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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

It's not for everyone, but if you can find a way to stay focused, it might be a way to forge a new career path. Census data show that more employers are letting workers set up home offices to get work done with 61 percent more workers considering home their primary workplace in 2009 compared with 2005. Show your independence.

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Welcome to readers from Mail on Sunday | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

The next path is a career. But next is the career path and I know he is feeling concerned about it. School was such a traumatic experience for him, but University was a wonderful safe environment as he found a niche within his obsession.

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The fifth annual Q&A. Or sixth. I can't remember. | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

Is the most important thing to getting a good network? What is the key to this career path? The right career path comes from that. I've moved three times for a guy, giving up a great network and great job each time. The right career path comes from that." And it's a hard life.

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An Interview with David Airey, Graphic Designer

Lateral Action

Self-employed since 2005, David has amassed an impressive global client-list, including the likes of Yellow Pages (Canada), Giacom (England), and Berthier Associates (Japan). Do you engage in any marketing other than your blogs and social networking? I don't, which I would've thought impossible three years ago.

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Don't be a snob about career advice | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Getting some criticism tends to give up or lose some of self-confidence on choosing your career but accepting those bad criticism if you analyze it gives you a better insight on your career path in life. Be more open to any possibility for a change on your career where you can excel your capability and capacity.

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Live video chat: Blogging Bootcamp, Tuesday March 2 | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

It's informative information that TRULY makes a difference in defining one's career path and making it what YOU want, but wait there's more! Cheers and take good care, V Posted by Virginia on March 1, 2010 at 8:08 pm | permalink | Reply I live for Brazen Careerist webinars!

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Five tips for asking better questions | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Think of your career path as a question path. For example, I know I want to write about the farm, but I’m not sure how to do it. So I’ve been asking questions about how photos fit into blogs and what is the intersection of farming, family, and business ? I am also spending time redecorating the farm house.

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