When you enter the world of work, there’s a good chance you won’t immediately land one of those cushy graduate jobs. Most of us, once we finish university, have to spend at least a couple of years working some of the worst jobs imaginable. To prevent this period of your life from being a total waste, it is important to look around you, take in your surroundings, and see what important life lessons you can learn from the experience.
Getting Through Your Probation Period
If you take on a permanent role at a company, it is highly likely that you will be asked to complete a probationary period before you are taken on permanently. The main aim of the probationary period is to check that you are right for the job and that you and the company are a good fit together. So how can you make sure you get through this period?
Interview with a Machinery Technician
Considered pursuing a career in manufacturing? This interview will take you through the ups and downs you can expect, what it takes to land the job, what you can expect to earn and more. Dave, a 45-year-old white male who has worked in the manufacturing industry for over 25 years, describes how the current economy and socio-economic political climate has affected both him and the manufacturing industry as a whole.
Career Advice of a Sign Language Interpreter
Being a sign language interpreter requires extensive knowledge of both American Sign Language and the English language. It also involves having intimate knowledge of the Deaf community, its members and the rules regarding interactions. This is a true career story and is one of many interviews with bilingual professionals.
5 tips on how to get promoted
Getting promoted is a goal that most of us have, but it can be hard to know exactly how to go about it. After all, there can be a fine line between chasing opportunities and being annoyingly pushy, so it does take some care. It also takes planning – before you get promoted, you have to prove why you deserve to progress, so make sure you budget for the time this will take.
Will Gen X Pass On The Baton Or Will Gen Y Snatch It?
While Baby Boomers are busy finding ways to deal with vanishing or diminishing old age pensions or social security money and Gen X claims its right to retain power on the work front, Gen Y wants the control of the mahogany desks for itself. Gen Y generation members mean business and “they are far better educated and more globally aware and technologically savvy than any generation before themâ€.
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