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Career Advice: The Importance of Work/Life Balance

A thought for Friday:

Keep in mind that being happy in your job is very important, because you spend a lot of your waking hours at work.  If you’re happy at work, then life will be more pleasant for you and your loved ones after work.  Also, if you accomplish a lot in your work-life, a sense of pride forms within you and your sense of confidence and self-respect increases.

But you should also remember that work is only one part of your life, and that you must balance it with your personal life.  If you give everything to your work, then your personal life suffers, and there’s no ‘you’ left after work.  I once wrote: “Work is a part of life and should not BE your life… because if work goes, so does your life.”  You must prepare for a balance between your business and your personal life.

We wish you the best in the search of your dream job.  May you find what you’re looking for – and more. Start your search now — new jobs are posted every day at www.bilingualjobfair.com.

Leave a Comment November 6, 2009


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Mylene Duffy is the founder of the Bilingual Job Fair. She has hired many professionals over the course of her career, and is an advocate for bilingual employment. Mylene did not speak English when she came to live in the States in the early 80’s. She took an intensive English course and enrolled at Syracuse University, where she graduated with a degree in communications. She is now proud to be fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

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