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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

And then the phone rang. As the words “We have a problem…” came through the phone, the blood drained from my face and a sharp pain pierced my stomach. It all started in 2001 when I launched a service business based on just an idea. It was my partner. But he wasn’t calling with good news. And I did change that day.

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

He also relies on various forms of communication, ranging from phone conversations to using social media such as Twitter or Facebook. When he feared he was going to lose his job a couple of years ago, he launched a blog to showcase his communication skills and industry knowledge. Do I wish we could meet more often face-to-face?

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. Hochwarter over the phone. I kind of doubt it.

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Tim Rowe – Founder and CEO of CIC | Flexible Workspaces: Competing Globally

Allwork

And then maybe I’d like to go into sort of a private, soundproof booth to take a phone call, and then I’ll go move back to my open area desk. And that would be somewhere where you say, I’m having trouble getting my robotics company funded, or I’m really having trouble finding engineers with the right kinds of skills.

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Day in the life: Catherine Thomas, EA, Public Health Wales

Practically Perfect PA

March 2001 saw me heading back to the UK as a single mum with 2 young children and so started my career part 2. You are well known for your networking skills, what initial steps did you take to increase your network? In London, I met my husband-to-be (now ex) and I ended up retiring and moving to the Caribbean for 5 years.

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