Negotiating the glass ceiling – can women get to the very top?Written by Paul Clutton
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Childcare is a major concern while on foreign assignments, and many, unless completely satisfied with childcare arrangements, would not take on an international management position. Male counterparts, however, move across borders without extra baggage of responsibility for housework and childcare. Secret to success. But of course its not all doom and gloom. There are many who, for one reason or another, do break through glass ceiling and succeed in combining a high-flying career with marriage and children. We’ve compiled some of their tips for top: 1.Match or exceed qualifications, ambition and mobility of male managers. 2.Ask regularly for next career move rather than waiting to be offered. 3.Be better than male managers at balancing a number of functions simultaneously. 4.Establish a mentoring relationship. 5.Become integrated in organisational networks. 6.Develop an individual style of management. 7.Be flexible and receptive to different ideas. 8.Communicate effectively and be a good listener. 9.Take risks and experiment. 10.Invest in your image Having a little faith and a lot of nerve, glass ceiling will soon disappear into thin air – just in time for you to go flying straight through!!

Paul Clutton is a Director and founder of the Cardiff-based recruitment specialists Professional Recruitment Wales.
| | Be a Graphic DesignerWritten by Maricon Almonte
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After graduating from these programs, it is also helpful if you land in a related business or studio in order to gain wider experience. Another factor to consider is percentage of graduates who get hired after graduation. Choose a school or university with a high percentage so that you are sure that their programs are trusted by industry and related businesses. You can check out schools in your locality. If they don’t fit your standards, you can check out schools and universities in US and Canada. Choose your program and ask for some information. This will help get ready for new background. If you don’t want to go to school day in and day out, you can have an online course. A graphic design degree is offered by Art institute Online, Westwood College Online or American InterContinental University Online. In order to be a great graphic designer you must have proper exposure with your unprecedented talent and imagination. You must know how to build bleeds correctly, separate colors properly, fold panels accurately and know concepts and principles underlying graphic design. If you don’t know these clients will suffer especially when job involves a last minute job. As a result, your reputation will also be tainted with disgust. Just a word of caution: everything you do will fall back on you so be cautious!

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