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How volunteering can help you change career

By Selina Barker on 4 June 2009 at 16:20 in Careershifters Blog

It's the national 'Volunteer Week' in the UK. We take a look at how volunteering can help you change career...

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Off to the City of Djinns

By Tony Li on 1 April 2008 at 21:36 in ShiftLogs

Time is nearly upon me to do what I've been planning to do for the past 18 months and finally leave the UK to volunteer abroad. I leave on the 16th of April and I'll be spending 5.5 months in Delhi working for an environmental charity and then a further 3-4 months travelling back to the UK very slowly indeed. More

Making the change - how will you do it?

By Jenny Ungless

One of the biggest barriers for people who are trying to change career can be working out exactly HOW to make the change. The good news is that there are plenty of tactics you can use to help you make the transition. Here are our top tips from Jenny Ungless, director of City Life Coaching. More

Everything's a bit wibbly: the leap into the (un)known

By Tony Li on 5 September 2007 at 21:42 in ShiftLogs

Given it's only been two weeks you'd think I'd be fairly positive about my move. The problem is I'm still a bit 'wibbly' [techincal term] about the whole thing. That at the end of it, I will end up finding my calling in life and not fail, returning to a mundane 5-day week. More

Might as well jump

By Tony Li on 23 July 2007 at 18:51 in ShiftLogs

After finally handing in my notice, a sudden thought dawns on my brow: I've left the planning stage of careershifting and I'm into the shifting part of shifting.

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"Must have relevant experience!"

By www.fusejobs.co.uk

It may seem impossible but there are well-proven ways to develop the experience you need. One of our partners in career change - fusejobs - offers some sound advice on how to get relevant experience to help you into a new career.
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25 Top Tips to Kick-Start Your Career

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