By Sarah Alderson
Money, Money, Money. You can’t just say stuff it on this one. Unfortunately. You’re going to need some. The universe does suck like that.Probably the most important thing is figuring out how much you will need. More
By SpiderMint on 22 November 2009 at 13:12 in ShiftLogs
I have not blogged here for 10 months. The reason for that is that I thought I had found my niche. Incorrect. I had found a better job, but not my niche. More
By Selina Barker on 22 August 2009 at 14:48 in ShiftLogs
Writing the Careershifters Guide while doing a demanding day job was tough. Really tough. And not just for me - the whole team were working on Careershifters in addition to full-time jobs. But by taking a week off to work full-time on writing the Careershifters Guide I got experience what life would really be like if this was my day job...and I loved it. More
Careershifter question
By count von count
My current job is crushingly dull, it's destroyed my confidence and I'm struggling even to come up with a compentency-based cv as suggested by my career coach. I must have some transferable skills - I'm just struggling to get them down on paper.
ShiftDoctor answer
By John Williams in ShiftSurgeries
I must say I'm not a great fan of transferable skills and core competency lists. Think broader than "skills" - maybe you're a natural networker, a great systematiser, a killer dealmaker, or brilliant at generating bags of new ideas (even if you never follow through on any of them). All of these things are of value in the workplace if you know how to use them.
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