Previous Issues
November 2, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 10

• Issue Theme: Job Action Day
• Job Action Day Feature Article: 10 Things (Activities) You Can Do Today for Your Job Search
• Special Job Action Day Features on:
  • Stimulus Jobs
  • Federal Jobs
  • Green/Clean-Energy Jobs
  • Self-Employment Springing from Unemployment
  • Career Reinvention
• Job Action Day Bonus Feature: Job-Search Tips for a Changed Economy: How to Succeed in the "New Normal"
• Quintessential Site Award: Recovery.gov
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

September 21, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 09

• Issue Theme: Resumes
• Feature Articles: How to Get Started on Your Resume: A Five-Step Primer for Established Job-seekers and Career-Changers and How to Get Started on Your Resume: A Five-Step Primer for College Students and Recent College Grads
• Special Feature: Branding Your Resume
• Bonus Feature: Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points that Kick Off with Powerful Verbs
• Extra Feature: Six Tips to Rock Your Resume
• Quintet of Quick Questions: QuintZine's Q&A with a Career Expert: Laura M. Labovich
• Quintessential Site Award: Career Trend Blog
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

August 17, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 08

• Issue Theme: Back to Campus
• Feature Article: Are You Ready to Choose a College Major? A Quintessential Careers Quiz
• Special Feature: Should You Consider Multiple Majors or Minors? Examine the Pros and Cons
• Bonus Feature: Choosing a College Major Worksheet A Six-Step Process to Finding a College Major
• Quintessential Site Award: Zen College Life
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

July 20, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 07

• Issue Theme: Mature Job-Seekers/Workers
• Feature Article: Mature Job-Seeker Quiz: What Are You Communicating to Hiring Managers?
• Special Feature: Older Workers/Job-Seekers: Use Your Age to Your Advantage
• Bonus Feature: Managing Age, Currency, and Impression When You're a Mature Worker
• Quintessential Reading: QuintZine's Review of Career Books
• Quintessential Site Award: Senior Service America
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

June 22, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 06

• Issue Theme: Workplace
• Feature Article: Workplace Relationships Quiz: What Kind of Co-Worker Are You? Plus: A Taxonomy of Common Types of Co-Workers
• Special Feature: A Dozen Top Presentation Tips
• Bonus Feature: Unhappy at Work? Change How You Feel About Your Work
• Extra Feature: Four Tips For Defending Yourself Against Rudeness at Work
• Quintessential Site Award: Ask the Workplace Doctors
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

May 18, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 05

• Issue Theme: Teen Job-Search
• Feature Article: Tips for Teens: How to Find Your First Real Job
• Special Feature: Job-Search Readiness Quiz for Teens: Are You Ready to Get Your First Real Job?
• Bonus Feature: Thinking Prep School? Here are Eight Tips on How to Ace Your Prep School Interview
• Extra Feature: Building Your Online Career Brand: Five Tools for Job-Seekers
• Quintessential Site Award: Got A Job
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

April 13, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 04

• Issue Theme: Job Interviewing
• Feature Article: Unspoken Secrets of Job Interviewing: Nonverbal Behaviors
• Special Feature: 10 Deadly Sins of Interviewing: Top Ways to Bomb a Job Interview
• Bonus Feature: Consider Delivering a Sales Presentation in Your Interview
• Quintet of Quick Questions: QuintZine's Q&A with a Career Expert: Michael Kaplan
• Quintessential Site Award: Interview Your Best
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

March 9, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 03

• Issue Theme: Cover Letters
• Feature Article: Customizable Opening Paragraphs for Job-Seeker Cover Letters
• Special Feature: Surefire Cover-Letter Technique: Incorporating Stories
• Bonus Feature: How to Write the Ideal Cover Letter
• Extra Feature: Tapping Into the Hidden Job Market: Uncovering Unpublicized Job Leads
• Recession Series Feature: Layoffs Coming? Take Action Now to Lay Foundation for Your Future
• Quintet of Quick Questions: QuintZine's Q&A with a Career Expert: Teena Rose
• Quintessential Site Award: CareerLab
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

February 9, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 02

• Issue Theme: Job Search
• Feature Article: The Long, Slow Death March of Job Boards -- and What Will Replace Them: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2009
• Special Feature: SEO for Job-Seekers: 10 Tips for Building Your Brand and Being Found Online by Employers and Recruiters
• Bonus Feature: 10 Deadly Sins of Job-Hunting: Top Ways to Bomb Your Job Search -- and How to Avoid Them
• Recession Series Feature: Do's and Dont's for Keeping Your Job (In Good Times -- and Bad)
• Quintessential Site Award: VisualCV
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

January 12, 2009: Volume 10, Issue 01

• Issue Theme: Your Career
• Feature Article: Creating a Career Vision for Your Life: Envisioning Your Ideal Career
• Special Feature: Integrating Assessments Into Your Personal and Career Branding
• Bonus Feature: Make A Fresh Start in the New Year
• New Tool: Career Passion Worksheet
• Quintessential Site Award: Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS)
• Latest Additions: New Sites Added to QuintCareers
• Q Tips: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips

QuintZine A publication of Quintessential Careers Publisher: Dr. Randall S. Hansen Editor: Katharine Hansen ISSN: 1528-9443