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Switching Sides: Career Change Steps to Consider Before Your Big Move

HR Digest

Handling a career is overwhelming on its own but pairing it with a career change tips the balance into new, unexplored territories that are downright terrifying. But change is necessary sometimes, whether you’re burnt out by your current career path or you want to pursue a passion that was left unattended for a long time.

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Blessing In Disguise: Career Strategies to Start Anew After a Personal Injury

Strategy Driven

Personal harm can feel like an unforeseen storm halting the path you carefully built for your career. We will look at career paths to help you get around the repercussions of a personal injury. A focused and clear mind is better prepared to face the difficulties that come with career changes.

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How Job Crafting Can Get Our Career Out Of A Rut

The Horizons Tracker

The experiment was conducted in a large tech firm, with volunteers engaging in a number of two-hour workshops ostensibly designed around their career development. Each of the workshops was designed around one of the three interventions and employees were randomly assigned.

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6 Ways To Write A Professional Development Plan

Strategy Driven

When writing a professional development plan (PDP) ask yourself two questions: Where are you now? In layman’s terms, a PDP is like a roadmap: It guides you from where you are now in your career or education to where you want to be; and it comes with a list of actions that you must do to achieve each goal and acquire the right skills.

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What Is Career Cushioning and Why Are We Talking About It?

HR Digest

If you’re currently working multiple jobs or planning out a strategy in case things at your current job go haywire, you’re likely already engaging in career cushioning. The importance of career cushioning is hard to deny, especially considering the job uncertainty and high number of layoffs in 2023. What Is Career Cushioning?

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Academia and Executive Search: Navigating the Academic Leadership Landscape

N2Growth Blog

The Role of Networking in Academia Networking plays a crucial role in academic career development. An effective networking strategy involves actively engaging in professional conferences, seminars, and workshops. This requires careful planning and organization and adapting to changing priorities.

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How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? 7 Key Steps

Career Advancement

Thus, smart organizations create succession plans that include training and mentoring in how to support employees in their development. Ask the seminar attendees to present workshops on what they’ve learned to their own teams, which will solidify their knowledge while enhancing their direct reports’ growth.