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If you are interested in changing career it is important to evaluate your current situation and why you dislike your current situation. Next, explore your career options and choose a career that is satisfying for you. Read our advice to ensure you make the right decision.

1. Evaluate your current job satisfaction. Keeping track of your daily reactions to your job situation and look for recurring themes will help you highlight which aspects of your current job you like and dislike. Are these likes and dislikes associated with the work or the people?

2. Assess your interests, values and skills . Review past successful roles, volunteer work, projects and jobs to identify preferred activities and skills. Determine whether your core values and skills are addressed through your current career and what your current career appears to be lacking in your opinion.

3. Brainstorm ideas for career alternatives by discussing your core values/skills with friends, family, networking contacts and counselors. Visit career libraries and use online resources.

4. Conduct a preliminary comparative evaluation of several fields to identify a few targets for in depth research.

5. Read as much as you can about those fields and reach out to personal contacts in those arenas for informational interviews.



6. Shadow professionals in fields of primary interest to observe work first hand. Spend anywhere from a few hours to a few days job shadowing people who have jobs that interest you. Your college Career Office is a good place to find alumni volunteers who are willing to host job shadowers.

7. Identify volunteer and freelance activities related to your target field to test your interest e.g. if you are thinking of publishing as a career, try editing the PTA newsletter. If you're interested in working with animals, volunteer at your local shelter.

8. Investigate educational opportunities that would bridge your background to your new field. Consider taking an evening course at a local college. Spend some time at one day or weekend seminars. Contact professional groups in your target field for suggestions.

9. Look for ways to develop new skills in your current job which would pave the way for a change e.g. offer to write a grant proposal if grant writing is valued in your new field. If your company offers in-house training, sign up for as many classes as you can.

10. Consider alternative roles within your current industry which would utilize the industry knowledge you already have e.g. If you are a store manger for a large retail chain and have grown tired of the evening and weekend hours consider a move to corporate recruiting within the retail industry. Or if you are a programmer who doesn't want to program, consider technical sales or project management.

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Top eBooks Under $5 on Discrimination in the Workplace

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Kindles, iPads and other electronic reading devices have made it more convenient for you to access materials, both for leisurely purposes and for informational purposes.  With eBooks, you can obtain information to not only help you succeed, but to also help with possible problems that may occur in the workplace. This list is composed of eBooks from Amazon.com to help you learn how to handle discrimination of any kind in the workplace.  What is even better, is that these eBooks are all under five dollars, yet provide detailed information that is easy to follow.

*Note: Ratings are all out of five stars.

Discrimination 101: The Complete Guide to Recognizing and Surviving Discrimination in the Workplace (Volume I)

by Cathy Harris

Price: $3.58

Rating: N/A

Discrimination 101: The Complete Guide to Recognizing and Surviving Discrimination in the Workplace (Volume 2)

by Cathy Harris

Price: $3.58

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The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policydontaskdonttell

by The New York Times

Price: $2.05

Rating: N/A

Workplace Diversity: Does Not Mean Equal Opportunity, Equal Growth, and Equal Advancement

by Richard Brown

Price: $3.59

Rating: N/A

Workplace Survival Guide: How To Fight Discrimination, Whistleblowing and the Workers' Compensation System

by Cathy Harris

Price: $3.50

Rating: 1

Sexual Harassment Kit

by Bikash Kalita

Price: $3.58

Rating: N/A

Employee Rights Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Back Against Firing, Harassment, Discrimination and More!

by Richard Campbell

Price: $3.57

Rating: 5

Baby Boomers Facing The World Age- Discrimination- Employment

by James Williams

Price: $4.11

Rating: N/A

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What is Employment Security Commission?

It is a federal and state program for the unemployed to still receive money while they are out of work and searching for more employment. It is designed to help support families and households while the unemployed candidate is searching for another job.  This program does have its limits and is not meant to pay the candidate the same amount that he or she made previously, or to enable the same standard of living before the candidate lost his or her job.

What does it offer?

The basic function of the program is that it pays the unemployed while they are searching for other employment options.  However it also offers other services and benefits to help enhance the knowledge of the candidates. The program wants to help and encourage employment, not support the unemployed.  Other benefits include: career information, resume help, training programs and job fairs.

How does it work?

The government began collecting a payroll tax on employers under the 1935 act.  States were then also encouraged to set up programs following similar and broad guidelines. Currently, all states have some form of this program. Although each state has its own form of the program, they still follow the federal rules and guidelines.  Most are standard with little differences such as the name of the program may vary from state to state as well as the specific benefits that are offered.

Who can apply to recieve the benefits?

Generally, anyone who lost their job can apply.  However there are conditions that must be met before the unemployed candidate receives the insurance. The candidate must be out of work for reasons other than their own. For example, he or she must have been fired or if he or she quit, the reasoning must prove that there was legitimate cause such as safety issues.  Also, in order to file for unemployment, the candidate needed to have worked for his or her previous employer long enough to prove that the employer paid a sufficient amount of money for the candidate into the system.  The standard time period that the a state looks into the work history is about 15 months.

How long can you use it?

The general amount of time to receive unemployment benefits is about 26 weeks.  However, there is the ability to apply for an extension that goes up to about 99 weeks.  The amount of time depends on the qualification of the candidate.

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Disability discrimination

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Disability discrimination is when an employer that is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act or Rehabilitation Act treats a qualified candidate who has a disability differently or unfavorably due to that disability.  The disability could be current or the candidate may have a history of a disability such as cancer or another disease that prohibited working in the past, but the candidate is now in remission or able to continue working. Disability discrimination also applies to those who have mental impairments as well as physical.

The law covers disability discrimination in the workplace, harassment because of disabilities and reasonable accommodation for disabilities.



The United States Employment Opportunity Commission provides detailed information about each of those categories as well as links to further information about disability discrimination. Other sources include include information on your rights as a person with disabilities, where to go if you are being discriminated against as well as other accommodations and employment options.

 

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