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Career Transition: Top Five Tips for Changing Careers over 40

January 31st, 2012

By Lincoln

Changing your career at any age can be a nerve wracking experience. Gone are the days where people work for the same company from college until retirement; changing careers at midlife is more common than ever. Changing a career is a process that can be fun, self-awakening, and can give you a new zeal for living. Get started today and ask the people who care the most about you to give you the support you need.

1. Take an inventory of your skills. You can start simple by making a pro/con list of your latest career, volunteer activities, and hobbies. This can give you a big picture of what you like and enjoy and can get you thinking about your skills used for hobbies or volunteering and incorporating them into your career. You can also find many » Read more: Career Transition: Top Five Tips for Changing Careers over 40

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Job Search Tips: 5 Tips On Ensuring You Stand Out From the Crowd When Job-hunting

January 18th, 2012

By Susanna Cha

In this economic climate, standing out from the crowd when job-hunting is the only sure fire way to success. It is important that your potential employer remembers you – for good reasons – and communication is key as there may be many jobs available but you need to ensure that you are the person whom recruiters call back.

Right from the very beginning, your CV needs to fit the role. That means setting it out to contain generic information that can be easily amended to target a particular company and job: check out their website before applying and use their tenets in your Personal Statement. Skills and experience are often more important than education: list them in that order on your CV and use your skills in Word or Excel to make your points. » Read more: Job Search Tips: 5 Tips On Ensuring You Stand Out From the Crowd When Job-hunting

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Career Tips: Looking for a New Job? Try a Skilled Trade

January 16th, 2012

By Michael O’Reilly

Losing your job can be difficult, at best. How you deal with your loss will determine how you come out of the situation. Will you wallow in self-pity or will you pull yourself up and head back to school? Earning a degree or certificate is one of the best ways you can spend your newly found free time. There are skilled trade jobs that, even in the midst of a recession, will always be necessary.