Category: Career Change

Career Change Jana Nurmukhanova: why we decided to leave Amazon and start Witailer

Jana Nurmukhanova: why we decided to leave Amazon and start Witailer

Do you have a brilliant and innovative idea you would like to turn into a business? Are you afraid of leaving a secure job to launch a startup? We interviewed Jana Nurmukhanova, COO and co-founder of Witailer and ex Senior Manager at Amazon Italy to understand how she and her colleague Federico Salina left their jobs at Amazon and decided to start …

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Career Change The Jobs of the Future

The Jobs of the Future

If you’re considering switching careers or are just starting to think about where to start yours, this is the list you have to consider before any decision. 2017 is about to end, and 2018 is heading towards a path full of innovation and change in the job industry. Which jobs will be the most requested …

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Career Change Cash is Trash

Cash is Trash

Cash out – phones in? As consumers are tethered to their phones, the growth of mobile wallets has really exploded. Banking is becoming (and has already become) more convenient and manageable thanks to mobile phones and the Internet. Mobile phones are always improving and advancing, and the future of the banking industry is growing increasingly digital. Technology is playing …

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Career Change TED Talks: How can you improve your skills?

TED Talks: How can you improve your skills?

Does it happen to any of you not being able to improve in what we like? We learn, we perform.. but why are we stuck in a certain kind of stagnation? Practice does not, in fact, always make perfect. It is a matter of other factors and conditions that you need to be aware of. If you are …

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Career Change How should job-hoppers behave in a job interview?

How should job-hoppers behave in a job interview?

A job hopper is someone who works briefly in one position after another rather than staying at one job or organization for a long time. Compared to the past, it is getting now a more habitual habit, that may bring some doubts and questions during a job interview. What makes a difference is the way a …

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Career Change How learning a new language can boost your career

How learning a new language can boost your career

Being fluent in an additional language can make a huge difference to a candidate when it comes to employability. For some roles, it can be a deal-breaker and without fluency in the required  language, you can’t even be considered. For other roles, an additional language can give you a significant advantage over other applicants, especially if the …

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Career Change TED Talks – How can you become successful?

TED Talks – How can you become successful?

How can you become successful? That is a brilliant question, and unfortunately there is no equation to answer that. There is not one single thing you should do to reach success, but a series of things and attitudes you should have and must apply to your life. It is just a matter of understanding your …

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Career Change TED Talks – How to balance life and work

TED Talks – How to balance life and work

If you sit down, think a moment about your life, and ask yourself: “If this was my last day on Earth, will I be proud of this?” and the answer isn’t a loud “yes!”, well..you may need to reconsider your priorities a bit. Sometimes people dive into work, thinking success and ambition are the only …

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Career Change How to prepare for a job interview

How to prepare for a job interview

A job interview it is not just about that one hour meeting, but also about the “homeworks” you should be doing at home before that. Being prepared gives you the best chances to go and make a great first impression and succeed in your goals. There you are all the steps to hack a job interview:   BEFORE …

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Career Change Ted talks: Works and Passions

Ted talks: Works and Passions

Since we were kids we are always asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?“. Adults expected us to answer “doctor!”, “policeman!”, “teacher!” ,and many other specif jobs. But what if our passions and dreams were countless? What if we did not want to be just one thing but as many as …

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