Pretty much all of us go to work for around 40 hours a week. That’s a long time to be spending in the office, especially when you don’t enjoy your job, right? However, there are plenty of people out there with below average job satisfaction, who just need to change up their work lives. And…
In today’s globalized world, it has never been easier to find a job in a different country and then to prepare the necessary logistics quickly to make it happen. Researching potential jobs or companies and understanding visa requirements are fundamental steps in this process, but some other measures tend to be disregarded even though they…
The modern world is one that is more fast-paced and competitive than ever before. There are few places where this is more significant than in your career. After all, when you’re trying to move forward in your career, the one thing that you simply cannot afford to be is complacent. You need to make sure…
Distributed work environments are becoming a more frequent topic of discussion. If you aren’t exactly sure what a distributed work environment is, it is when a majority of the employees are working remotely, together, across the country. This has positive and negative impacts on a business as a whole. The most obvious positive is that…
Project managers are a different breed of employee. It doesn’t matter what their background is, they have something that most other people don’t in the way of leading people with a distinct business idea. Project managers or ‘PMs’ can be from a varying professional history. Some might have done it the hard way and climbed…
If you take a look at most posts about figuring out what job you should do, you’ll find that the majority talk about which jobs will make you the happiest. While there’s nothing wrong with this approach, there’s room for another view — and that is, looking for jobs that help other people. There’s a…
If you are looking to seek out new employment opportunities, the world of job hunting can be daunting to say the least. The current role you have may be quite the safety net that is difficult to escape. You might be able to do your current role blindfolded and with your hands tied behind your…
Receiving a job promotion is one of the nicest things that can ever happen in a person’s life, especially if you have toiled very hard to get it for quite a good amount of time. When receiving the good news you might might not even be able to contain yourself, but when you get home,…
Being in management is something that comes with its own set of ups and downs. The livelihood of employees depends upon proper scheduling and a comfortable work environment. One slip up could lead to a disaster that at times can’t be recovered from. An example of this is with none other than Starbucks, who found…
Dull afternoons, morning meetings that seem to drag on forever, and heaps of office gossip you’d rather be without can make anyone dream of a freer and more independent life. Staying put in your office chair for hours at a time is, after all, not something that is required of you in order to be…
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” Aristotle was a smart man. He knew that when one is dissatisfied in a job, not only does the person suffer, but so does the work. And yet, our jobs have much control over our lives in today’s climate of sixty hour work weeks and leftover…
Do you dream of becoming a professional musician? Do you fantasize about living a rock star life. Do you dream of seeing your name in album covers and your band name postered in countless towns across the globe. Do you dream of the day you will hear your songs playing on the radio? Well, you…