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I met a man yesterday who has been working in the same job for over thirty years. He was content, fully committed to his employer and they, so it seems to him. He will retire one day but he has no plans to change his job until then. It got me thinking. (more…)
What do you do when you have devoted your life to one successful career and it all blows up in your face? Take the example of someone who started work in the UK, joined a global company, was promoted to senior level, relocated to the New York office then sent to Singapore to head up the South East Asia division. The global recession caused the company to hit the rocks and he lost his job. Now at the age of 55 he is a global traveller, living in a country he does not want to be in, he wants to go home but no longer knows where that is, his networks in the UK are long dissolved, he feels his industry is now dominated by younger, sharper people and he does not know where to turn. (more…)
Job Satisfaction in the UK is on the increase, according to a survey just released by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. 46% of people feel satisfied with their job, exactly the same percentage as in the Career Energy Job Satisfaction Survey that we published last February. But the very fact that society is interested in the number of people who are happy at work is a matter of concern. It is this that we should focus on, rather than whether percentages are rising or not.
At Career Energy our clients often tell us that the career advice they received at school or college was inadequate. Many people blame their current career direction on what seemed to be snap judgements made by careers officers in their place of education.