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The Real Reason You're Not Allowed To Work From Home : TRUST !!!!! I could write more, but all paths lead to the same conclusion, trust is the the reason you are not allowed to work from home.

41 Unusual Career Tips From a Recruiter : Love these tips, although I do not agree with everything, you can make your own decisions. They will make you think. Here are a few of my favorites ... 14. Leave When You Have To Most people don’t learn this until late in their careers, but you must leave jobs to continue to grow and earn more. 20. Move Jobs Every 18-24 Months We don’t live in the same world as our parents did. Two years at a job is, for us, equivalent to 20 years at a job for them. Think strategically about your company’s competitors that may want to hire you. What company would you love to work for? Send a cold email, find out what the organization needs, and see what lines up for you. 21. Spend Time With Your Bosses The problem with networking is people do it wrong and with the wrong people. I don’t like the term “networking” because it suggests happy hours where you pass business cards around and leave without building relationships. A week later, ...

8 Ways to Avoid Burnout During the Job Search : 1. Develop a Plan Your plan should be a day-to-day one – or even an hour-to-hour one. You can keep track of your plan on an Excel spreadsheet. Without a plan, you’ll end up spinning your wheels, going nowhere fast. 2. Don’t Spend More than 4 Hours a Day on the Job Search This is an admittedly arbitrary number, but I think it makes sense. I am including the weekends here – which can be a great time to put a bug in people’s ears about your situation. Of course, there are various opinions on how long you should spend searching for a job every day, some of which you can see in this interesting LinkedIn discussion. 3. Use a Variety of Methods to Look for Work Networking has always proved to be the best way to look for work. Supplement in-person networking with LinkedIn. Make follow-up calls. Knock on companies’ doors if that’s a possibility. Contact your alumni association. Call on recruiters. Spending six hours ...