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Enhancing your Marketability despite those employment gaps

Involuntary career breaks, or dare we say it, 'unemployment', can often be a frightening situation for anyone to be in. After the initial shock of unexpectedly finding yourself without a job, it doesn't take long before disillusionment sets in, particularly when days turn into weeks, then weeks into months or even longer, and you begin to panic:  how you are going to handle the ever-increasing employment gap on your resume? 

Many people desire to move on in their career, tired of going from job to job seeing no advancement, but they do not know how to gain the skills they need to move on.  Climbing the career ladder may mean getting career training in order to advance your career and move into management or into a completely new career.  Yet knowing what type of career training and where to find good career training can help you on your desire to move on in your career.

Let's face it most of us spend our lives in our heads.  When we have a decision to make we use our head.  We research, analyze and think, think, think!  Now, there is nothing wrong with a bit of thought but when we leave out our bodies wisdom we often head the wrong direction.  This is a statement I often hear from client's, "I don't know what I want anymore! I feel lost." Our body can be our greatest friend when it comes to figuring out what we want.  It is very hard for our body to lie.  That is why lie detectors work so well.  Our body tends to tell the truth. 

The traditional "think, plan, do" linear sequence works well for job changers but sucks for career changers.  Career changers need an iterative process that lets you refine what you want as you do as you go through it.   Read on to learn about the three step iterative process for career changers.

Are you going nowhere in your career?  If you've decided it's time to change your career completely, here's a new way of changing!

Computers have officially become a necessity in this 21^st century, and with this technology boom comes the growing availability of a computer career.  If you are looking for a computer career, your range of options is immense.  While a few years ago a computer career was restricted primarily to programming, the range of options has grown as computers are now used in almost every industry today.

Computers have officially become a necessity in this 21^st century, and with this technology boom comes the growing availability of a computer career.  If you are looking for a computer career, your range of options is immense.  While a few years ago a computer career was restricted primarily to programming, the range of options has grown as computers are now used in almost every industry today.

Catapault your interview performance and your career!

Millions of dollars are spent annually on marketing research by savvy companies aiming to maximize their marketing dollars when showcasing their products and services to their prospective clients. They recognize that to capture the attention of a potential customer and successfully elicit a subsequent purchase, their wares must be targeted specifically to their clients' needs. Unprepared companies that lack thought and consideration in their marketing research and going in blindly with their promotions are often left feeling disappointed at the lack of response their advertising campaigns receive.  

The first and most important step to finding your passion-filled life's work is to take outrageously good care of yourself!  When you feel numb and the only thing that gets you excited is a good long nap, your passion could plop in your lap and you wouldn't even notice it!  So start taking excellent care of yourself now.  What are some nurturing activities you could do everyday?  Enjoy!

1.Practice Extreme Self-Care