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July | 2014 | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. July 14, 2014. ACS Careers Blog is now the ACS Career Navigator Blog. Visit weekly at our new location on the ACS Network. For information on ACS Career Services, Professional Education, Leadership Development and Market Intelligence. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? July 7, 2014. Have To or Get To. When you wake up in the morning, are you excited about going to work, or do you dread it? Do you read books and articles related to work in your spare time?
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January | 2014 | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. January 27, 2014. A recent career change has allowed me to work from home. Not surprisingly, my coworkers like to remind me how lucky I am. However, there are others who have the same option, but choose to come to the office and work in their cubicles all day. Is working from home really everything that people imagine it would be? Fewer distractions. Depending on your home situation and your job, the amount of distractions can be a pro or a con (see b...
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Should I Stay Or Should I Go? | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Have To or Get To. When you wake up in the morning, are you excited about going to work, or do you dread it? Do you find yourself pondering work problems when not at work, and not mind? Do you read books and articles related to work in your spare time? If you truly enjoy what you do, you will look forward to it, and not be bothered when thoughts of work occacionally creep into other parts of your life. You should get into the...
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Do More When You Have Less | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. Do More When You Have Less. I recently read about a group of amazing computer programmers who emigrated to the US. They came out of Russia, in a time when Russia had very few computers. With little knowledge of the English language, they were able to use their superior programming skills to not only survive, but thrive, and build highly lucrative and successful careers. Which have you used for so long that you don’t really think about them any more? What ...
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Managing Your Day | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. Going from emergency to emergency putting out fires at work is no way to spend your day. Some days there is a crisis or things keeping coming up that do not let you manage your time effectively. Most days, though, you should be able to arrange your work day so you can work efficiently. This will leave you fresher for the inevitable out of control days. Schedule time with yourself. Block similar tasks together. Make blocks of time to handle the same type o...
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We’ve Moved! | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. ACS Careers Blog is now the ACS Career Navigator Blog. Visit weekly at our new location on the ACS Network. For information on ACS Career Services, Professional Education, Leadership Development and Market Intelligence. This entry was posted on Monday, July 14th, 2014 at 4:26 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Feed You can leave a response. From your own site. Laquo; Previous Post. Views ex...
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May | 2014 | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. Do More When You Have Less. May 26, 2014. I recently read about a group of amazing computer programmers who emigrated to the US. They came out of Russia, in a time when Russia had very few computers. With little knowledge of the English language, they were able to use their superior programming skills to not only survive, but thrive, and build highly lucrative and successful careers. This philosophy can be extended to other parts of your life as well....
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. Coping with Job Stress. May 19, 2014. The American Institute of Stress has determined a close connection between perceived stress and perceived control. People feel stressed when they feel a lack of control over a situation. Are there ways that you could gain more control over your job tasks, your work environment, your schedule, etc? Focus on the Positives. Maintain a Realistic Perspective. Don’t be a Work-aholic. Managing Your Career or Current Job.
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When Is It Time To Leave? | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. When Is It Time To Leave? In a perfect world, our jobs would be financially rewarding, intellectually challenging, changing the world for the better, and bring us into contact with interesting kind people. What imperfections are we willing to accept and what ones should push us to leave? What changes can you make to yourself or in your current job before deciding leaving is the best option? Managing Your Career or Current Job. Feed You can leave a response.
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April | 2014 | ACS Careers Blog
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Career advice from the American Chemical Society. Have Job, Will Travel. April 28, 2014. I have had jobs that were 10% and 25% travel, and I recently made the decision to take a new position that is 50-75% travel. Below are the main pros and cons based on my experience and my perspective. The answer has always been no! Working weekends. Many travel plans require that you leave home on Sunday and/or return home on Saturday in order to get where you need to be for the work week. I can’t remember th...Dynam...