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Professional Development

Why is Professional Development Important?

The skill gap has been a hot topic for discussion among entrepreneurs and educational institutions lately. The longer people spend on a particular industry or profession, the higher are the chances of becoming comfortable and complacent. What’s worse is some people call themselves ‘experts’ in a particular role in an attempt to justify not learning […]

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Questions to Ask Yourself When Finding an Internship

Internships are an important part of your experience as you start out in your future career field. Not only are they great resume builders, but they also help ensure that you’ve found the correct area of expertise to pursue that will bring you enjoyment.  As much as you want to make a good impression as […]

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Why Professional Development is Broken

How Flawed is the Current Professional Development Mechanism? Until a decade ago, professional development was almost entirely dependent on college education. Institutional education was seen as the only surefire way for young professionals to develop a successful career. However, the disconnect between traditional education and ‘on-the-job’ skills kept widening up to a point where huge […]

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Influencers the Chet Team Follows

The Chet team is always looking for the most influential businesspeople, writers, and leaders to learn from. Here are some of our favorite people to follow for their insights. 1. Tim Ferriss Tim Ferriss is a jack of all trades. An entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and podcast Ferriss seemingly does it all. He focuses on […]

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5 Books To Help Entrepreneurs Get Back on Track After Covid-19

The pandemic lockdowns might have brought peace and rest to some, but for entrepreneurs, it has been quite the opposite. It is impossible to predict how businesses will bounce back after such a disastrous downtime and it is even more difficult to sit back and watch your work crumble. We thought, this might be the perfect […]

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Discovering the Need for Chet

Friendster to Myspace to Facebook to Twitter to Snapchat to Instagram and now TikTok. Social media, for all its misgivings, has throughout been pretty damn innovative. Personal social networks continue to evolve rapidly and have brought innovation to companies outside the space. Each new network enters the market adapting to how we as a society […]