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Financial issues: Intellectual skills, 22–23, 25–26
for entrepreneurs, 110, 112, Internet searches:
172–173 for business information, 131
tax deductions for education, 63 O*NET, 44–46, 156
transition income, 8–12 for “open” certificate/degree
tuition assistance, 63–66, 80–81 programs, 81, 90–91
Focus letters (see Follow-up letters) for professional organizations, 141
Follow-up letters, 161–164 for short-term education programs,
importance of, 161–163 72–73
and letter-phone-letter approach, Internships, 67–70
163–164 combined with other strategies, 78,
sample, 162–163 106–107
Franklin, Reece, 110 industries using, 68–70
Freedom, 2 job titles and, 74–75
Frustration, and need for career letters of recommendation and,
change, 1 68, 69
Functional résumés, 131–132 nature of, 67–68
success stories based on, 106–107
Goal-setting, 117–126 Interpersonal skills, 19
balanced goals in, 119–122 Interviews, 153–162
goal worksheet for, 122–125 career change question and, 159
importance of, 117–119 confirmation letters, 153, 154
mental rehearsal in, 125–126 follow-up letters and, 161–164
studies on, 117–119 obtaining, 142, 146–152
workable plans in, 120–121 other typical questions, 159–161
writing attainable goals, 119–122 preparing for, 153–162
Goal worksheet, 122–125 Q statements and, 157–159
Government-funded retraining, transferable talents and, 153–161
80–81, 82–84
Janal, Dan, 110
Happiness, importance of, 12 Job security, 2
Healing skills, 19–20 Job titles:
Heroism, 5 for internships and volunteer work,
Hidden job market, 128–131 74–75
Hiring cycle, 128–131 on résumés, 74–75, 132–133
beating job search statistics in, Junior (two-year) colleges, 62–63, 71
129–131 Just Dive In! method, 75–77
nature of, 128
phases of, 128–129 Labor market readiness research,
unadvertised job market and, 70–71, 107
128–131 Language skills, 76–77
Hoover’s, 131 Layoffs:
Hybrid résumés, 131–132 career change and, 8–12
government-funded retraining and,
Ideal work-life day, 47–50 80–81, 82–84
Income (see Financial issues) and need for career change, 1
Inner wealth, 102 Leadership skills, 25

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