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• 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 | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Work

• Ladies Who Launch Abound

  As many of you know, I am writing a new book on drastic career change to be published by Random House/Ballantine Books in 2009. I've been scouting out potential interviewees for a few months now, and I've noticed a very interesting phenomenon. There is Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Employment Trends, Entrepreneurship, Life Balance

• The Quest for Happiness with Gretchen Rubin - Continued

  Here’s the second part of last week’s interview with happiness expert Gretchen Rubin, who has a terrific blog called The Happiness Project and is currently working on a memoir about her own quest for happiness. Alex: Is happiness overrated? If not, why Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Life Balance, Personal Development, Blogging

• 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

• The One Time It’s Okay to Gossip

  What’s the one time it’s okay to gossip? When you’re looking for a job. Discussion of your job search should not be reserved for close friends/family or headhunters or official networking events. If you’re looking for work or thinking about looking for Read More... Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Job Hunting, Networking, People Skills, 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

• Inspiring Story of an Incredible Career Switch

  This post continues the saga of my friend Phil , who just successfully transitioned from a career as an evening news producer to a sweet gig as the Director of Communications for the Ohio House Democratic Caucus. As you guys know, talking to people about Read More... Posted Friday, February 01, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Personal Marketing, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 3 Ways to Back-Up Your Life

  Since everyone’s been bemoaning the sorry state of the economy lately, I thought Lifehack’s recent post on how to “back-up” your life was particularly insightful. Author AJ West says that you should never assume that what you plan today will work for Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Current Affairs, Ownership & Initiative, Technology, Troubleshooting, 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

• Intriguing Career Trends for 2008

  Everyone has been buzzing about the different careers featured in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Careers of 2008 piece. Since I’m going to be doing my fair share of talking about cool jobs come the spring , I thought I would highlight some of the more Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, News and Politics

• 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

• 6 Benefits of Volunteering

  In honor of the holiday season and the speaking engagement I recently did with Chicago Cares , an organization that creates unique volunteer experiences for individuals, businesses and organizations to help combat many of our community’s most urgent needs, Read More... Posted Friday, December 07, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, 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

• Career Changers Are Everywhere!

  I’m really interested in the topic of career change, so I was intrigued by this new study by Career Builder and Harris Interactive , which showed that fully one-third of employed workers are seeking a change. According to the survey, nearly three-quarters Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, News and Politics