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Promotions: What’s Getting in Your Way?

So you’ve worked at your current company for a handful of years and think you deserve a promotion. Unfortunately, if you are like many, you get passed by when promotions come around, and you just can’t figure out why. Are you missing in experience or skills? Probably not. What could you be doing to make yourself look more attractive as a job candidate for your company? Below, we take a closer look at the common pitfalls of employees turned down for promotions......More

                                                                  Reasons to Keep your Present Job

                                                                 We’ve all toyed with the idea to up and leave our present jobs. It                                                                  could be for want of more money, recognition, or a different career                                                                  altogether; but we all have dreamt of a change. So, how can you tell                                                                  if your daydream is something to follow or if you are better off in your                                                                  present job-at least for now? There are a number of key factors to                                                                  look at closely when choosing to make a job move, and we’ve listed                                                                  the most telling ones below.....More

                                                                  Should you Start Your Own Business?

                                                                 We’ve all had that dream-the one that we toy the idea of-starting                                                                  our own business. Perhaps it was your favorite class in college, a                                                                  childhood dream, or an entrepreneurial epiphany you had one                                                                  day-whatever it is, you think it would make the perfect business.                                                                  Whether you’ve always wanted to start your own business or have                                                                  just been forced to make other employment plans, here are the top                                                                  things to consider before making that leap into your own business.....More