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21) Military-to-civilian career transition guide: the essential job search handbook for service members
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JIST Works
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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Losing a job is one of the most devastating events one can experience. For trauma, it ranks up there with divorce, loss of a loved one, or permanent personal injury, and it happens more often that one would think. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 50,000 workers are fired or laid off each day. That is over 18,000,000 workers each year.
Moving Forward in Mid-Career is a guide for workers who have been fired or laid off and...
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Operation Job Search is the ultimate guide for US military veterans seeking employment after discharge. It provides information about the civilian workforce, rubrics for navigating one's career, and a list of essential resources to consult during the job search. Also included are sections dedicated specifically to suggestions and resources available to female veterans.
Weiss explains that hiring managers and human resources directors hire veterans...
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Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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"In this inspirational book, beloved broadcast journalist Jane Pauley helps people over fifty successfully navigate the 'reinvention' phase of their lives and build a positive, powerful future"--Provided by the publisher.
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Kevin "Dauber" Lacz is a former Navy SEAL sniper, breacher, combat medic and co-author of The Veteran's WORK Book.
When Lacz read The WORK Book, by Bill Hobbs, he immediately realized the need for a version for veterans transitioning out of the military and into a new civilian career. Lacz shared, "Veterans with military experience can be valuable assets in the business world.
In addition to job skills, they have experience leading, being, led and...
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ISLA Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Corporate America has been discarding its Baby Boomer employees like yesterday's newspaper. This book is your secret weapon to avoid becoming one of the victims of illegal age discrimination depriving you of a meaningful and well-paid job in your prime earnings period of your life. Explore a host of tips, techniques, strategies and tactics to achieve meaningful employment for a corporation, a consulting firm, or even working for yourself. This book...
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Military life volume 5
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Government Institutes
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Discusses the issues transitioning veterans face when making the move to civilian life, from finding employment to managing finances.
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Ten timely financial steps to build the life you really want. The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to rethink everything. Now, when it comes to envisioning a post-pandemic future, financial expert Jill Schlesinger hears one question over and over: IS THIS REALLY HOW I WANT TO LIVE? The Great Money Reset is your guide to getting real and building your best life. A bible for navigating our present era of seismic change, Schlesinger's book shows us how to...
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GT Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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When a medical resident loses a patient, he moves back home with his father to rethink his career. His visit is a bittersweet one, overshadowed by memories of the mother he lost 18 years earlier on Christmas Eve. Nathan accepts a coaching position at a local elementary school where he meets Megan, a teacher, and becomes close with a young boy named Charlie. His world is turned upside down when the lives of the woman he loves and an innocent young...
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Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"A leading workplace expert provides an inspirational, practical, and forward-looking career playbook for recent grads, career changers, and transitioning professionals looking to thrive in today's rapidly evolving workplace"--
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Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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Origami may seem an unlikely medium for understanding and explaining the world. But around the globe, several fine artists and theoretical scientists are abandoning more conventional career paths to forge lives as modern-day paper folders. Through origami, these offbeat and provocative minds are reshaping ideas of creativity and revealing the relationship between art and science. This film chronicles 10 of their stories: three of the world's foremost...
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Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"For more than fifty years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has transformed the way people think about job hunting. Whether searching for that first position, recovering from a layoff, or dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? has shown millions of readers how to network effectively, compose impressive resumes and cover letters, interview with confidence, and negotiate the best possible salary--while discovering how to make their...
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