Taking a break from work is a big decision. In times when the job market is fiercely competitive, giving up your job can seem disastrous. Thats why people get stuck in jobs that they dont like, and eventually get tired or worse. It can feel that life has come to a standstill. Instead of waiting for

No less than 39% of women indicate that they experience sexual harassment in the workplace. This even leads to behavioral change at work for some of the women. Fourteen percent of women indicate that they protect themselves against sexual harassment by acting aloof towards men. Thirteen percent make

Being an entrepreneur has many advantages, but it is not as easy as it seems. There is more to it than having a plan and executing it. One of the most well-known risks when it comes to entrepreneurship is that there is no guarantee that you will make a profit or make any money to cover the costs. Al

If youre pregnant and planning to return to work after your pregnancy, you may be wondering what changes other moms go through when they return from maternity leave. While every wife and mother is different, here are 5 key things that change for ambitious women returning to work after their first ba

When you think about it, you spend a large part of your life at work. That is why it is important that you can get along well with the people you work with on a daily basis. In many cases, people even become friends alongside colleagues. And in other cases, you can meet a BFF yourself. do you have i

Work-related social networks (such as LinkedIn) are often used by recruiters to find new employees because it contains information about education or work experience. But can you also deduce someones personality from it? This has been investigated in the soon to be published study Personality Percep

Although women nowadays no longer specifically opt for a “womens profession” such as secretary, nurse or teacher, some workplaces are still dominated by men. One of those still “typical male professions” is the construction sector. If you walk by somewhere where construction is taking place, you wil

If you dont like your job, youre definitely not alone. Many people do work that they are dissatisfied with, but keep doing it because they need the money. If there is no other option for the time being to quit this job, you can make your current situation a little easier. Try the five solutions belo

Heres something you and your boss can agree on:Workplace teams are better when they include your friends. Researchers analyzed the results of 26 different studies and found that teams of friends performed better on a number of tasks than groups of acquaintances or strangers. Teams with friends were

While good-looking people generally have the advantage in the hiring process, when it comes to applying for less attractive jobs, such as those with low pay or uninteresting work, attractiveness can be at a disadvantage, according to a new study. “Our research suggests that attractive people may be

Many people are quite nervous before a job interview, although an invitation is already a sign that they at least see something in you. If you are also such a person, it is wise to prepare well for it. Here are some important things to do before the interview to improve your job prospects. 1. Do y

You look tired today. “You are young; dont you know how to use this thing?” Rudeness in workplaces is becoming more and more common. When we think of unkindness we think of something important, but it doesnt have to be that way. Usually it is the small things that have accumulated in everyday life a

If you are self-employed or have decided to pursue your dream as a self-employed person, it is often more difficult to get a mortgage than someone with a steady job and a steady income. Not that a permanent job guarantees the security that there used to be for obtaining a mortgage, but the chances a

88% of people who have taken a gap year say it has improved their career. No less than 60% also say that the experience propelled them into their current career or confirmed their university choice. This is apparent from research by EF Education about people who take a gap year, as well as a meta-an

Everyone needs a mentor to become strong, experienced and emotionally stable, and to overcome various life challenges and obstacles. As a mentor, you get the chance to change another persons world for the better. Here are 7 good reasons to become a mentor. 1. You can change the communityToday, mill

Fortunately, making a career is also very common for women these days. Gone are the days when a woman had to settle for a simple office job “because later on she would stop working to take care of the children”. Yet there are still plenty of women who dream of a successful career and dont know how t

While online networking sites allow people to increase their professional connections, to what extent do these connections actually lead to employment? A new study has found that, despite the ability to significantly increase the number of professional connections and identify more jobs with limited

All over the world, women have to deal with prejudices, expectations and labels created by society. Many of these labels are close to each other and are often (wrongly) seen as disparate. If you have an extremely healthy lifestyle, you cant enjoy life, can you? A woman who wants to get promoted cant

Whether you rent or buy:saving tips are always welcome! You have to deal with a lot of fixed costs. Some you cannot change, such as rent or taxes. However, you can save on other fixed costs. In total, you can even save many hundreds of euros per year. The best part is that you can often do that with

At the beginning of last year, the Netherlands had 106,200 millionaires rich, of which 23,200 were women. The average wealth of all those millionaires is 2.9 million euros. What they have in common is their solid bank account, but there are differences in work and life attitude, according to the ann