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8 Tips for a Smooth Transition into a New Job

Finding your groove after landing a new position can be challenging. You've been granted a new and exciting opportunity to showcase your skills and experience, generate beneficial solutions, and navigate a new company. But getting there takes a bit more time than you'd expect. Don't sweat the small stuff - keep in mind your first 90 days are usually a transitional period for find...

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14 Things only people who have worked overseas can understand

Some two and a half years ago, I decided to make a bold decision and follow my partner to the far away land of art, cheese, and fine wine — France. He had just landed a five-year work contract there. While a long-distance relationship did take place at first, eventually I decided to sort out all the loose ends at home, pack up my entire life into two suitcases, and move to another country...

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15 quick tips to get hired fast

Are you in a hurry to get a job? There are some things that don't take a lot of time that can help you get hired quickly. Here are 15 things you should know about job hunting that will help you find a new job fast. Some of the things on the list are little things that make a difference. Others are significant enough that they can make or break your job search. Review the list to see if ther...

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3 Challenges of working abroad

Travel isn't always comfortable—and it shouldn't be. I believe that if you're not struggling, you're not growing. Being completely outside of your comfort zone and learning along the way is a rewarding experience in itself. There are so many challenges that I've had while working abroad in Korea. I've gone past the honeymoon phrase, and am now riding an emotiona...

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Problems you will encounter when working abroad

If you were to take most travel blogs at face value you would be forgiven if you thought that working abroad was a constant barrage of fun times and memorable experiences. While there may be some of those moments, the reality is that you will likely face even more difficult situations than an equivalent job in your home country. No matter what way you choose to earn your income abroad, these ar...

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Here's Why You Should Live Abroad At Least Once In Your Life

It seems right now you can’t open Facebook/Instagram/YouTube for all the stories of people who’ve quit their jobs and are traveling the world, fueled by their total determination to say ‘screw you daily grind, I’m gonna get me some traveling action’. You hate these people, but you also wish more than anything that you could be one of them. Take it from someone w...

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10 reasons to stay at a job for 10 or more years

As business owner I have a lot of incentive to keep our talented people around. But as an employee, I believe you can progress much better, both financially and in skills, by staying in one place instead of jumping around. The whole idea and philosophy of the “perfect job” could be blinding you from the even bigger opportunity to magnify the position you already have.I maintain that...

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5 Ways to Transform From Mediocrity to Excellence

Who doesn’t want to be the next “thing” to hit it to the next level; whether it’s in your career, business, finally having 1k followers on Instagram or even the next step with your boo. Many of us have excelled, passed the status quotient in school, and even landed jobs in our field (nowadays that can be a task, all by itself). We always express a promise in whatever we ...

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Networking For A Career Change -- Seven Contacts To Prioritize

Networking is critical to landing your next job, but when you are changing careers, your network will predominately be helpful to your old career, not your new one. Furthermore, your existing network will have existing expectations and opinions of you and may have a harder time seeing you in your new career. Therefore, changing careers often means changing your network. Here are seven networkin...

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Living Abroad Has Its Challenges

Living in a foreign country excites the imagination, ignites the adventurous spirit, and inspires you to explore. It can also scare the pants off you. Learning to live in another country is more than simply learning to get to the office, making yourself understood in a local language, and eating different food. You have to learn how to do many new things while unlearning old that have become se...

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