Career

Education Leaders Need Leadership Development More Than Ever

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Whether you’re a teacher-leader, vice principal, school administrator, or district superintendent—leadership development is more crucial than ever. Where can education leaders find specific resources that address their needs? Look to Concordia University-Portland’s Leadership Development Resources, a section on the College of Education website highlighting useful tools and content that focuses on the challenges facing today’s … Read more

How To Bounce Back After A Layoff

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When it comes to bad situations, preparation is key. Knowing what to do and how to react in a multitude of potential circumstances can be the difference between giving up and getting up. For example, understanding how to deal with a layoff before it occurs means you will be able to deal with the unfortunate … Read more

5 Ways To Increase Your Chance Of Promotion

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Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash When it comes to getting a promotion it can be difficult to know where to start, especially if you feel like you’ve tried everything you can be noticed in the eyes of your management team. With so many other people fighting for the higher positions, it’s easy to see … Read more

Power Hungry? Follow These Career Paths

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If you’re power hungry, then you’re gearing yourself up for a certain way of life. A way of life that means you can’t really be the man or woman at the bottom of the chain. Spending your day being told what to do all of the time just isn’t going to suit you, but don’t … Read more

Going Out In Style – Gracefully Quitting A Job

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  There comes a time when you realize that your current role isn’t right for you. At that point, the only thing that you can do is to leave and find another challenge. Although it’s not nice to have to quit, it’s the best option. Otherwise, you’ll spend the rest of your career stagnating and … Read more

How To Sell Yourself As A Writer

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At different stages throughout your career, it’s very likely that you are going to want to push yourself. That you’re going to want to grow. That you’re going to want to be able to make sure that you’re pursuing your passion. And yes, this can be scary. And it can mean that you need to … Read more

Achieving More In Your Career – It All Starts With You

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Whether you work for yourself or someone else, you care about your personal development. Everybody has goals and aspirations. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an entrepreneur or an employee; you can always set yourself objectives and strive to achieve more in your career. In fact, that’s how you should always aim to work. It’s not … Read more

Relocate Overseas

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If you’ve ever dreamed of moving abroad, then chances are you’ll have romanticized this experience to the point where when the reality kicks in about the logistics and finances of such a huge life change it can feel prohibitive. There’s a lot to consider when relocating overseas, for instance, if you have children then education … Read more

How To Know If You Have Found The Right Job

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If you are currently in the process of looking for a new job or you are thinking about doing so, it can be difficult to select the next step in your career. How can you make sure that the next job you choose is the right one for you? It’s not easy but there are … Read more

How Valuable Is Volunteering For Your Career?

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Volunteering makes you a good person. It adds character. It gives you experience and it means that you can gain some experience in the field that you want. Most of the time, volunteering is unpaid – which is potentially a downside – but when you think of how valuable volunteering could be for your career, … Read more

Should You Leave Your Comfortable Job?

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There is nothing better than having a job you love. Having cash is nice, but having employment that is going to make you feel fulfilled every single day is the way to a happy life. The lack of stress means that you can truly be happy in what you do and you know that every … Read more