Career Opportunities

Not everyone is happy when you change
By Douglas E. Welch

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Despite the struggle it can sometimes be, growth and change are an important part of any career. If you aren’t growing and changing every day, you are probably falling behind. You should constantly be looking for new skills, new [...]

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Ask any married couple and you will quickly learn that you can’t make anyone change. You can wish them to change, ask them to change, demand they change, even threaten them [...]

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I will definitely be checking out both of these books in the near future. I mentioned Johnny Bunko a couple of weeks ago and linked to the “trailer” for the book, but I haven’t yet acquired it.
From the description of the books, they fit right into the Career Opportunities philosophy of career, where you focus [...]

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Summer Solstice is time for reflection and projection
By Douglas E. Welch

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I woke up today and was utterly amazed that it was rapidly approaching the end of June. Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice,the longest day of the year. The days only grow shorter until they reach the nadir [...]

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I have my own opinions on policies like this, but before I own up to them, I want to know your feelings? Is charging employees the answer to company turnover? Is it even legal?
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You’ll Pay to Quit This Job! One Company’s Nightmare [...]

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Would you rather work for someone who praised you for your good work, or someone who constantly denigrated your efforts? It seems an easy choice to make, but every day I [...]

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Retirement is not a goal, it is a path
By Douglas E. Welch

Listen: Retirement is not a goal, it is a path
For over a century, workers have been taught that the end goal, the final payoff of any career is retirement — that blissful time at the end of our lives when we won’t have to [...]

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If you want to be very clear about your feelings towards your current job, here is a little test. Find a child (son, daughter, nephew, niece, friend’s kid) and try to [...]

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The end of the week, but also the beginning
By Douglas E. Welch

Listen: The end of the week, but also the beginning
Ahhhhh, Another Friday. Another end to another long week. Now we can all stop thinking about work for 2 days. Right? Well, while I’m as fond of “kicking back” on the weekend as anyone, I [...]

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If you want to be very clear about your feelings towards your current job, here is a little test. Find a child (son, daughter, nephew, niece, friend’s kid) and try to [...]

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