Career Spotlight: Are you very good at coordinating a lot of things simultaneously? Do you enjoy meeting with and working with new people in new locations? You might excell at being a Convention Planner.  Convention Planners earn an average of $44.000 a year and, according to the US Department of Labor, the expected 10-year job growth is 22%. Over 65% of Convention Planners hold a bachelor’s degree. For more information about this and other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide to Careers

Quote of the Week:

This one comes from one of my favorite sources, Mike Folsom Tweeting as @Silixell:

“You have not failed until you quit trying.” ~ Gordon B. Hinckley

New Articles of the Week:

• Resume for Mom Returning to Work (& Changing Careers)
  Job-Hunt’s Resumes Expert, author (and genuine guru) Susan Ireland offers ways that a Mom returning to work after taking time off to care for her children can have an effective resume, one that helps her navigate a change in career direction, too.  See how Susan demonstrates her points in this sample resume (new page or tab will open).
• Executive Power Play: Why-Buy-ROI
  Continuing her “Executive Power Play” series, Job-Hunt’s Executive Job Search Expert Deb Dib shows how executives can lay out their personal ROI to connect with that next executive position.
• Successfully Navigating Job Fairs
  Job fairs can be particularly effective for transitioning military and veterans, and Job-Hunt’s Job Search for Veterans Expert Diane Hudson Burns describes how to find and to leverage these opportunities. 

Favorite New Resource:

Job-Hunt’s Fortune 500 Employer Directory – links to each company’s recruiting pages and internships, plus the Fortune Profile of the company (which includes goodies like profitability, competitors, hq location, etc.)

Meet all of Job-Hunt’s  Job Search Experts.

And, of course -

Good luck with your job search!