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Podcasts on Choosing a Career
It's easy to commit to "following your passion" in theory, but what if you don't even know what your passion is? For most people, choosing a career is something that takes some thought and introspection, not something that you just know from a young age. Luckily, there are a lot of people out there with advice to help you choose the career that's right for you. In the current age of technology, it's easier than ever to get that advice in a quick, entertaining, hassle-free way: through podcasts. It's not always easy to just pick up one of the best books for career guidance and know your calling. Though there are more specific podcasts for improving your life, here are some of the best podcasts on choosing a career that will help you plow through all the weeds, and take hold of the roots of your life.
By Nicola P. Young7 years ago in Journal
Confessions of a Disabled Job-seeker - The One with the Call Centre
I applied for a call centre position for a very large bank in Glasgow with a horse for the logo. We were given our task feedback at the interview. I was pleased to find out that I got the highest grade in three out of four of the practical assessments of the applicants on the day, got positive feedback on the group exercise, and because I had experience in call-handling, managing accounts for individual customers, and company invoicing accounts, I did my individual interview part of the process very well too.This all sounds like things were going well,right?
By Rosalyn Grams7 years ago in Journal
The Work From Home Revolution
The work from home revolution is upon us. Indeed.com is the most trustworthy website to find decent work from home gigs. This is because some websites are not to be trusted if they have many scams listed without fact-checking their jobs. Apparently, in 2015, 24 percent of American workers are work from home people. Fields such as management, business, and financial operations have work from home allowances with 38 percent of people working from home. People 25 years of age or older have bachelor’s degrees, with 39 percent of those people working from home. Working from home is a new trend out there. It means that people are sick of commuting to a typical office environment where there is politics.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Journal
Confessions of a Disabled Job-Seeker - The One with the Travel Consultant
This article is a confession of my recent conduct when applying for work.The typical behaviour of many employers, recruiters and interviewers towards disabled job applicants is still discriminatory—and this treatment is what still happens EVERY DAY despite the protective equality-linked legislation in place and moral duty of care that is meant to be shown towards the disabled people in society today. The only difference is how much more sneaky the employers are at not getting prosecuted or held responsible for it.
By Rosalyn Grams7 years ago in Journal
The Term Artist Is Too General
I've always followed the notion that an artist is someone that creates. So in my mind it didn't matter whether you were a great artist or a horrible artist—if you were creating something I would see you as an artist. I had a terribly narrow view of the world. Everything was black and white. Even considering someone to be a great artist or a horrible artist is incredibly subjective. I believed that the artist term was thrown around indiscriminately. The lines get blurred sometimes when I discovered certain types of artists. I had a skewed vision of what was creating and therefore who I considered an artist was different.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Journal
The Working Poor
It is almost like we have forgotten what it is like to ask for basic rights. When I say this, I think of the push back I am receiving for standing up to my employer about some definitively dodgy and perhaps even borderline illegal behaviors. The push back comes in many forms. Other co-workers worried about their paychecks. Various people who insist it is better to just "find another job" and not stand up for what is right.
By Kelly Galvez7 years ago in Journal
Using a 4D Technique to Take Control of Your Inbox
As the Summer Holidays race to an end, it's the time of the year I start to look at my business going forward. Six weeks working on a few snatched hours here and there can have a huge impact on productivity and organisation, but it's important to start September running rather than feeling overwhelmed by to-do lists, 50 thousand emails, and the inevitable office clutter (when will I learn not to use this area as a dumping ground?). I started using the 4D’s technique to organise my inbox and it soon has become a part of my everyday business routine.
By Joanne Dewberry7 years ago in Journal
Pulling Rank: Best Ways That Capitalism Has Shaped the Twenty-First Century Listed from a Trilli’ to Young Money
The word capitalism may produce in an individual’s mind various feelings, emotions, and even superstitions. But when it comes down to a social system of justice, only thought can prevail. Capitalism is the way that individuals can trade with one another in peace. It is the social system that says the lowest beggar can change their life by making sage decisions and becoming a beacon of business. It says that the homemaker can come up with a household appliance and generate a fortune from scratch. Over the past nearly three centuries, capitalism has been maligned, denigrated, and rejected. All the while, it has elevated and propelled countless people from all classes to rise up from modest beginnings to greater planes of existence. Even through such animus towards the idea, capitalism has prevailed as an iconic statement of free markets. While laissez faire capitalism has never been seen on the face of the Earth, the most moral nation in history, the United States of America, has displayed the most affinity towards capitalism. In other places around the globe such as Hong Kong, some elements of freedom have taken hold and produced a magnificent region replete with skyscrapers and other symbols of capitalism. Every color, race, and creed has benefitted from the idea of producing, making, profiting. Well over a billion people have risen out of poverty in the last thirty years. This is all due to the power of free markets.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Journal
5 Tips for Starting Your Own Business
Last year I personally had the bright idea to start my own business (Aime Ta Vie Salon and Spa located in Saskatchewan, Canada). I have definitely experienced some speed bumps along the way since I didn't have the start up costs to hire anyone or even work with an accountant. I did everything myself, although I don't recommend it in some cases like my own without those start up costs you have no choice in the matter.
By Brittany Boon-Marchand7 years ago in Journal
3 Types of Emails to NEVER Send
We are all sent emails daily from businesses trying to sell us stuff that, in reality, we don't really need. The difference between the emails that sell and the emails that don't is the language and the vibe they are sending out to their email list.
By Michael Campbell7 years ago in Journal
