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Resources for Career Changers
Changing careers | Returning to work | Specific industries
Changing careers
Quintessential
Careers: Job & Career Resources for Career Changers
A collection of resources, tools, and tips for job-seekers
considering making a career change, with lists of common mistakes,
resume and cover letter tips, and information on self-assessment tests.
http://www.quintcareers.com/career_change_resources.html
CareerJournal.com: Changing Careers
Archived articles from The Wall Street Journal on
changing careers, such as "Strategies for Making Your Dream
Job a Reality" and "Have You Changed in a Job That Hasn't?"
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/change/
Careerbuilder.com: Changing Jobs
See the section on "Changing Jobs" for advice on what to
do when you're laid off or fired and how to afford a career change.
http://careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/CareerBytes/Articles.aspx
Monster.com Career Change
Articles, tips, quizzes and reports for career changers from Monster.com.
http://change.monster.com/
Career Voyages
This web site, sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education, provides
information on high growth, high demand occupations along with the
skills and education needed to attain those jobs.
http://www.careervoyages.gov/
ResumeEdge.com:
Career Change Center
This for-profit resume writing company also provides
a lot of free online information for career changers, like
advice on quitting without burning your bridges,
how to deal with extended unemployment, and smart ways to use the
Internet
in
your job search.
http://www.resumeedge.com/executives/careercenter/careerchangers/
Life Support: Emotional Steps Toward Making a Career Change
Making the transition from your current job to a new career can be
a difficult emotional endeavor. Learn the skills necessary to mine
your spiritual self and find the career of your dreams.
http://www.finetuning.com/articles/
1942-life-support--emotional-steps-toward-making-a-career-change.html
Vault.com Career Change
This portal of career information has a collection of articles about career change: click on Career Advice and look for Career Change under the Job Search section.
NOTE:
Current students and staff can access Vault on campus and remotely using their Simmons log-in:
http://0-www.vault.com.library.simmons.edu/cb/careerlib/careerlib_main.jsp?parrefer=2336Alumni have off-site access to the Vault Online Career Library provided by the Simmons Office of Alumnae/i Relations with Alumnet registration with Alumnet registration. To register for Alumnet, go to:
https://www.alumnet.simmons.edu/olc/pub/SNS/register/register.cgi.
To log-on to Vault through Alumnet, go to:
http://www.alumnet.simmons.edu/olc/membersonly/SNS/career_lib.htmlA free version of Vault, which also contains the Vault job board, is available at http://www.vault.com.
Can You Afford to Change Careers?
If you feel the need for a major shift in your work life, you may want
to go for it—just go for it slowly and deliberately to keep
your financial footing. Find out more in this National Endowment
for Financial Education Web site.
http://www.nefe.org/news/news032904.html
Life Advice About Changing Your Job
This Web site can help you assess whether it's time to make a move, and will look at your options should you decide that it is time.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/employ/change-jobs/changjob.htm
Work Changes Require Health Choices: Protect Your Rights
This Department of Labor site looks at your health care choices on your first job; in case of job loss; while looking for a new job; in retirement; HIPAA and COBRA.
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/Publications/work_changes.html
Deciding What to do with Your 401K Plan When You Change Jobs
Should you leave it where it is, or take it with you? Should you roll the money over into an IRA or into your new employer's retirement plan? This site looks at your options.
http://www.360financialliteracy.org/Life+Stages/Career/
Articles/Retirement+Planning/Deciding+what+to+do+with+your+
401%28k%29+plan+when+you+change+jobs.htm
Returning to work
Re-entering the Work Force
Tips for returning to the workforce after childrearing,
explaining short gaps (less than one year) in your employment history,
and going back to work after retirement.
http://www.msmoney.com/mm/career/transitions
/reenter_workforce/reenter_workforce_intro.htm
Women Returning to Work
Women in high-powered careers left their jobs for extended periods
to take care of their children. Now, many are trying to get their
foot back in the office door. But gaps in their resumes and a workplace
that has changed dramatically are making it difficult. Listen to
this PBS / WBUR radio broadcast.
http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2004/05/20040513_a_main.asp
Workforce Reentry Strategies for Sequencing Mothers
Experts offer tips for keeping yourself marketable during your
planned downshift and getting back in gear after your hiatus.
http://wlb.monster.com/articles/sequencing/
AARP Careers
Career suggestions for people 50-years-old and over.
http://www.aarp.org/money/careers/
Boomer on the Go
Describes opportunities for Baby Boomers to exploring career options seeking a second career, a career change, a new job or career opportunity, a flexible part-time or temp job, or a volunteer opportunity.
http://www.boomeronthego.com/
Specific industries
Recruting New Teachers: Mid-Career Changers
Explore resources for
mid-career changers who are committed to becoming teachers. From the
National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse.
http://www.recruitingteachers.org/channels/
clearinghouse/audience/midcareer/index.htm
RN Career Change
For and by registered nurses who seek a career change.
http://www.rncareerchange.8k.com/
FindLaw Career Center
Articles for the lawyer on managing, assessing, and evaluating your current career.
http://www.infirmation.com/articles/
MBA Admissions: Application Advice for Career Changers
As a career changer, you face certain obstacles in your MBA strategy
and application. On the other hand, you likely have an interesting story
to tell about your goals. Use that story to make your plans seem like the
most inevitable, natural thing in the world.
http://www.accepted.com/mba/careerchanger.aspx
See Also
Networking & Informational Interviewing
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