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FREE Resources
to help you:
1. United States of
America's primary source
on career info:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates Bureau
of Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job
Search - Post a Question
etc.: www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After
Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for
Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine
.com
6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_tool
box.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
to help you:
1. United States of
America's primary source
on career info:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates Bureau
of Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job
Search - Post a Question
etc.: www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After
Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for
Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine
.com
6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_tool
box.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
This site is here to help you make a career change or
go back to work while keeping a healthy life balance of
priorities, family and relationships.
Whether you are an empty nester who is re-entering the workforce, an
entrepreneur who is looking for a way to network, someone who has been
recently laid-off, a person seeking their first job, starting all over, starting a
business, going through a divorce, looking for career opportunities, seeking
career advice and education, or simply someone who is setting new life
goals the FREE worksheets, articles and advice here will help you get to a
destination faster while also balancing other important areas of your life.
Learn to take your interests and channel them into productive career goals
on a fast track. Reach out of your comfort zone to achieve proven and
practical strategies for success. We invite you to share your insight, take
advantage of the resources here and continue to develop yourself and grow.
For the FREE StartingOverNow E-newsletter, simply send an email to:
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Get Mary Lee's FREE
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Wheel of Fortune
Spin on Balance" by
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Gannon's work as a
newspaper reporter,
trade association
executive director,
public relations
consultant,
entrepreneur, and
hospital foundation
president and CEO are
the basis for her free
e-newsletter with tips on
"Starting Over Without
Starting at the Bottom."
Get Mary Lee's FREE
e-book "Make Your
Wheel of Fortune
Spin on Balance" by
clicking here. Mary Lee
Gannon's work as a
newspaper reporter,
trade association
executive director,
public relations
consultant,
entrepreneur, and
hospital foundation
president and CEO are
the basis for her free
e-newsletter with tips on
"Starting Over Without
Starting at the Bottom."
People who use the
FREE resources on
this site are:
* Starting over in
their career or
personal life
* Empty nesters
* Entrepreneurs
* Networking
* Job Seekers
* Starting all over
again
* Going through a
divorce
* Looking for career
opportunities
* Seeking FREE
career advice and
education
* Finding mentors
* Setting new life
goals
To chart your road
map to success
click here for FREE
"Worksheets and
Articles."
FREE resources on
this site are:
* Starting over in
their career or
personal life
* Empty nesters
* Entrepreneurs
* Networking
* Job Seekers
* Starting all over
again
* Going through a
divorce
* Looking for career
opportunities
* Seeking FREE
career advice and
education
* Finding mentors
* Setting new life
goals
To chart your road
map to success
click here for FREE
"Worksheets and
Articles."
Articles
How to Make a Career Change
in a Challenged Economy
With the job market buckling under the weight of the housing credit and
financial crises, job seekers need to be especially savvy in their pursuit.
Pink slips stacked to nearly a quarter million in just the first three months of
2008 jolting the economy staggeringly into reverse. There is little doubt on
recession.
So if you are one of those whose job has been eliminated, fear you might be
or just are someone wanting to make a career change at what some might
say is the worst time since the recession of 2001, can you find the right
career and actually land a good position? Or maybe you want to start a
business. Is it the right time in this failing economy? The answer to all of
these questions is a resounding “yes” if your quest capitalizes on the trying
times. The right plan with concrete goals and a sound savings will insure
quicker success.
Even as the economy slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2007,
American employers made well more than 4.5 million hires according to the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics, yet still down from 4.99 million the year
before.
Certain industries are particularly vulnerable during recessions, including
retail, manufacturing, the financial and investment areas and technology.
Health care, education, energy and security are industries where the
demand for workers is at its greatest right now.
This may be the time to go back to school or get an advanced degree if you
have the interest and the time.
If you are employed, and fear there may be layoffs in your company, it doesn’t
hurt to be prepared. Update your resume. Make sure that you are still
networking with old bosses, coworkers, and business contacts. Don’t wait
until you are laid off to keep your contacts and resume fresh.
In order to stand out in interviews and even within your existing company
there are some important things you can do now.
First: Show that you are innovative in identifying waste, cutting costs and
increasing income.
Second: Be visible and positive. Be noticed in a positive way. This is not
time to fade into the background.
Third: Do much more than is asked. Produce beyond what is expected.
Fourth: Be hungry to learn new things. You want to be known as a go-getter
who gets the job done well.
Take the time now to update your resume, network, learn new things and get
noticed. This will pay off in any economy. Start now!
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune Spin on
Balance."
For the FREE Worksheets: “Does Your Resume Look Weathered?” and
“Goals Are the First Steps to Results” go to: www.startingovernow.
com/WorksheetsandArticles.html
Mary Lee Gannon went from being a stay-at-home mother with four children
to divorce, poverty and then on to become a newspaper reporter, trade
association executive director, public relations consultant, and foundation
president and CEO. View Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog
on her website at www.startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at
info@startingovernow.com.
in a Challenged Economy
With the job market buckling under the weight of the housing credit and
financial crises, job seekers need to be especially savvy in their pursuit.
Pink slips stacked to nearly a quarter million in just the first three months of
2008 jolting the economy staggeringly into reverse. There is little doubt on
recession.
So if you are one of those whose job has been eliminated, fear you might be
or just are someone wanting to make a career change at what some might
say is the worst time since the recession of 2001, can you find the right
career and actually land a good position? Or maybe you want to start a
business. Is it the right time in this failing economy? The answer to all of
these questions is a resounding “yes” if your quest capitalizes on the trying
times. The right plan with concrete goals and a sound savings will insure
quicker success.
Even as the economy slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2007,
American employers made well more than 4.5 million hires according to the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics, yet still down from 4.99 million the year
before.
Certain industries are particularly vulnerable during recessions, including
retail, manufacturing, the financial and investment areas and technology.
Health care, education, energy and security are industries where the
demand for workers is at its greatest right now.
This may be the time to go back to school or get an advanced degree if you
have the interest and the time.
If you are employed, and fear there may be layoffs in your company, it doesn’t
hurt to be prepared. Update your resume. Make sure that you are still
networking with old bosses, coworkers, and business contacts. Don’t wait
until you are laid off to keep your contacts and resume fresh.
In order to stand out in interviews and even within your existing company
there are some important things you can do now.
First: Show that you are innovative in identifying waste, cutting costs and
increasing income.
Second: Be visible and positive. Be noticed in a positive way. This is not
time to fade into the background.
Third: Do much more than is asked. Produce beyond what is expected.
Fourth: Be hungry to learn new things. You want to be known as a go-getter
who gets the job done well.
Take the time now to update your resume, network, learn new things and get
noticed. This will pay off in any economy. Start now!
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune Spin on
Balance."
For the FREE Worksheets: “Does Your Resume Look Weathered?” and
“Goals Are the First Steps to Results” go to: www.startingovernow.
com/WorksheetsandArticles.html
Mary Lee Gannon went from being a stay-at-home mother with four children
to divorce, poverty and then on to become a newspaper reporter, trade
association executive director, public relations consultant, and foundation
president and CEO. View Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog
on her website at www.startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at
info@startingovernow.com.
Mary Lee's
Book: Mary Lee's
book on "Starting Over"
will be released by New
Horizon Press in
November. Look for it in
bookstores then!
Book: Mary Lee's
book on "Starting Over"
will be released by New
Horizon Press in
November. Look for it in
bookstores then!