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	Getting Over the Hump Reducing stress and easing the transition.
	Assess Your Options Need to make a career change?
	Financial Savvy Everything from penny-pinching to IRA management.
	Over 50 Job Search
	Expedite Your Job Search Use these methods to get your job search in high gear.
	Does Your Resume Measure Up?
	Does Your Resume Measure Up?

Getting Over the Hump

Life After Layoffs
iVillage.com
By Clare Bedell
Mid-life Transitions
Monster.com
Articles and resources
Learning from Rejection
DreamJobCoach.com
Job Stress
CareerPlanning.com
By Dawn Roseberg McKay
What causes job stress; symptoms and warning signs; how to deal with it.

Wring Out Your Worry
By Caterina Rando

Assess Your Options

Making Sense of Self Assessment Results
by Ronna Lichtenberg
Monster.com
Online Research Center
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
Build a dream career, learn about careers in diverse industries, conduct research, etc.
Career Transition Links
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
Research your options and get advice on how to transition through career changes.
Jumpstart's Career Development Resources
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
Time to reassess your career path? Use these links to investigate and explore your options.
Labor Statistics / Job Trends
www.bls.gov/
What's happening in the job market, courtesy of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Research Jobs: OOH Online
www.bls.gov/oco/
The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides detailed job descriptions, working conditions, education requirements, long-term outlook, and average earnings for most jobs.

have not failed.
I've just found 1,000 ways
that don't work.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON

Financial Savvy

Financial Advice for Jobless Americans
Oprah.com
Cost cutting, financial planning, and coping advice.
Stretch Your Job Search Dollar
By Pat Kendall, NCRW

RX for the Newly Unemployed
CNNMoney.com

Top 10 Affordable Ways to Pamper Yourself
iVillage.com

Expedite Your Job Search

Learn 2 Center
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
How-to instructions on dozens of job search topics, including cover letters, ASCII resumes, Internet research, online posting, networking, etc.

ABCs of Resume Posting
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
These step-by-step instructions will get your resume on the Net fast.
Cover Letters for the Wired Job Market
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
How to create, format, and use ASCII cover letters.
The Electronic Job Market
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
Personal Search Agents
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
Expedite your job search by setting up a free job search agent to find your ideal job.
Power-up Your Job Search
JumpstartYourJobSearch.com
Great ways to jumpstart your job search.
Stretch Your Job Search Dollar
By Pat Kendall, NCRW

Internet Job Search

A-Z Index

Electronic Job Market

uccess is how high
you bounce when
you hit bottom.

GEORGE PATTON

ental health may be defined by the number of options
that you think are available to you.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN

esume hecklist
Is Your Resume Optimized for the
Electronic Job Market?

	Does your resume have the characteristics of an effective marketing tool?
	Did you research your job target(s) and methodically build the right keywords into your resume?
	Did you double-check the details to make sure everything is just right?
	Do you have a keyword-based cover letter?
	Does your e-mail address project the right image?
	Do you have an ASCII version of your resume?
	Is your hard copy resume scannable?
	If confidentiality is important, did you make changes in your resume to protect your privacy?

very adversity, every failure, and every
heartache carries with it the seed
of an equal or greater benefit.

NAPOLEON HILL

Author		Jumpstart Your Online Job Search
Coauthor		eResumes: Everything You Need to Know
Principal		Advanced Resume Concepts

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