Category: Being Employed
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The value of the side hustle
The Why Entrepreneurship Takes Time While the allure of starting your own business is strong, it’s essential to recognize that entrepreneurial ambitions often take a long time to come to fruition, if they succeed at all. Building a successful business requires time, effort, and resilience. By maintaining a job while working on your side hustle,…
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The false linearity of careers
For the loser now will be later to win โ Bob Dylan At 18, I mapped out my life with the precision of a military campaign. Before even stepping foot in Oxford, I had a 10-year plan: the societies Iโd join, the internships Iโd secure, and the career trajectory Iโd follow. I envisioned leveraging the…
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Lessons for those entering the workplace as a fresh grad
Overcommunication The cardinal rule in being a newbie is to be always asking questions whenever you are not sure, but to ask Google and ChatGPT before turning to a colleague or manager. Remember, your job is to make your managerโs job easier. It is a lot easier for them to answer a 30 second question…