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Latest addition to Job-Hunt’s FREE job search guides: AARP’s Resume Kit for 50+ Job Seekers. Our friends at AARP are committed to helping people over 50.  So, we happily make this newest edition to the FREE eBooks available on Job-Hunt. Just take it – no registration, no tracking.

Career Spotlight: Looking for a job that won’t be sent to another country any time soon and is pretty recession-proof (fewer than 1% of them are unemployed)?  This might be the job for you: Dental Hygiene Technicians.  Average annual salary is $67,000 with expected 10-year job growth of 30%.  64% of dental hygiene technicians got additional education after high school, but did not have to get a college degree.  More about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

• Exploring Clean Energy Careers – Job-Hunt’s Green Jobs Job Search Expert Carol McClelland takes you on a tour of “clean energy jobs” spanning the entire supply chain of opportunities.
• Handling “Speed Interviews” – covering the 3rd of 7 new types of interviews, Job-Hunt’s Job Interviewing Expert Laura DeCarlo helps you understand how to manage a “speed interview” situation.
• Too Much Information in Your Resume? – your resume should provide plentiful, but relevant information to attract an employer’s attention, and  Job-Hunt’s Job Search Marketability Expert Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter suggests how you can do that.

And good luck with your job search!

Career Spotlight: Enjoy telling computers what to do? Maybe you’d be happy as an Application Software Engineer.  Average annual salary is $85,000, with expected 10-year job growth of 45%. Over 80% of Application Software Engineers have a 4-year college degree, and another 13% have at least some college.  More about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

We added three great new articles to Job-Hunt:

• Mastering the Marketing Maze – If you are thinking of starting your own business, maybe working from home, this article, the first in a series on marketing, by Job-Hunt’s Self-Employment Expert B. Michelle Pippin will help you get started in what Michelle has aptly labeled “the marketing maze.”
• CONUS Job Search from OCONUS Locations – Members of the military who are stationed outside of the continental US (a.k.a. “OCONUS” in US military jargon) can still conduct a CONUS (a.k.a. Continental US) job search if they follow the advice in this article by Job-Hunt’s Veterans’ Job Search Expert Diane Hudson Burns.
• Volunteering to Lifestyle-Friendly Non-Profit Career – Thinking of working in a non-profit for your next job or new career, this article by Job-Hunt’s Lifestyle-Friendly Careers Expert Nancy Collamer helps you see how you can leverage volunteering to help make that move.

Career Spotlight: Like working outdoors?  Read the job description and watch the Landscape Designers video, explaining what a Landscape Designer does to see if it’s the career for you.  Then check out the city/state table to see where demand is highest. Average salary is $59,000/year, with expected 10-year job growth of 16%. More about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

Plus, these three new articles added this week:

• 10-Step Personal Branding Worksheet – not clear on what your personal brand is?  Read this article by Job-Hunt’s Personal Branding Expert Meg Guiseppi and you’ll have a much better idea.
• Power Play: Be CEO of Company You – the first of 5 Power Play articles by Job-Hunt’s Executive Job Search Expert Deb Dib. (And useful for every professional, not just executives.)
• Value of Career Vision for Women – women apparently aren’t good at “the vision thing” and this article by Job-Hunt’s Job Search for Women Expert Deborah Shane helps you see the value of your career vision.

FREE Job-Hunt Quick Job Search Guides including Guide to an Effective Resume on USAJOBS.gov and many more!

Career Spotlight: Job Recruiters – $45,000/year, with expected 10-year job growth of 18%. More about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

We added four great new articles to Job-Hunt:

• Are You LinkedIn to Recruiters? – Yes! Recruiters are using LinkedIn, and in this article by Job-Hunt’s Working with Recruiters Expert Jeff Lipschultz, you can find out what you need to do.
• Don’t Just Stand There! – An article about effective face-to-face networking, by Job-Hunt’s Fired-to-Hired Transition Expert Tory Johnson.
• Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink Resume – A great idea for all job seekers in this article by Job-Hunt’s Careers for Academics Expert Dr. Kate Duttro.
• Activate Your Job Search Avatars! article on using your 21st century avatars by Job-Hunt’s Online Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce, from the Job-Hunt Blog

FREE Guide to an Effective Resume on USAJOBS – eBook. More FREE Job-Hunt eBooks.

Want to work for the US Federal Government?  Here’s expert help!  Camille Carboneau Roberts has distilled her many years of experience as a Certified Federal Resume Writer into Job-Hunt’s newest eBook,  Create an Effective Resume on USAJOBS. USAJOBS.gov is the US Federal Government’s main job board, where you will find most of the Federal Government job opportunities posted, and Camille’s eBook will help you understand how to use it to create an effective resume.

Plus four great new articles:

• How Older Job Seekers Can Look Younger - article plus resume sample by Job-Hunt’s Resume Expert Susan Ireland. More about Resumes …
• Starting Your Green Career – article by Job-Hunt’s Green Jobs Job Search Expert Carol McClelland. More about Green Jobs Job Search …
• Mid-Life Job Options – article by Job-Hunt’s Mid-Life Careers Expert Dr. Jan Cannon. More about Mid-Life Careers …
• Activate Your Job Search Avatars! from the Job-Hunt Blog

Career Spotlight: Computer Support Technicians – $43,000/year, with expected 10-year job growth of 13%. More about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.