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How To Keep It All Simple When Changing Job Careers?

Most people are "comfortable" in their current jobs and don"t want to rock the boat. They have a steady source of income, health insurance benefits and that"s enough. But do you realize if you"re not working on your dream, on your life, on your future, you are helping someone else build theirs? Which would you rather invest in - yourself or someone else? Or, do you have plenty of good intentions about changing your job and yet find they never come to fruition? Do you sit and daydream about what you could be doing and yet nothing changes?


Easy Motivational Cover Letter Constructing Guide

The first task you begin with when looking for a job will probably be a resume. The important cover letter is thus often forgotten.


Website Aims to Alleviate Fears of Going Solo

New website, Network Freelance has formed to alleviate individualsò€™ fears and provide a safety net to during peopleò€™s decision-making process.

Today"s freelance market place is fast-paced and expanding, with research from Network Freelance showing that for the majority of freelancers, the benefits far outweigh the downsides. More than 400 independent practitioners completed the surveyed, and the majority of people ò€“ 40 per cent ò€“ cited flexibility as the number one attraction in going freelance*. It seems that the satisfaction derived from an increased level of independence is a real bonus of self employment.

But two problems with being independent are highlighted in the research. These include long hours and dealing with the difficulties of going from contract to contract. Network Freelance aims to provide peer based advice and learning to cover these issues. The site dispels myths about the perils of going solo by sharing best practice techniques and experiences, and offers answers to freelance queries from those who know best ò€“ freelancers themselves.

Employers do not receive charges to post contracts, and freelancers can join without charge.Ò Ò TheÒ site hasÒ newsfeeds devoted to the PR and marketing industry, blogs, surveys, articles and forums, Network Freelance provides an informative and collaborative online community where freelance professionals and employers can mutually benefit from the siteò€™s services.

The siteò€™s co-founder James Birtwhistle said: ò€œDuring the past year the team behind the website has researched, surveyed and listened to freelance professionals in a bid to understand and share what makes going freelance a desirable career path. The site addresses the needs, fears and aspirations of this sector and brings together freelance professionals in one forum custom built for their requirements.

* Survey of more than 400 CIPR and Chartered Institute of Marketing members completed in 2006 and 2007. Full survey analysis is available on the Network Freelance website.

Richard Bisset is Network Freelance director

rick.bisset@networkfreelance.co.uk

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