Friday, December 10, 2010






Maybe you have a very specific goal in mind, but you need additional training. The career ebook
offers eight different ways to get additional career training. By locating the local training
opportunities in your area ahead of time, when you are laid off you won’t waste more time
searching them out. You will have already developed a plan that includes who to contact and
when in the event of a job loss.
Volunteer opportunities are discussed as a means to get employment training, however, there
are specific qualities that volunteer position must have for it to benefit you. Make sure you don’t
take a volunteer position that only offers you menial tasks since these won’t help to advance
your search in any way. The career e-book is clear on how to get a training position that can be
put on a resume and eventually serve as a stepping-stone to your future career.
If you have followed your plan closely, when the emergency arises and you lose a job, you may
even already know faces or have names and phone numbers you can call to help jumpstart your
networking strategy. You won’t be faced with the prospect of sitting home, unable to formulate a
plan or know whom to turn to. You will have a good idea who might be able to help you in your
job search or career switch.
Online Resources
The career e-book discusses the pros and cons of online resources. They can be an easy way
to get your name into the public arena very quickly. Online sites can also be a place where
many scam artists and time wasters reside too. You want to be technically savvy and make
good use of online resources while minimizing their potential to side-track you completely.
In addition, online resources are for a particular category of jobs. You can have great success
with entry or mid-level range job postings on online bulletin boards, but you will have no luck if
you are an executive. That’s because the more confidential a job is, the higher it pays, the more
likelihood it won’t be posted publicly online. Find out where to go to see executive postings and
also what online resources can be better than others

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