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2009-08-22T07:38:00.002-04:00

Career Change

2009-02-04T19:33:00.000-05:00

Career Change
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jason_Monastra]Jason Monastra

Career Change is becoming an increasing popular subject given the economic times. With changes in industry, uncertainty about the future, and the global shift towards cheaper resources, people are looking to better their position by approaching industries they see as less volatile. The idea is not unique however needs to be given the proper planning and attention it deserves as the impact will ripple for years, well after the economic factors change to the positive.

I have seen and navigated job changes for people in the past. With this comes increasing difficulty well passed what most had expected in their original plan. Career change is something I see as being one of the more dramatic shifts in people's lives. However when done in mass as I have heard recently, there is a more concerning trend. Passion and short/mid term economic changes are causing professionals to make rash changes beyond what we call normal. Career change can be small, or dramatic, however when made in light of non-logical information - no matter how small the change, it can be very wrong.

With all that being said, let us address the process of change. Follow the steps:

Evaluate your passion, what do you love to do. If you are not doing something you love, well - you should have changed a long time ago.

If you are doing something you enjoy, however not making enough money - lets look at how to make a better decision.

1. Understand your industry, do trend analysis over last 10 yrs to determine patterns

2. Look at your specific company, how are they comparing to the competition. If not well, look at moving to another company

3. If the industry is failing, look at your role in other industries. If positive, do the same job in another vertical

4. If your role is the issue, take a look at your skills and figure out what you are good at - look for transfer

5. When you find careers that can use your skills, make sure they would be something you enjoy

6. Evaluate the verticals and look at 10 yr analysis to look at trends, see patterns

7. Avoid similar patterns as current company, as that could be indicator

8. Find companies in those industries that have solid track records

9. Network in the companies you are looking at

10. Be HAPPY

Although the process is clean and short, we need to understand the reasoning behind. For most people, they need to realize changing their career is not the answer. Just because things go wrong does not mean the end of the world. No matter the industry, the market, the company - there will be ups and downs. Be prepared for them and handle them well. Stay the course if possible. Make educated and logical decisions avoiding emotional decision making whenever possible.

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CareerToolChest.com partners with Simply Hired.

2008-10-18T16:16:00.000-04:00

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CareerToolChest.com partners with Simply Hired. A benefit for Employers as well as Job Seekers.

New offering gives employers a cost effective method to access a highly targeted audience and job seekers new tools and resources to find their dream job.

MIAMI, FL – October 13, 2008 – CareerToolChest.com today announced the launch of their job site (http://careertoolchest.jobamatic.com) which will allow employers to promote their open positions in a cost affective manner to CareerToolChest.com readers. In addition job seekers will benefit by being able to view employment postings from more than 30,000 cities across the United States.

“We have developed a well-informed, highly-targeted audience. Now, you can promote jobs at your company to our readers through our partnership with Simply Hired” stated W.I. Leiva, Founder and C.E.O of CareerToolChest.com. Employer jobs will not only be posted on CareerToolChest.com but also across the entire Simply Hired jobs network, which includes sites like MySpace jobs, LinkedIn, MyWay and of course, Simply Hired.

Using Job-a-matic’s four step process, the task to post a job is made easy. The cost to employers for this service is $25.00 for a single 30 day-posting, making this site one of the most cost effective job posting web pages on the net and maximizing a company’s recruitment return on investment (RROI). There is no cost to the job searchers to view the entries.

About CareerToolChest.com

CareerToolChest.com is a new entrant into the World Wide Web that has attracted much interest. This site provides a wealth of easy to understand and straight forward employment information and career tools. The company is privately held and is based in Miami, Florida.

About Simply Hired

With more than 5 million job listings and counting, Simply Hired is the world's largest search engine for jobs and a unique cost effective recruitment advertising network for employers and recruiters. Simply Hired has been lauded as one of the "50 Coolest Websites" by Time Magazine and declared "Best of the Web" by Business Week. Simply Hired has raised $17.7M in funding from News Corporation's Fox Interactive Media, Foundation Capital, Garage Technology Ventures and individual investors. The company is also privately held and is based in Mountain View, California.

New Feature - Career Spotlight

2008-10-10T14:24:00.000-04:00

Introducing a new feature on CareerToolChest.com! Career Spotlight - each month we will highlight a new career and provid with a realistic job outlook, education and training requirement as well as local employment opportunities in the featured field. This month's focus is NURSING. Just follow the link and view the page.

PayScale Partners with Yahoo HotJobs

2008-09-17T20:15:00.000-04:00

PayScale, Inc. today announced a new partnership with Yahoo! The benefit of this union is that it will allow Yahoo Hot Job users to use PayScale's real-time salary tools. The new relationship makes the PayScale real-time salary calculator, cost-of-living calculator, dynamic salary charts and GigZig* available to all HotJobs visitors! This appears to be another great resource to place into your CareerToolChest!

*GigZig is an online search application that allows individuals to explore possible career paths -- and what each job in that path typically pays today. Apply for a job now at Yahoo! HotJobs

Resumes & Cover Letters

2008-09-13T23:59:00.000-04:00

The Resumes & Cover Letter pages of CareerToolChest.com have just been updated! You may also want to review the Career Tools section, which outlines ways to find information about any occupation.

Jobless rate at 5 year high!

2008-09-06T12:01:00.001-04:00

Jobless rate at 5-year high

Fri Sep 5, 2008 1:26pm EDT

By Glenn Somerville

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unexpectedly steep 84,000 U.S. jobs were lost in August and the unemployment rate hit a five-year high of 6.1 percent, fanning worry ahead of November's presidential vote that the economy was near recession.

*Read this complete article as well as others relating to employment news at CareerToolChest.com

CareerToolChest.com Store

2008-09-06T00:41:00.000-04:00

***NEW****CareerToolChest.com has just launched and on-line store !
Please view CareerToolChest.com Store for books, men & women apparel, computers & office supplies.

Introducing CareerToolChest.com

2008-09-03T18:58:00.000-04:00

This is the first blog entry for this new project. CareerToolChest.com is a new website that is currently under construction. The mission of this site is for it to be a resource for seasoned as well as new entrants into the competitive job market. We will provide on this site many Career Tools such as:

how to select a career field
how to find a new job
interviewing techniques
links to popular employment websites
news regarding HR, employment and jobs
tips on resume and cover letter writing
even a FREE RESUME BUILDER.

Please visit www.careertoolchest.com often. Please provide in the blog improvement suggestions and please share your career or workplace stories both challenges and successes. Also we would love to listen to your career concerns and advice.