I wrote a post about portfolio careers a couple of weeks ago and now I have finally finished a report on the subject. I’ve included a lot of information about setting up your own home based business and also links to articles on careers.

There are plenty of ideas for businesses, both on line and offline and links to useful resources which you might like to invest in once you have decided which direction is right for your portfolio. It does take a bit of time and organization, but it will be worth it in the end.

You can download the report free (no sign up required).

To read the report online go to: Portfolio Career

If you would like to download the report, you can do so here: Download Portfolio Career

Look for Direct Download on the right and click on the Adobe Acrobat link.

hope you enjoy it.

Waller

Does your job fit your lifestyle? Or should it be the other way around, with your lifestyle fitting your job?

 Ideally the two should go together, but how realistic is that? If you want a big house, expensive holidays and the freedom to buy what you want when you want, you aren’t likely to be able to do that on a nurse’s salary or that of a teacher. Read More »

Did you know that there is a very disturbing trend in the developed countries? One which threatens to eradicate the hard-earning savings of many parents? In fact, you may already have one or two kippers lurking in the kitchen late at night, eating the last piece of cake and leaving a stack of unwashed dishes in the sink. And if it hasn’t already happened – beware, there could be a potential kipper innocently doing his homework as you read this.

In the UK alone, over seven million adults are still living at home with Mum and Dad: and believe it or not, 2 million of them are over 30, and yet another million are close to 40. They have a very fishy name – Kippers – Kids in Parents’ Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings. And the Kipper phenomenon is emerging in all first world countries, especially Japan, where these young people have an even more derogatory name – parasite singles. What’s going on?

More young people are going to university than ever before and they are leaving education with huge debts and finding it difficult to get suitable employment. With no job and house prices soaring, their chances of getting on the property ladder are non-existent. Read More »

Not many people are born knowing which career to follow and if you aren’t one of them, a portfolio career could be the answer. You may feel jealous of the lucky few who decide at an early age, follow through on that childhood decision and are happy in their jobs.

However, if you aren’t among them, you are in the majority. It’s a different story for most of us – we end up in a job either by chance – the opportunity arose and we took it. Or perhaps we followed the advice of an influential adult, taking up a career because a teacher or parent thought we would be good at. Or take up a particular subject because we find it easy and then drift from school into college, studying the same easy subject and then whatever job most graduates in the field choose, even if it isn’t what we really want to do .

Even if you did make a more conscious career choice, you may find in a year or two that you are not really enjoying your job. This isn’t an unusual situation and arises because each of us has a unique personality. Like everyone else, you have your own package of skills, preferences and knowledge. This is where the problem lies – jobs just aren’t created to fit individuals, it’s the individuals who are expected to fit into the jobs. Read More »

Careers are not what they used to be and the jobs we love to hate are rapidly disappearing, at least in the format in which we expect them to show up.

Previous generations expected to graduate from college or high school and start out in a job or career in which they stayed for life. Most people expected to progress in the firm, or perhaps move to a company in the same industry, but although many gained promotions and pay increases, it was unlikely they would move too far from the starting point in terms of location and industry.

Things have changed – dramatically. Young people starting out today can expect to re-train around seven times over the course of their working lives. Yes, re-train for a new career, not just update skills or move to a different job in the same field. Read More »