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• Starting Your Own Business

Even as a kid, you never could do as you were told so the thought of answering to a boss five days a week isn’t going down too well. For many of us, this unfortunately is the law of life. Starting, like everyone else, at the bottom of the career ladder means many encounters with the powers that be. That is unless you become your own boss. By no means an easy feat, starting your own business can bring a turbulent wave of problems and should not be entered into lightly. On the other hand ho...

• Pursuing Your Dream

We all grow up vividly imagining what we’ll be when we’re older; “I’m going to be a vet ‘cos I like animals” “I want to be in the army and fight baddies” Ideas, like passions, at that age though come and go; usually changing from one week to the next but there tends to be one that sticks firm. In the real world, however, the one of rent, bills and, well, life, necessity rules out and our dreams are dismissed as naïve childhood whims. And so we find ourselves sat at...

• Leaving The Life You Once Knew

It’s happened. Someone has finally realised your true potential and offered you your dream job. Only catch, it’s in another state. Time used to have it that people lived, worked and died in the same place they were born. But in this era of itchy feet, leaving your roots for pastures new is by no means uncommon and with career now top of most people’s priorities, relocating for work opportunities is universal. Nowadays it is almost unusual to stay put. But what happens when you are the...

• Temp or Temp Job

Some have so called "regular" nine-to-five jobs and there are others with no jobs. Then there are those that have temporary jobs, otherwise known as being a temp. When I was fresh out of school, a temp job was the only job I could find because people just weren't hiring full time employees at the time. In the current job market, there are many advantages of being a temp and many people choose that over a career as a full time employee. So what are the many pros and cons of being a temp?

• Changing Jobs

The alarm goes off at 6am and you're out the door by 7am. You share the next 18.7 miles of highway with all of the other commuters heading to work. You arrive at your office, park in your usual space, grab your usual cup of coffee, walk the same 27 steps to the elevator, press one of the two buttons that you ever use, nod at the smiling receptionist and walk to your office. Is THIS what it's all about? When the routine gets old, maybe it's time to consider changing jobs.

• Stay At Home Mom

For nine months, they are a part of us. We feel every movement, every kick and every hiccup. It's during this time that our bond begins. We enjoy our maternity leave at home preparing for our new arrival, and then it hits us. Do I really want to go back to work after the baby is born? What's best for me? What's best for the baby? What's best for the family? Most mothers struggle with these questions and the answers are never easy. Should you be a stay-at-home mom?

• Blog Writing

The blogging is really something new; only 3-4 years ago it became popular. And when I say popular, I really mean popular! Everyone has a blog nowadays, form the 13 year old game geek to the lonely housewife. People tend to have a need of expressing themselves, and find this a perfect way to do that. They can remain anonymous or even become famous through it. It all depends how fun you write and on what topic.

• Peace Corps Volunteering

www.peacecorps.gov Peace Corps service is a 27 month commitment - 3 months of pre-service training followed by 2 years of service. Peace Corps is an independent US federal agency, they work in over 70 countries. Volunteer opportunities are available in 5 different sectors: Education, Health, Agriculture/Environment, Business, and Community Development. Assignments vary from English teaching, farming, youth development, to business consulting and NGO capacity building/development.

• Graduate School

Do you need a masters degree or can you get the experience on your own? How long will it take and will you earn more later?

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