Vocation

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The Real Reason I Worked Hard in Army

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I usually introduce myself as Jireh, but on weekdays when I’m in camp, I'm known as Third Sergeant (3SG) Jireh. For close to two years now, I have been fulfilling my National Service (NS)*.

The Most Ideal Job: Stay-At-Home Mom?

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I remember a chat I had with a friend back in high school about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I don't recall what I had said at the time, but it was probably a human rights lawyer or missionary.

When I Found the Missing Piece To Success

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Sometime ago, I started mulling over the meaning of success. This came about when my dad made an offhand comment on how successful one of my distant cousins, a surgeon, was in life.

Why I Stopped Proving Myself At Work

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I was not excited to start my journey as a working adult. People had been giving me tips on how to succeed and be more outspoken—and it wearied me. My fears materialized when I eventually started work in June this year.

Really, what is Success?

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“Success is a right,” the motivational speaker told the audience at a seminar I was attending. He paused for effect, giving us time to digest what he said. With all his years of experience as a motivational speaker, I thought, surely there was some truth to what he was saying.

After Being Told I was Promoted . . . I Quit

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If the interviewers knew the type of student I was in school, they would probably have rejected my application right away. I was hyperactive, restless, and even “overly dramatic”—according to one teacher’s description in my report card.

So I Quit My Comfortable Job

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It wasn’t an easy decision. I was comfortable where I was. Besides, I had spent more than half a decade in this environment. My workplace was basically the same university I had studied in.

Where is God when we lose our jobs?

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As someone whose job involves helping others find employment, I have met many people who face different challenges in their job search. Some of the key ones are: constant rejection from employers, skills mismatch, and the lack of networking skills.

5 Things to Do before You Start Work

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Time flies. I’m on the brink of graduating from university and stepping into the workforce. Because of my eagerness to start work as soon as possible, I embarked on a dogged search for that one perfect job months before my graduation, diligently scouring job websites for openings and going for numerous interviews.