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Category: Career Coaching & Guidance

Stand-ins rise to the occasion
Career Coaching & Guidance

Stand-ins rise to the occasion

This week, we continue to look at how employers can benefit from effectively using temporary assignments in their workforce, writes Marc Burrage.

Still-swinging sixties must spread the word
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Still-swinging sixties must spread the word

After 30 years of managerial level roles in a number of international publishing groups, I changed my career five years ago to focus on teaching and became a lecturer in business administration and marketing.

Accrue experience to land finance position
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Accrue experience to land finance position

How can I get into the corporate finance field? I graduated from university last year with a degree in politics and economics and worked as a management trainee in a public organisation for a year.

Temp jobs, lasting benefits
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Temp jobs, lasting benefits

Every employer must think about whether they are using temporary assignments effectively in their workforce, writes Marc Burrage.

Guiding your goal-setting
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Guiding your goal-setting

Establishing ambitious, yet attainable, goals is essential for long-term career planning, though it can be difficult to strike a balance between the two, writes Marc Burrage.

Navigating the career map
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Navigating the career map

This week, we look at how to create a career “map” that will help you plan out your career in the long term, writes Marc Burrage.

Prescriptions for a law student and real doctor
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Prescriptions for a law student and real doctor

I am a doctor with a few years of clinical experience. I’ve heard that some insurance companies hire doctors for administrative work related to medical insurance. What are the prospects like in such a field?

Loyalty has financial merits
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Loyalty has financial merits

Job-hopping for pay may offer a short-term gain, but it can be detrimental to your career in the long term and even have a negative impact on your personal brand in the jobs market, writes Marc Burrage.

Delve deep for ethical staff
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Delve deep for ethical staff

In the final part of this series, we look at more strategies companies can use to make sure they hire ethical …

Take time to decide the path you wish to travel
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Take time to decide the path you wish to travel

After I graduated from university, I worked for a boutique market research firm for a year. I am now thinking of switching to an industry that is more professional and more promising.

How to find staff who fit in
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How to find staff who fit in

This week, we continue to look at strategies companies can use to ensure they employ ethically sound …