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Further complicating matters is the fact that work values aren’t universal. What’s important to one person may not be important to someone else,” says Karen Litzinger, a business etiquette and career coach in Pittsburgh. And to add to the mystique, your work values … Read more
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Most of the emails I get from people asking for advice about their employment situation stem between a confusion between what a job is and what a career is. The job search process is very time consuming. Looking for a new job while employed means you can never truly give your all to your search, and you may not have the time to explore all of the opportunities available, never mind booking time off to go to interviews. You may also want to reach out to connections in your industry to find out about new opportunities, but fear reaching out in case news of your job search gets back to your current employer.