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Three steps to evaluating you

By Michael “Dr Woody” Woodward, PhD

The Great Recession has fundamentally changed the employment landscape in this country. The old rules no longer apply. I believe we are entering into an age of career entrepreneurialism, an age where careers aren’t pursued they are created. Career success in the New Economy is going to require personal accountability and proactive planning.

The 9.5% rate of national unemployment is unchanged from this time a year ago. For Adult women unemployment is actually up from 7.6% in June 2009 to 7.8% in June of this year. To make matters worse, there are nearly 7 million American workers who have been out of work for longer than 6 months. This is substantially higher than at any point during the recession. So, whether you are a battle-tested workforce veteran or graduating college senior, you are going to have to start thinking differently. The number of defined job slots available continues to dwindle, which means that you are going to have to start getting more creative and ultimately more competitive.

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How an internship can help you try a career on for size

By Annette Richmond

Have you decided what you want to do after college? Do your studies lead to a specific career? Whether you’re a traditional student or going back to school later in life you can benefit by doing an internship. It’s one of the best ways to test the waters: to try out a job before it becomes your career.

Internships provide practical experience for anyone who needs help in choosing a career. In addition to giving you the opportunity to see if you like a particular profession, they provide the chance to see if you’d like working for a particular company as well. Many of the students I went to school with fell in love not only with a profession but with the company they interned with as well. Several went on to full-time positions after graduation.

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Do You Have Presence?

By Scarlett De Bease

Seeking a job and networking are a lot like trying to meet new people at any event.

I recently moved to San Diego - knowing only my family and no one else in the areea. It was like I was starting all over and seeking to find new contacts.

One of the things I had to do - and job seekers will have to do - is decide that I was going to have to stretch and be assertive if I was going to meet new people.

Even though I am an out-going person doing this sometimes takes me out of my comfort zone. If you are an introverted or shy person this will be even more of a stretch and take you into a zone of major discomfort at times.

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