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Shannon Houde is founder of Walk of Life Consulting, the first international career coaching business focused solely on the environmental, sustainability and corporate responsibility fields.

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Dear Shannon: Should I switch companies or just my CSR job?
By Shannon Houde, June 11, 2013
Our resident career coach helps a CSR pro decide whether to stay the course or jump ship.
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Our resident career coach helps a freelance sustainability consultant improve his answer to the question: "What do you do?"
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Our new advice columnist counsels a management consultant to the auto industry who wants to get plugged in.

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