10 Ways to Make Sure You Are Never Unemployed
1. Continue Learning Take advantage of opportunities for training both within your company and outside. 2. Keep Current with Technology Look at job postings in your field to see what technology skills are currently being sought after and stay abreast of these areas. 3. Dress for Success. Always dress for the next job above yours […]
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$75,000 Is the “Perfect Salary for Happiness”
A recent study reported by the Wall Street Journal looking at the relationship between salary and happiness has concluded that 75,000 dollars a year is the point at which people remain most happy. Above this number there is no measurable increase in one’s personal satisfaction. It doesn’t mean that you will be less happy if […]
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When is it time to go? Five make-or-break factors
If you’re sitting in your office bored, ticked off or feeling down you may be thinking it’s time to go. BUT, you’re not sure. You are rationalizing staying because there is one more great thing you can contribute or you feel obligated in some way. We all go through this kind of mental tug-of-war at […]
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