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Considering the increasing need of plumbing services, plumbing trade is becoming a popular career choice. Residential , commercial or industrial premises need plumbing fixtures installation and maintenance. People need a plumber to: install sinks, showers and bathtubs. repair or install gas and water pipes, repair or install waste disposal system repair or install drainage system install appliances like water heaters and dishwashers. Because plumbing is an excellent career, getting into this profession is increasingly competitive, so if you are considering to become a plumber , you need to learn the appropriate qualifications and training in order to pursue this particular career path. First Step: High School Diploma or GED You don’t need to be a college graduate to be in this profession. You only need to have finished high school or have earned GED to qualify further in the next step. It would be a great advantage if you have a strong foundation in sc...

Are you in the mood to change careers ? How does the thought of better working conditions and a massive pay raise sound to you? If you have ever thought about working in real estate, now is the time to make up your mind. There has never been a better or more easy time to learn how to get a real estate license . This is most certainly news that you can use. All you have to do is think for a moment about how much better your life would be if you had such a license. The time to finally get one for yourself is now.  It's Time for You to Stop Dreaming and Start Doing   Who wants to spend the rest of their life wondering about what might have been? Instead of feeling regrets, why not take the time you have and make something of yourself? If you have ever desired to join the fast expanding world of real estate, now is the time to get the training you need. With a little bit of coaxing and coaching, you may develop into a superstar.  If You Can't Come to Class, Class Ca...

There comes a time when everybody has to choose what profession to take up to serve society. Based on calling, talent and references, a career path can be established. Needless to say, the process starts in the early years of college. Having an inkling of what they want to do, students decide what to major on in their courses. Some make this decision after extensive consultation while others make it on a whim. Others already have a custom course outline for a very particular sector. So what effect does a career choice have on someone’s life? A Career is a Constant Push Apart from the obvious monetary rewards that come with employment, a career path choice also hinges on job satisfaction. It is easier to live within one’s means than to carry on a profession in which one has no passion. Granted, not everyone lands the dream job there had first planned out to be in. Dissatisfaction at work affects productivity on the short-term and moving up the ranks on the long-te...

Choosing a career is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your life, but it doesn’t have to be a permanent one. In days gone by, it wasn’t uncommon for a person to stay in a job for their entire working life. Nowadays, it is relatively easy to make a complete career change – if you want to. How do you know if the career you’re working towards is right for you? What if you land your dream job and it becomes a nightmare? Check out the five questions below to see if you’re on the path to satisfaction and happiness. 1. Are You Bored? Every job has at least one or two more mundane tasks and most businesses will go through slow periods that can be less than enthralling, but if you’re finding most parts of your role or industry aren’t challenging you and you find most aspects of the work to be boring, it may be a sign that you’re not where you need to be. 2. Do You Care About What You Do? If you find yourself constantly wishing you were somewhere else, on autopilot or...

It doesn't matter the career path or what sort of job is required, training and development is always necessary. This type of training is available both on a campus as well as online.  You can get an online teaching degree that teaches the role of a trainer and the important aspects of it.  Without the very best training and development an individual is never going to fully and truly understand the job at hand and what they need to do in order to accomplish the position. If you have ever discovered you greatly enjoy helping individuals learn a particular task or trait it is possible to make training and development your fulltime career. This way, you'll always have the satisfaction of knowing you made an individual that much better and prepared them for what is in front of them. By training the best and brightest it is going to help not only you but the future generation accomplish bigger and better things, all because you designed to make training and development your own ca...

Career experts say that competence and character are two equally important traits for a worker’s success in his vocation.  Competence is measurable while character is a bit abstract and the best way to know a person’s true character is to see how he responds in a crisis that is when problems arise true characters are revealed. Workers with questionable ethics will definitely get their career collapse in due time while the ones who live by high moral standards will flourish and can withstand difficulties. Character is simply defined as who we are when no-one is watching. Reliability and integrity in the working place whether or not the boss is around shows a person’s job disposition. 

Every year a lot of fresh young graduates exemplify amazing talents that could lead their lives to a bright future yet somehow some of these young capable executives squander golden opportunities and end up flying far below their potential. There is nothing sadder than to see a wasted talent.   Studies show that there are 5 major reasons why young promising executives fail. First and foremost is the ethical behavior. A propitious talent goes down over mistakes in indecent behavior. In pursuit of earning abrupt big money, a young talent engages in deceptive behavior like selling out to a competitor. This behavior shows poor ethics and non-loyalty  which definitely destroy a career. Reputation, respect, dignity and honor are the things in life we truly own.   A simple truth is that ethical issues can easily destroy these vital principles. Second. Some do not engage and cooperate with their team to work on a project as they like to work alone and do it their w...

It is normal for employees to deal with different work pressures in their offices especially when there’s a need to meet deadlines or quotas. These controlled schedules and stressful work environment have significantly affected the fitness and health habits of employees. Most often, due to tiredness and exhaustion a greater percentage of workers according to a study do not engage in wellness activities that improve productivity and reduce risks of developing stress-related illnesses. It has been proven that without an effective routine and a healthy mindset, work and life can turn into a difficult balancing act. Here are invigorating tips to help balance life and stay healthy and happy on the workplace.  A to-do list is effective but keep in mind that it should only serve as a guide on the things needed to be done for the day and as much as possible do one task at a time.  Multi-tasking in some cases can only cause failure in accomplishing tasks.

Whether you are being interviewed for a new job, there can be quite a lot on the line. However, we have all watched interviews on television where the interviewee looks painfully awkward or flustered, and of course, that is something that you want to avoid when you are trying to get a job! Take a moment to consider these interview tips to make sure that you look natural and at your best.  Fold Your Hands One way that we can tell that people are nervous is by looking to see what they do with their hands. People who are very good with public speaking tend to gesture with their hands and to punctuate their sentences with hand gestures. If you are not feeling very confident, this can look a great deal more awkward if you try it! On the other hand, you do not want to make fists, either, which is something that many people do when they are nervous. Instead, fold your hands on your knee or on your lap. This prevents you from gesturing too much or tensing up. Slow Down When you a...

With a lot of fresh graduates, job hunters are doubled these days. You must have noticed that inspite of the numerous copies of your resume having been dispatched to different companies you applied for and after having gone through countless interviews, still you have not landed a job. Maybe one of the reasons why is that you miss to carry out the basic principle in job hunting. One of the highlights in a resume that an employer reads about is the career objective. The most common objective of an applicant is to find a company that can utilize his skills and education. I think there is something missing in this statement because in my opinion, being once an entrepreneur, reading as it is definitely turns me off. I think the applicant’s career objective should consist of the basic rule and principle that is what you can do for the employer utilizing your special skills and education and not what the employer can do for you.

Internship is a pre-requisite and a part of the college curriculum.   Most students enter the on-the-job-training on their last year in college. Some schools provide company internships while for others they let their students search on their own and just provide recommendation letters for a possible placement. Career advisers say that is wise to choose the best internship as possible. It is recommended to first know your long-term career goals – what do you love to do and how do you see yourself doing in three or more years from now. It is recommended for students eyeing for a good job not to jump into OJT right away. Identify companies that offer workshop that will support your goals, better if you can enter a multi-national company wherein you can have the chances of being absorbed and hired after you graduate.

Are you planning for a new career? Many of us consider changing a career path in terms of professional goals when years of working turned out to be a disappointment. We tend to consider a different line of work or new working environment to widen career options and advancement.   Yet, changing a career path is not an easy option. Most common reasons why people think of planning a new career are: Bored and fed up getting stuck in the same work routine   Fed up dealing and coping up with the kind of co-workers   Frustrations and feel undervalued at lack of promotion   Stressful atmosphere, demanding bosses giving too much work yet underpaid.   To move forward to a greener pasture. 

As you progress through your working life you will acquire and develop several transferrable skills that would be considered useful across a number of roles and sectors. In recent years these transferrable skills have become increasingly valuable to employers who now recognise the benefits of having access to employees with a wide range of skills and experience. This paradigm shift has opened up many more employment opportunities for people seeking a change in career, as identifying your transferrable skills and highlighting them to a prospective employer can give you the competitive edge and help get you selected for interview. What Are Transferrable Skills? Any skill that you possess that can be considered useful outside the environment you gained that skill in, or that can be used in a variety of jobs can be considered transferrable. A transferrable skill does not have to originate in the workplace; it can come from your personal life such as budgeting skills honed durin...

A resume’ is a pronouncement of facts intended to emphasize exceptional qualifications that accentuates educational and work experiences, expertise, achievements and dynamism which establishes credentials that will convince a prospective employer. It is the first step towards getting an interview. There 5 key elements of a Professional Resume’