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Ten Success Stories About People Just Like You

later, Han tells me she’s never regretted making the change and
that she’s finally found something “natural and effortless” to her.
Let’s review the strategies that made Han’s new career possible:

1. Transferable talents Yes Persuasiveness.
2. On-the-job training No
3. Strategic education No
4. Short-term education Yes A 12-week dog-training course.
5. Internship Yes Cotaught canine obedience
classes.
6. Volunteering No
7. Just Dive In! Yes She built her own clientele.
8. Entrepreneurship No

A Promotion from Job Developer to Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselor in Three Weeks Using
Strategic Education
Name: Rodrigo
Former occupation: Job developer
New occupation: Vocational rehabilitation counselor
Primary strategy: Strategic education
Other strategies: Transferable talents, on-the-job training
Length of time from career decision to a paid position: Three weeks
Cost (if any) of transition: $450.00

Rodrigo was first hired in the early 1990s by a vocational reha-
bilitation firm that helped workers who were injured on the job to
change or modify their occupations and get back to work. He was
brought onboard as a job developer, someone who assists clients in
learning the job search skills—such as resume writing and inter-
viewing—to obtain employment. In some cases, the job developer
makes contact with employers to get interviews for the client
and/or to discuss how a client might engage in paid on-the-job
training in an unfamiliar field.
Rodrigo wanted to take a step up to being a vocational reha-
bilitation counselor. Being a rehabilitation counselor would allow

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