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• Book Review: My So-Called Freelance Life

  I just got my official copy of my friend Michelle Goodman’s My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional. I say official because I had the opportunity to provide a back cover blurb a few months ago. I was happy to Read More... Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career Change, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Handy Resources, Work

• Should You – and Can You – Get a Temp Job?

  I’ll be honest. I always thought that going to a temp agency was a waste of time. This perception comes from the fact that when I was in college in the late 90s, I visited a few firms, filled out reams of paperwork, took a few computer tests, did several Read More... Posted Monday, July 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Work

• Two Great New Books for New Grads and Not-So-New Grads

  Two new career-expert friends have terrific books out that are great companions to my latest effort, How’d You Score That Gig? Starting out, my fellow Ballantine author Pamela Skillings has written Escape from Corporate America , an extremely detailed Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Career Change, Handy Resources, Work, School, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 4 Tips for Scoring Your Dream Gig

  It’s finally here. My new book, How’d You Score That Gig?: A Guide to the Coolest Careers and How to Get Them , has just been released! The book starts with a quiz that tells you your job personality – be it an adventurer, creator, data-head, entrepreneur, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Entrepreneurship, Ownership & Initiative, Work

• Career Issues When You'll Live to 100

  Ben Casnocha brought back to life a very cool commencement speech given by David Mahoney at Rutgers University in 1996. Mahoney, then chairman of the Dana Foundation , a brain research organization, provided some compelling tips about why young people Read More... Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Current Affairs, Life Balance, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Being Good is Only One Piece of the Puzzle

  My good friend from college, Phil Saken, recently switched careers. How he pulled this off actually makes a pretty remarkable story, which I’ll be sharing in more detail in the next week or so. But anyway, he had decided that his job as an evening news Read More... Posted Friday, January 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Discovering Your Passion, Ownership & Initiative, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• When New Years Resolutions Aren’t Resolute

  Resolute (adj): firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion. Tomorrow begins a New Year, and as such, it is the time of New Years Resolutions. It’s a common joke that we Americans are very fond of making a list of items we want to achieve Read More... Posted Monday, December 31, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Ethics, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• The Zagat Approach to Self-Assessment

  I really like Marci Alboher’s Shifting Careers blog over at the New York Times, and this week, she shares a great self-assessment exercise from career coach Michael Melcher . Since people are always asking me where to start when considering a career switch, Read More... Posted Monday, October 22, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Development, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 4 Tips for Making a Smooth Exit

  It’s your lucky day. You just got a sweet job offer at a company you’ve been dying to work for. Congratulations! Now, though, you want to make sure you leave with your great reputation intact. In business, you should never burn any bridges, because you Read More... Posted Friday, March 16, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career Change, HR Issues, Professionalism, Troubleshooting, Work

• Can the Zodiac Provide Career Direction?

  Here’s something fun for the holidays: instant career direction based on your zodiac sign! I have to admit that I’m one of those people who reads my horoscope whenever I get the chance, mostly because I find it interesting that my sign, Aries, is so close Read More... Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Discovering Your Passion, Job Hunting, Goals, Plans, Hopes, Work Attachment(s): http://www.astrology-love-horoscope.com/pics/aries.jpg

• 5 Steps to a Painless Job Search

  I often get asked for a few key pointers related to job hunting and finding a career that really floats your boat. Naturally, this is a topic that has inspired hundreds of books and blogs, but here’s some quick advice in a nutshell: 1. Learn about thyself: Read More... Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Career Change, Business, Job Hunting, Goals, Plans, Hopes, Work Attachment(s): http://seeker.dice.com/assets/images/jump.jpg

• Interview with Paul Phelan Continued

  Today, we continue our interview with Paul Phelan, a twenty-four year-old Canadian who’s currently an English teacher at Qiongzhou University in Wuzhishan City, Hainan, China. What do you think makes you a good teacher? To be a successful ESL teacher, Read More... Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Work

• Interview with Paul Phelan: English Teacher Abroad

  Twenty-four year-old Paul Phelan from Canada is an English teacher at Qiongzhou University in Wuzhishan City, Hainan, China. I spoke to him about his cool job for my new book on dream careers . Here are some snippets from his interview: How did you start Read More... Posted Friday, November 24, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Work