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Project Management Courses from IPM – The Institute of Project Management
Do you want to learn about Project Management, or get a Qualification in it? (and not just a certificate of attendance, saying you have viewed the videos, but a qualification
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Do you need career help?
I think employment is increasingly a bit of a lottery, and being made redundant is just a random thing that happens to lots of people, often unfairly. You’ve just got to hope (or
Need help asking for a raise? Pay-rise help here:
I got this from an excellent book called Managing Up by Melody Wilding: There’s a whole chapter on how to ask for a raise, and I really like it. Here
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Has my career been luck, or stupidity, or bravery?
I think you do need some luck, but everyone gets lucky opportunities, the question is whether you take them. Taking opportunities requires being either clever, brave, or stupid! Certainly there
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Which job or career should I transition into?
I get asked this quite a lot. I wish I knew the answer! It’s one of the biggest and most important questions in the world! And I’ve never seen a
The top three risks when you’re starting your own business
1 – You can never go back Well yes, you can go back to having a job, but you’ll never WANT to. A mind once expanded can never return to
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Project Management qualifications / accreditation / certification
The top PM qualification in the world, for sure, is PMP: Project Management Professional. It’s awarded by PMI, the Project Management Institute, who are American, but it’s recognised all over
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Career advice to school pupils and young graduates starting your career
But actually, what DO you say do a bunch of sixth formers? I think Engineers are great, and Sales is a well-paid career that will always be in demand, but
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Hybrid careers
You probably remember my six types of career, described here …. and to help you choose the best one for you I have even made a decision tree and a
Career Tips for Uncertain Times
What’s the best way to make sure you are OK for income and a job in the future? There’s no such thing as a 100% secure job any more, and
How to fit a side-hustle in with your work
Imagine you want to try a side-hustle, which may or may not become big enough to replace your day job one day. How would you do it? Of course, the
“I want to go self employed and start my own business – how do I minimise the risk?”
What IS the risk? What you put in: What might happen: You have to take some risks in order to start a new business but with help from us you are going
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How long does it take to get a new training business off the ground?
Even if you were able to start selling training tomorrow there would be a time lag before you sold a course, then a lag before you delivered it, and then
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When is the best time to start your own business?
People often say to me “I’d love to start my own business but I’m at work full time and in the evenings I have to cook / look after kids
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Routes to becoming self employed…
To become a freelance management trainer the 10 steps are: Think about your subject(s) * Prepare material * Practice training within your job to check you can do it and
