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As an employment/career/HR consultant, I scan job boards all the time. I'm constantly see amazing jobs for excutive directors and project coordinators for organizations like the YMCA, the United Way, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Red Cross, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, treatment centers, family care centers, hospices, and the list goes on. My sense is that some might pass these jobs by as not worthing organizations because of how they're structured financially. To put it more clearly, the percep

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This question came up recently. I think it's good that someone asks, because then it's not too late to consider the pros and cons. And that part of it is really important - that people stop and think about it. That's a workplace skill that will serve you well in itself.

Why would you leave?

You've found your DREAM job? If indeed it is your dream job, in the sense that you went to school and strived to get a job in a certain field (like publishi

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Tomorrow is St. Patty's day - the day when everyone is Irish. With that in mind, there are companies where eveyone migrates to being the same, where workplace culture is deeply ingrained. On the plus side, this can promote an "all for one" attitude. On the minus side, people can succumb to groupthink and creativity can be stifled. This can hamper productivity and growth at a time when product/service diversity is critical.

If your p

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Job loss without cause especially, is a challenge for a lot of reasons. Sometimes more than the money or the daily routine, people are initially frustrated by the fact that they didn't have control over the events. Why me? Why now? Why not later? Why not sooner? Why before a holiday? Why right before my child was born? Why on my birthday?

If your company offers you outplacement service, you have a real advantage over others that don't h

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I saw an ad for the Golden Globe awards and caught a bit of Oscar Fever.

Movies on the big screen have an uncanny ability to inspire, motivate and persuade. My favourite one's are related to the human condition, where someone makes a discovery (good or bad) that changes the course of their life.

Even if you aren't a fan of Julie and Julia, it's… Continue