Tips for Negotiating a Better Deal

August 16th, 2011 → 5:27 pm @

Mostly everything in life is negotiable; retail prices in your favorite shop can be brought down to their bottom line, traffic fines can be squashed and ‘discounts’ can be worked out when you really need them.  Certain products and services might not be so easy but you never know until you try to negotiate a little; you [...]

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The I Want Attitude

July 19th, 2011 → 2:45 pm @

When you want to go on holiday you visualize beforehand where you are going and what you will be doing.  All the clothes you need to pack and what the weather will be like.  You plan accordingly by arranging house-sitters to feed your pets or water your plants and look after the house.  The same [...]

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Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Leave Your Job…

June 17th, 2011 → 5:43 am @

Feel like you are at a dead end and want to jump ship with a life jacket?  Everyone gets to the stage in their career when they no longer feel inspired to continue their job.  Sure the easiest way out is to think you need a change and you might have chosen the wrong career, [...]

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Good Reasons to Turn Down a Job Offer

June 17th, 2011 → 5:34 am @

You can imagine that it is difficult enough to find a job let alone become picky when they are offered to you.  But sometimes it is good to be aware that you have been taken advantage of and what is a bum deal or not. In today’ economy beggars don’t want to be choosers but [...]

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Weighing Up Working Overseas

May 12th, 2011 → 4:38 pm @

Thinking of becoming an English Second Language teacher in the East or moving to a foreign branch within a company that you already work in?  The grass may not always seem greener on the other side as changing your career path abroad has both its advantages and disadvantages.  Before you go calling a new country [...]

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Recruitment Agencies: How to use them

February 25th, 2011 → 1:17 am @

Using a recruitment agency is not as easy as it seems, but read on to see how you can use recruitment agencies effectively to help find you work. No matter your career aspirations or circumstances is it always beneficial to use any and every option available to help promote you and land you that dream [...]

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Set Salary vs Commission as Pay

February 25th, 2011 → 1:14 am @

Are you new to the whole job market vibe?  Familiarize yourself with the differences in pay structures before you sign the dotted lines. If it were up to you, would you take the job offering a yearly, fixed income or settle for commission-based salary purely on performance?  The answer is not as simple as you [...]

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