Articles

Here you will find links to articles and blogs that maybe of use. They are in no particular order. Each link will open a new window so that you can keep Not The 9 to 5 open and refer back to our pages.

Articles

Working in a flexible office the Google way who know how to make the office a place you'd like to be.
1 in 5 workers are in the wrong career according to PersonnelToday.com
What to do with your life - a long article frorn Fast Company (there is an advert before the article comes up) based on the book What should I do with my life; (and watch the author on the Oprah show here)

We want something different, so says this article from the Graduate careers site GET.com
A collection of articles from Work Life Balance Centre, who also have some interesting links on their site.

Avoid being an employee
An article from StartUps, a site about starting and running your own business.

Skills, are we past caring?
An item about traditional skills such as stonemasonry, thatching and drystone walling, with information about The National Heritage Training Group. From Metro, the local London paper

Meaning at work An article about accepting that work is a means to an end from the BBC but with some interesting comments at the end from readers.
The BBC's look at different jobs Two days after starting this site the BBC did the same thing, see the list on the right of the page for different jobs. And an older article from the BBC on unusual jobs.

A variety of odd jobs An item from a Women's website on strange jobs.
A word of warning Be sure you can do the job you choose, an article from current.com
Bogus homeworking jobs Guidance from BERR (formerly the DTI)
Career Choices About.com's quick guide to making the biggest decision of your life. We will also be reviewing career guidance books on our Reviews page in the future.
Profitability of different work. An article in The Times
The rise of Unusual Jobs A report from Hiscox about the type of business insurance they are now having to provide
Brand you (recommended) A Guardian article recommending that you track all mention of yourself or your business on line
Mums quit work to start businesses - an article from the BBC

Blogs

Getting feedback
, a Guardian blog about how to react after a failed application.
Unusual Jobs - a similar idea to Not The 9to5, but aimed at people interested in alternative music, from a blog by Mookychick
List of strange jobs
A blog dedicated to eccentric employment opportunities - mostly in America
Office 9 to 5 workers becoming a thing of the past from a self improvement blog, Pick The Brain. It's worth clicking on the names of the some of the responses as well as they link to other blogs
Anti 9 to 5 A blog about career advice for escaping the office, she also writes the column How Did You Land That Great Job in Seattle
Is it possible to enjoy work?
A forum question from Cosmopolitan Magazine
Career guides that help - a webzine review of some of the books available in the USA.

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