Thirty Jobs You Can Get In Asia

Layoffs and record-high unemployment rates are still making headlines in Western markets, as much of the world reels from the worst downturn since the Great Depression. In Asia, meanwhile, companies are expanding their payrolls.


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How to spot tell-tale signs of stocks to avoid

1. View expansion plans with a critical eye

2. Be careful of a company that changes its key managers, auditors or accounting firms

3. Watch out when companies delay putting out financial statements

4. Be careful when a company ventures into an unrelated business

5. If a company is involevd in a lot of litigation, it will distract it's management from day-to-day operations

6. Directors fees should be in line with companies profitability

Do You Have What It Takes to Be Self-Employed

Here are the 10 most important characteristics you need to be successful in self-employment:
1. Organization

2. Common Sense

3. Business Sense

4. Enthusiasm

5. Self Motivation

6. Commitment

7. Financial Awareness

8. Business Development

9. Independence

10. Support


Different Types of Self-Employment

1. Consulting and coaching

2. Starting a company

3. Franchise

4. Joining a start-up or early stage company

5. Buying an existing company

6. Writing and/or Speaking

7. Teaching and training

8. Turning hobby into a business

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Extracts from " 12 Steps to a New Career" by Carl J. Wellenstein

STI Testing Resistance in coming week

Next week will be interesting as the STI will test the 61.8% resistance line again.

One wonders whether it will break it looking at the weakening volumes in the past few weeks.