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Case Study Limitation vs. Expansion

International Coach Academy

He wasn’t sure what to do after graduation. He didn’t blog or post about his work as his friends did. A Case Study By Kevin Corrigan, International Professionals Coach, UNITED STATES Limitation vs. Expansion My client is a creative professional from Taiwan (a VFX artist). He’d received accolades from his professors.

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What makes a blog successful? | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog What makes a blog successful? Posted to: Goal setting | How to blog November 17th, 2009 Del.icio.us Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook I have always thought that blogging is a way to reach your career goals.

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How to decide when to work for free

Penelope Trunk

The difference between working for free because you’re a loser and working for free because you’re a high performer is what you get from the deal. People can b h about unpaid internships and how illegal they are. Often, if you are able to get an unpaid internship, or grossly underpaying internship, you are lucky.

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The worst mistake people make when networking

Penelope Trunk

I don’t know her well, but her kids went to pre-school with my kids, and she reads my blog. My husband says to tell them they should just kill the roosters because that’s what any farmer would do. My husband says to tell them they should just kill the roosters because that’s what any farmer would do.

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The Vicious Cycle: “No experience, no job; no job, no experience”

MultiPOD Mentoring

This is what you should know: The cruel reality : If you are more than two years below the required number of years of experience, unless you are already recognized as “the next best thing” in your field, you won’t qualify, and you’d better look for an opportunity elsewhere. What counts is “experience” because that’s what employers want.

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The Vicious Cycle: “No experience, no job; no job, no experience”

MultiPOD Mentoring

This is what you should know: The cruel reality : If you are more than two years below the required number of years of experience, unless you are already recognized as “the next best thing” in your field, you won’t qualify, and you’d better look for an opportunity elsewhere. What counts is “experience” because that’s what employers want.

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Waiting, Fishing, or Hunting

MultiPOD Mentoring

Multilateral organizations, especially UN agencies offer few possibilities of work except unpaid internships or entry-point and low-level and usually temporary positions with only slight opportunities for permanent employment or advancement (but they are very valuable for your resumé). This happens very seldom. They always need consultants.