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QuintCareers.com Collection of "How-to"
College, Career, Job, Work Articles
A collection of free, professional "how-to" articles covering everything from choosing a college major to finding a job to writing a resume to resigning from work -- and more.
This page contains an alphabetical list of the expert, free, and empowering college, career, job, and work-related "how-to" articles published on the Quintessential Careers site. These articles filled with job-related and career-related tips, suggestions, advice, and guidance are all written by career experts for your benefit.
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- Boomers into Business: How to Turn What You Know Into Dough, by Lisa Orrell.
- A Crash Course in How to Apply for Federal Employment, by Diane Hudson Burns.
- Choosing a College Major: How to Chart Your Ideal Path, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- A Guide for Teens: How to Find a Summer Job, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How and Why to Conduct a Mid-Year Career Review, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Build a Professional Brand, Professional Reputation, by Martin Yate, CPC.
- How to Choose a High-Quality Resume Service, by Jason Kay.
- How Established Career Women Can Leverage Gender Trends in the Workplace, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How Teen Girls and Young Women Can Leverage Gender Trends in the Workplace, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Build and Expand Your Career Network: 10 Proven Techniques, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Build Your Own Personal Advisory Board, by Janet and Laura Greenwald.
- How to Capitalize on the Looming Skills Shortage, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Conduct a Career-Planning Weekend Retreat, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Craft a Killer Opening for Your Executive Resume: Part 1, by Don Goodman.
- How to Craft a Killer Opening for Your Executive Resume: Part 2 - Sample Killer Resume Opener, by Don Goodman.
- How to Finance Your Career Reinvention, by Randi S. Bussin.
- How to Find a Job: A Job-Seeker Job-Search Guide, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Find the Right Coach to Help with Your Career, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Find Your Ideal Internship, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Get the Best Present of All: Job-Hunting Tips for the Holidays, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Get Started on Your Resume: A Five-Step Primer for College Students and Recent College Grads, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Get Started on Your Resume: A Five-Step Primer for Established Job-seekers and Career-Changers, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Handle a Gap in Your Job History, by Cynthia Wright.
- How to Leave Your Dead-End Job, by Liz Sumner.
- How to Make the Most of Your Campus Visit, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How To Make Yourself Three Times More Likely to Get Hired, by Arthur I. Frank.
- How to Obtain and Use References and Recommendation Letters, by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
- How to Recruit, Hire, and Retain the Best of Generation Y: 10 Workplace Issues Most Important to Gen Y, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Stand out from the Crowd in a Competitive Market, by Frank Traditi.
- How to Tailor Your Resume and Gain More Job Interviews, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Tap Into Jobs in the Unpublicized Employment Market, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How To Write The Ideal Cover Letter, by Deborah Brown-Volkman.
- Investing in Yourself by Investing in Your Career: How to... and Why. A Guide for Job-Seekers, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Job-Hunting's Parallels With Dating: Steps on How to Find Your Next Successful Employer Relationship, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Job Offer Sound Too Good? 10 Tips on How to Avoid Job Scams and Schemes, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Knowing Yourself and Knowing How to Create Your Own Good Luck Are Keys to Career Planning, by David P. Helfand, Ph.D.
- Life After Temping: How to Portray Your Temping Experience When You Seek a Permanent Career, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Making Your Case for Telecommuting: How to Convince Your Boss, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- New City, New Job: How to Conduct a Long-Distance Job Search, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Older Workers/Job-Seekers: How to Use Your Age to Your Advantage, by Joe Turner.
- One-Week Job-Search: How to Lay the Foundation for a New Job in Just Seven Days, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Resigning with Class: How to Diplomatically Resign From Your Job, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Situational Interviews and Stress Interviews: What to Make of Them and How to Succeed in Them, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Surviving the Office Holiday Party: How NOT to Lose your Job or be the Topic of Conversation Around the Office, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10 Deadly Sins of Job-Hunting: Top Ways to Bomb Your Job Search -- and How to Avoid Them, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10 Sticky Job Interview Situations and How to Handle Them, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Truth about How to Answer the Top 10 Job Interview Questions, by David Couper.
- Turn Unemployment into Self-Employment: 5 Tips on How to Start, by Suzanne Caplan.
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