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Could Neurodivergent Job Seekers Fill The Gaps Left By The Great Resignation?

Allwork

Half of those who do find work are underemployed (their full range of skills is not utilized). By excluding this group, employers are missing out on a unique pool of talent (with potentially exceptional skills ranging from problem-solving to pattern recognition and recall). . Some employees have almost zero awareness.?

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Working mums feel forced to limit careers due to inflexible working practices

Workplace Insight

The Shift from Worker to Working Parent sponsored by WOMBA (Work, Me and the Baby) and carried out by Hult International Business School (Ashridge) interviewed working mums and dads who had recently taken extended parental leave about the experiences they faced as they transitioned to parenthood in an organisational context.

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Feeling Good Is a Relative State of Mind

Job Advice Blog

Who needs it, yet international news–while it, too, has depressing elements such as news of natural disasters and famines–for me it also provides a measure of comparison. Perhaps that’s an unfair comparison, but it was the truth. I cannot forget a particular time of my own that I was in transition.

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Why You Should Reach Out to a Staffing Agency to Hire an Executive Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

A great executive assistant possesses a special mixture of experiences, skills, and personality traits. You need someone with top-notch communication skills who knows how to multitask. In comparison, while a personal assistant needs to be flexible and eager to help however they can, they don’t necessarily need leadership capabilities.

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Self-Employment Increases With Age

Small Business Labs

  By way of comparison, overall about 10% of the U.S. Based on our interviews and other research on the independent workforce, there are several reasons self-employment increases with age: 1. Older workers are more likely to have the skills, networks and financial resources to become successfully self-employed.

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Experience vs. a university degree

Practically Perfect PA

Yes as it was a degree in journalism, therefore my grammar skills come in handy as does the investigative side! Not in the traditional sense but I felt that my time at University taught me many skills that I now utilise such as being independent and having to relay on yourself to get things done. My experience and my natural skills.

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The Pricing Battle: Charging for Your Time or Charging for Results/Value

Stephanie LH Calahan

Wiser interviewing Dan Crask and me on the topic. " 2 - Comparison to their own hourly evaluation of themselves.   The focus is on the skill that person brings to the table and the expected results. Charging by the Hour. This model of charging for services is pretty common.  use this model. 

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