Tag Archives: career changes

How did I find a job at 60+?

Finding my current job was the toughest job hunt I’ve ever had, and I’ve had over the years. The search took more than a year, I didn’t keep track of how many ads I answered or contacts I got in touch with, but it’s safe to say more than 100 or so. Continue reading

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Branding and job hunting: more good advice from another source

Elements you’ll need to brand build include networking abilities, an ability to compromise, a way of going beyond just speaking about quality of your work and creativity, he says.
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CareerCloud.com — a social (media) approach to job hunting

My most important advice would be to arm yourself by becoming educated on all the tips, tactics and tools that are available today.
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Job hunting basics — basic but necessary

The author outlines five steps for career planning and career management. All are basic, but all should be remembered, no matter how frustrating a career, or a job search, can become. Continue reading

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Job Hunting is Like Being a Face in the Crowd

An opportunity came up recently to be an extra in a major movie shooting in Chicago this summer, so I jumped at the chance to see the top levels of my new career in action. Continue reading

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The Internship: a movie where art imitates life, and gets scary

The Internship, this summer’s movie that reunites comic partners Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson (see Wedding Crashers) is billed as a comedy and can be quite funny. But it also struck me as art imitating life, to a frighteningly realistic … Continue reading

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Guest Post: What to consider if enrolling in an online course

Before you enroll, you might want to consider whether online fits with your learning style. Continue reading

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Which Jobs Should You Avoid?

I was surprised reporter wasn’t listed as the number one career to avoid. The winner, or loser, for that spot was desktop publisher, a term I haven’t heard much of since the late 1980s and early 1990s. Continue reading

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How do actors go job hunting?

First, it assumes you come prepared, no matter what the requirements set out before hand. Continue reading

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ABJH Excerpt: The Early-Career Crisis

I could have been there when the Wall tumbled and Germany was reunited, an amazing story for anyone who grew up in the Cold War years, as I did.
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