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Criminal Justice: The Right Career For You?

If you are considering a career in criminal justice, you may want to consider your options well before making a decision. While this is an exciting and honorable career to take on, it may be more of a challenge than you realize. For those who are considering the true aspects of criminal justice, it makes sense that they should weigh…

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Considerations Of A Career In Accounting Before You Make The Plunge

It is very important for an accountant to possess knowledge, skills and experience when dealing with customers and their money. First off, here are some of the required qualifications, Skills and Experience you’ll need to attain to realize a career in accounting: 1. Bachelors degree in Business or a related field. 2. Good communication and interpersonal skills are required in…

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Career Test – Are You A Crisis Creator And Manager?

Management by crisis has become one of the most popular terms. These people allow a crisis to develop and then act upon it. They never try to anticipate a crisis, but act only when the full-blown crisis arrives. Why do they manage like this? They behave in this way because they subconsciously enjoy fighting crisis, and for that they manufacture…

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Career Tip #1: Act Like You Own the Place

I’ve owned my own company since 1988, and often hear people say they’d like to own a business. When I ask why, they give answers such as “So I can set my own hours”, “To make what I’m really worth”, or “So I won’t have to answer to anyone”. I tell them not to go into business for themselves, because…

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Can You Really Make up to $100,000 per Year as a Truck Driver?

You’ve heard about the money to be made by becoming a truck driver. And stop at any truck stop and you’ll notice that there are countless trucking job magazines filled with advertisements from trucking companies looking for truck drivers. Many companies are advertising the possibility of making up to $100,000 per year as an owner operator. It’s true, that you…

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Career- Are You In The Right Seat?

We all have a chair that designates a position in our career. For most of us the position, the responsibilities, the growth prospects and many such factors decide if we are happy in our seat? Sometimes, we may be unaware that another seat may send us much higher in the hierarchy and satisfaction level. Sometimes we are frustrated with our…

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Career – Are You Facing Burnout?

Chronic stress over a period of time may make you feel totally helpless and unable to cope up with demands of life. This can cause burn out. When in a job, you feel that you are overburdened, and under appreciated, that the demands of the job are increasing and despite all your efforts you are not able to manage the…

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Can You Really Get Paid To Test Video Games?

Among the flurry of get rich quick schemes and offers on the internet, you might find one telling you that you can “get paid to be a video game tester.” Although a first you might reject this offer, wondering how in the world it is possible to get paid for sitting around all day in playing video games. In the…

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Can You Get Teachers To Love Admin?

I recently discussed a recurring issue following this question from an employer: “My teachers do an excellent job in the classroom and feedback from students is positive. But when it comes to administrative duties, I find they are lax. Registers are sometimes forgotten, lesson records are sketchy, and reports on students are late and not very full. How can I…

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