, it…
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In every economy, there are companies that are able to rise above the others regardless of the various challenges thrown to them and there are companies unable to cope. It can be hard to tell if a company is going down because you are not so sure which warning signs to watch out for. There…
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Are you the type of person who loves beauty and always trying out the latest beauty products and techniques? If that is a yes, you should consider trying out for jobs that are related to the beauty industry. There are a lot of these jobs in the industry waiting regardless of your artistic skills and…
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With Zoom and Skype meetings becoming a norm in our daily lives, it is a matter of time we get live streaming bloopers. While if the incident is with family or friends, it can be easily brush off as embarrassment or awkwardness. But when it is in front of your colleagues or clients, it may…
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M. K. Dahlon is an extremely talented writer who writes useful articles related to productivity, lifestyle and university. Her articles are informative and full of wisdom that even I can learn a thing or two from her. If you like what you read below, please join me and follow her website here. Time is precious.…
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Remote working is now becoming a common occurrence for many businesses and companies. It improves the productivity rate of its people and offers a good work-life balance for employees. However, there are some setbacks to remote working that needs to be overcome and one of them is the team relationship between those in the office…
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The current economic crisis and the natural events that have besieged the world for the past couple of months has definitely made job hunting very tricky for a lot of people. No matter where you turn, there are many people especially graduates currently unemployed and unable to get a job. If you are one of…
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Change can be a very scary thing especially when you are getting older. Career change can sometimes become a career suicide. However, it can be avoided if the change is carefully planned and you persevere through difficulties to get to the end goal. The results can be both rewarding and satisfying as the below stories…
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When times are bad, there is seem to be an increase of get-rich-quick schemes floating around. When you look up online the various jobs that are available for job seekers, you will definitely find yourself seeing all sorts of job offers. However, there are job offers out there that aren’t what they seem and take…
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I found treasure! A good post is hard to come by. A great post like this is almost impossible for me to find! Fortunately, Niraj is a regular reader here and I happened to chance upon his post while replying his comment. His post is right on the dot with awesome advice for the graduating…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely caused many workers to question if it is still safe to work on their current careers. Since the virus is still under research and a vaccine is nowhere to be found, many are now asking themselves if they should quit their jobs and just find another job that won’t put…
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Handling a remote team can be challenging, especially if you have workers who come from various time zones, languages and cultures. Not only tasks must be done on time, they have to be done correctly as well. However, if you keep pressing your workers for updates, you may end up doing micromanagement. Micromanagement can be…
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Forgive me – this is yet another guest post rolling for the 3rd week but these posts that I came across are just too good not to share. Like Issy Martin’s piece resounding with me so much, I can see myself in it. Our roles are very much similar except that she is a solution…
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Tough times. We are all struggling. Everyone are affected, big or small, in their lives. So I decided to inject a little inspiration today from the collection of workplace kindness stories from my friends all over the world and share them with you here. Perhaps you may get inspired, or maybe these stories will put…
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Readers and writers alike are familiar with the meaning of clickbait. Especially those articles with attention grabbing titles (normally found on social media like FaceBook), you click on it with the expectation that you will get the information related to the title and only to be frustrated and disappointed that it doesn’t match the title.…
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