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The complete idiot's guide to changing careers / by William Charland.

By: Charland, William A, 1937-.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Complete idiot's guide: Publisher: New York : Alpha Books, ©1998General Notes: Includes index; Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 328 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 0585089426; 9780585089423.Other title: Changing careers.Subject(s): Career changesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 650.14 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Welcome back to the jungle -- Working it our: career change survival strategies -- Ask questions now or forever hold your peace -- Good news, Houston: we have a problem! -- Most important sale you'll ever make -- Hey, buddy: learn this! -- Welcome to act 1 of "Your Career Change" -- Phone calls, resumes, and more rules not to live by -- Networking 101 -- Diamonds in the rough -- New jobs for generalists -- Thinking like an employer -- Recycling skills -- Matter of degrees -- Big employers, small employers -- Goals 101 -- How not to conduct a job search in today's economy -- Getting the information you need -- Letting the world know on paper -- Letting the world know in person -- Following up -- Advice for older workers -- Advice for younger workers -- When you're new to the field -- Overcoming problems in your background -- So you're not a "Computer Person" -- Call it a comeback!
Summary: You're not idiot, of course. You're well respected in your industry, a master of meeting deadlines, and even loved by your colleagues. But when it comes to finding a job you love going to every day, you feel like you've been given an impossible assignment.Summary: Don't give up yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Changing Careers provides the tips, professional advice, and guidelines that can help make a reality out of that new job you've only been dreaming about.
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Includes index.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

ch. 1. Welcome back to the jungle -- ch. 2. Working it our: career change survival strategies -- ch. 3. Ask questions now or forever hold your peace -- ch. 4. Good news, Houston: we have a problem! -- ch. 5. Most important sale you'll ever make -- ch. 6. Hey, buddy: learn this! -- ch. 7. Welcome to act 1 of "Your Career Change" -- ch. 8. Phone calls, resumes, and more rules not to live by -- ch. 9. Networking 101 -- ch. 10. Diamonds in the rough -- ch. 11. New jobs for generalists -- ch. 12. Thinking like an employer -- ch. 13. Recycling skills -- ch. 14. Matter of degrees -- ch. 15. Big employers, small employers -- ch. 16. Goals 101 -- ch. 17. How not to conduct a job search in today's economy -- ch. 18. Getting the information you need -- ch. 19. Letting the world know on paper -- ch. 20. Letting the world know in person -- ch. 21. Following up -- ch. 22. Advice for older workers -- ch. 23. Advice for younger workers -- ch. 24. When you're new to the field -- ch. 25. Overcoming problems in your background -- ch. 26. So you're not a "Computer Person" -- ch. 27. Call it a comeback!

You're not idiot, of course. You're well respected in your industry, a master of meeting deadlines, and even loved by your colleagues. But when it comes to finding a job you love going to every day, you feel like you've been given an impossible assignment.

Don't give up yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Changing Careers provides the tips, professional advice, and guidelines that can help make a reality out of that new job you've only been dreaming about.

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