Career Spotlight: If you are interested in buildings and houses, how they are designed, made beautiful and functional, you might enjoy a job as an Architect. Architects earn an average of $70,000/year, and, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, expected 10-year growth in the demand for architects is anticipated to be 18%. Over 85% hold at least a bachelor’s degree. More about this and other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide to Careers.
Quote of the Week: My favorite quote this week came from a fortune cookie, and it applies to so many things, but, most assuredly, to a job search in this economy.
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.
Newest Free eBook: GL Hoffman, Job-Hunt’s Job Search Expert at Large, is a serial entrepreneur. Based on that hands-on experience, he has written an excellent ebook for job seekers thinking of starting their own businesses and beginning entrepreneurs -
100 StartUp Tips to Get Your Business Going (new window will open) 107 pages of advice in an ebook.
More free ebooks for job seekers…
New Articles: As usual, we added great, new articles this week, 5 of them this time:
- 3 Tracks to Accelerating Job Loss Recovery
This is the first of a series of wonderful articles helping unemployed job seekers deal with the event known as job loss. As anyone who has been through being laid off, as I have, or being fired, as our author has, coping can be a problem, and NOT coping can be an even bigger issue. So be sure to read this great article by Job-Hunt’sJob Loss Recovery Expert Nan S. Russell. - Work-From-Home Option: Caretaking
Nancy Collamer, Job-Hunt’s excellent Lifestyle-Friendly Careers expert, offers the first of a series of 5 articles about work-from-home options. This article covers the field of caretaking and is a natural fit for so many. - Build Your Likeability, Key to Success
The most popular Job-Hunt article on Twitter this past week is this long one about being likeable. Written by Job-Hunt’s Expert-at-Large GL Hoffman, learn 10 ways to be more likeable – a key to getting hired, as well as a key to being successful in your job. - Fighting Age Bias
Anyone over 35 feels they have experienced age bias, and, in this article, Job-Hunt’s Job Search for Women Expert Deborah Shane offers ways to fight it, which aren’t limited to women. - Employer Benefits of Employee LinkedIn Participation
No question that LinkedIn offers great benefits to job seekers. It can also offer great benefits to their employers, as well, and in this article, Job-Hunt’s editor Online Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce describes those benefits.
Meet all of Job-Hunt’s Job Search Experts.
More next week, as usual, although they may not show up until Tuesday, given my schedule right now.
And, of course, good luck with your job search!
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good book!