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Are you looking
for sound advice in your search for the perfect job? Check
out Alison Doyle's easy-to-digest About.com
Guide to Job Searching,
which will help you uncover the right job resources and
connections while clearly mapping out the necessary steps
for landing your dream career. You'll also find some of the
best job links on the About.com
Job Searching
site.
Is your life and career a little foggy? Barbara Sher—motivational
specialist, therapist, and career counselor—has a
handful of books to help you lift this fog, gain momentum
and get your life on the right path. Live
the Life You Love
provides ten step-by-step lessons to create a meaningful,
rewarding life, with exercises that are actually quite fun.
I
Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It
Was explores the
basic fact that each of us really does know what we want.
Through creative exercises and fresh perspectives, Sher will
definitely help you to create your own luck, push past the
fears of success, and make your dreams come alive. Explore
her website
for an overview on all her books as well as to sign-up for
her inspiring eNewsletter.
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Anything you care
to know about the world of work—from creating
a resume and cover letter to unusual job links,
Dick Bolles' JobHuntersBible.com
has it all. Designed to supplement the 2008 edition
of his book, What
Color is Your
Parachute?,
this site will literally guide you on the path to
success.
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Are you looking for a regular dose of inspiration and
information to live a more fulfilling life of doing what you
love? Check out It's
Your Life, a
bi-monthly e-newsletter brought to you by Changing
Course.
If you were to start from
scratch on finding a job on the Internet, you might start
with The
Riley Guide. It's
filled with link upon link of job resources, services,
forums, job listings and information guides. The site's
webmistress is also the author of the
Guide
to Internet Job Searching.
Quintessential
Careers includes
heaps of career resource links, ranging from job hunting
sites and career articles to cover letter and resume
sites.
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THE
BUZZ: BLOGS & ARTICLES
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In what unique way can you jump-start your
short-term job adventure this year? Check out our
top five tips
for a job hunting energy
boost.
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Eccentric employment? Explore this
blog
of unusual, strange and interesting job
opportunities.
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Do you recoil with horror at the prospect of a
nine-to-five job? Take a look at some
unconventional
jobs
that have been around for a while and some newer
jobs that have sprung up.
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Do what you love?
Paul Graham takes us through the
process.
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How to be creative? Here's 30
ways
from GapingVoid.com.
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Put your
retirement
on hold?
Work, rather than a leisure-based retirement, is a
far better choice for the second half of your
life.
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SHORT-TERM
JOB ADVENTURES
THE BOOK
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 Whether
you're looking for a summer job, avoiding the
post-college cubicle life or trying to reinvigorate
or redirect a stalled career, the Back
Door Guide
will assist you along the right
path.
Containing thousands of life-enriching work and
learn opportunities, this best-of-the-best guide
encompasses all short-term jobs. Seize your life
and career path and step through the back door. The
world awaits!
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Explore
reviews of our favorite life
changing books—complete
with links to author websites and ordering direct
through Amazon.com.
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Do what you
like. Like what you do. Grab some gear from
Life
is Good
and start spreading good vibes.
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