Category: Landing that Job
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What I’ve Learned About Life While Looking for a Job
Looking for a new job is scary. It’s mentally and emotionally exhausting. It gets difficult to keep a clear sight of what you want for your life when fear messes with your internal compass.
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Beauty is in the Eye of the HR Department
Even in 2016, when we’re at the top of the food chain and have access to so much information, we are still in an era that celebrates a certain type of beauty. A perfectly symmetrical face and a tiny waist are celebrated more than a PhD.
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A Change Artist Who Loves to Change the Skin You’re In
“It becomes a part of you. You get through the tattoo and it’s almost like you’ve taken your first step towards your goal. Whether it’s getting over a breakup, quitting drinking, moving to a different country or tackling grief, the tattoo is a promise that it’s going to be okay.”
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Why I Can’t Wait to Take One Giant Leap Into the Unknown
Well, here I am, standing at the edge of change. I’ve decided to take the next step and find a new place to work. I’ve navigated my first real job successfully and satisfactorily. Without any major mess ups, a good few mistakes to buffer my mind, and a whole lot of learning. I feel ready.
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Why Every Freelancer Needs to Schedule a Fridge Break Right Now
Being the master of your own schedule is liberating and heady. You feel powerful, you feel inspired and…you feel like scrolling Facebook. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Let it happen, sometimes. Scrolling on Facebook and pithy updates on Twitter can be good for you. Here’s the trick to it: schedule…
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How to Win the Gruelling Game of Office Rugby
The props are the workhorses who put their heads down and steer clear of the limelight. The fast-talking wings are usually found in the sales department. The flyhalves are those mildly annoying golden boys and girls who can simply do no wrong.
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Podcast: Wouter Kellerman’s long, hard road to global Grammy success
Now a superstar of the diverse crossover genre known as World Music, he took time off from recording and touring to chat with Ruda about life in the frontline of the winds of change, and to play an exquisite excerpt from “The Long Road”, his epic tribute to the life and times of Nelson Mandela.
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Will the New Bok Coach be a Game-Changer?
It’s official. Allister Coetzee is the new Springbok coach, replacing Heyneke Meyer. Coetzee could not have taken over at a more difficult time. A string of disappointing results, and inability to beat the All Blacks, suggest the Springboks are in decline.
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How the Stormers Jersey Became an Icon of Change
From a garish rainbow to the famous blue and white hoops, the Stormers have been through a lot of change since the beginning of the SuperRugby era. Here’s why they wear their jersey so well, especially now that it’s got a BrightRock logo on the back.
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VIDEO: Your Career as a Rugby Match
Whether in a rugby game or your career, an awkward bounce of the ball, or an unexpected twist of fate, can make all the difference between that awesome win or that epic fail.