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‘I wish you all the best in the world of work’ – our work expert’s final response

Our careers expert – and you the readers – help someone thinking of a career change, and Jeremy bids goodbye after 12 years

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I'm a successful web developer but it's the wrong career for me

I’m interested in academia, law, journalism, the civil service – how do I figure out which is the right choice?

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‘Think about becoming a personal trainer’ – our work expert responds

Our careers expert – and you the readers – help someone seeking a job in sport education, and a career swapper struggling to get a senior role

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Should I tell prospective employers that I want to change career?

I am volunteering with a view to retraining via a postgraduate programme, but I also need to work

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My partner wants a job in sport and education – how should he approach it?

He gave up on a PE degree earlier but is now looking at night school or part-time study

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You’re unsuited to your company, not your job’ – our work expert responds

Our careers expert – and you the readers – help someone who feels trapped in their career and a Thai man who is struggling to break into accountancy

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How can I get more senior roles in social care?

I retrained from an advertising career, but management positions seem impossible in this field too

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How can my partner land an accountancy job after 100 attempts?

He has a good accountancy degree, had his CV rewritten several times and paid to do work experience at a firm – all to no avail

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‘A person who lies once is capable of lying again’ – our work expert responds

Our careers expert – and you the readers – help someone whose colleague refuses help, and an job seeker embarrassed by their short stint in the police

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I work best independently, but am trapped in a job where that's frowned on

How can I change career to something that suits my temperament, away from the ‘comply and repeat’ roles that fill my CV?

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I was briefly a police officer 10 years ago – should I take it off my CV?

I’m job hunting and interviewers seem to be more interested in that episode than my more recent experience and skills

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'I have little doubt your daughter should leave' – our work expert responds

Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a parent whose daughter’s health is being affected by her job and a 72-year-old who wants to keep on working

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My colleague moans about being too busy, but refuses any help

They have also complained to my manager that I don’t support them. What should I do?

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I'm 72 and fear my age is putting off potential employers – what can I do?

I’m an expert in my field with skills that are sought after, but it seems the lines on my face are affecting my chances

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'Working from home is having an adverse effect on your health' – our work expert responds

Our careers expert – and you the readers – help an employee stressed out with company cuts, and a parent seeking the best path for their son

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Work stress is making my daughter ill

She has seen derogatory messages about her and other staff, and feels undervalued – what do you advise?

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An apprenticeship or university – which would be better for my creative son?

I don’t want to rob him of the opportunities that a higher education course could offer but it is costly, so I’m torn

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'Commit to your challenging job or quit' – our work expert responds

Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a young employee stressed out by the 24/7 work culture, and a professional disappointed with a new bonus policy

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Working from home has become stressful – should I call it quits?

Changes in my company mean I no longer have any work-life balance

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Can my employer stop giving annual pay rises and bonuses?

From this year, staff have to do a new qualification to be considered, which I can’t start until 2020

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