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- Accelerate Executive Job Search With Personal Branding, by Meg Guiseppi.
- Are the Major Job Boards All They're Cracked Up to Be? Observers and Users Speak Out, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Avoid Career Myopia and Create Your Opportunity for Freedom, by Kristin Cardinale, Ph.D.
- Before and After: An Inner Self Makeover, by Liz Sumner.
- Breakthrough Belief Strategies to Bust Up Limiting Beliefs, Bolster Confidence, and Bring Opportunity to Your Doorstep!, by Susan Whitcomb.
- Building Your Brand: Tactics for Successful Career Branding, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Building Your Career Portfolio: Four Career Investments for a Purposeful Lifetime, by Carol Poore.
- Career and Job-Search Planning Guide: From A to Z, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Career Assessment Do's and Don'ts, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part I, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part II, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part III, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part IV, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part V, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Career Focus Quiz: A Quintessential Careers Quiz, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Career Intensity: Create Your Own Luck, by David V. Lorenzo.
- Career Planning for Millennials, Gen Y, Twenty-Somethings, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Career Research Checklist, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Career Success Is Within Your Reach, by Deborah Brown-Volkman.
- Certifiably Empowering: Hot Fields in Which Certification May Boost Your Career, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Clever Ways to Get a Raise: Perks you Might Not Have Thought About, by Jack Chapman.
- Community Trusteeship Can Add Value, Purpose to Your Career Path, by Carol A. Poore.
- Creating a Career Vision for Your Life: Envisioning Your Ideal Career, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Creating Opportunity by Knowing Yourself: Career Assessments for Lifetime Career Management, by Susan Guarneri.
- Deploying Your Intuition to Find Your Ideal Career, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Developing a Strategic Vision for Your Career Plan, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Developing Your Job/Career/Life Survival Plan: Preparing for the Possibility of Losing Your Job in Weak Economic Times, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- A Dozen Things You Must Know About Communicating Your Career Brand, by Susan Britton Whitcomb.
- 8 Surefire Tips for Stay-at-Home Parents to Jump Back into a Career, by Sharon Reed Abboud.
- Employers Don't Give A Damn About You, by Rick Gillis.
- The Job-Search Domino Effect, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Expanding the Definition and Use of Career Portfolios, by Martin Kimeldorf and Barbara Hagy.
- Expert Job-Search Answers and Advice from Career Experts, compiled by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Finding Your Career Passion, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Five Career Resolutions You Need to Make -- and Keep, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- For Job-Hunting Success: Track and Leverage Your Accomplishments, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- For Networking and Support, Join or Start a Job Club, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Getting the Raise You Deserve, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Goals, Accomplishments Equation: Conducting an Annual Self-Review, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How and Why to Conduct a Mid-Year Career Review, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- How Do You Like Your Work?, by Liz Sumner, M.A. CPC.
- How to Build Your Own Personal Advisory Board, by Janet and Laura Greenwald.
- How to Conduct a Career-Planning Weekend Retreat, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- How to Finance Your Career Reinvention, by Randi S. Bussin.
- How to Stand out from the Crowd in a Competitive Market, by Frank Traditi.
- Identifying Your Passion's Building Blocks, by Curt Rosengren.
- In a Down Economy, Maybe Career Reinvention is in the Cards, by Randi S. Bussin.
- Informational Interviewing Do's and Don'ts, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Integrating Assessments Into Your Personal and Career Branding, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- International Job-Seeker Quiz, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Internet Job-Hunting Turns a Corner: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2005, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- 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 in Times of Uncertainty: Five Overlooked Strategies to Help Make Your Job Search More Productive -- and Successful, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Job-Seeker Tips for Making Good First Impressions, 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.
- Make A Fresh Start In The New Year, by Deborah Brown-Volkman.
- Making a Lateral Career Move: The Pros and Cons, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Making and Keeping Your New Year's Career Resolutions, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Making Your Case for Telecommuting: How to Convince Your Boss, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Marketing is How You Show Others How You Can Help Them, Including Selling Yourself for Jobs and Promotions, by Richard Stooker.
- Marketing Yourself (in Your Career) Quiz: A Quintessential Careers Quiz, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Marketing Yourself with Internal and External Promotions, by Teena Rose.
- Maximize Your Internet Job Search, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Maximizing Online Social Networking, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Moving Up the Ladder: 10 Strategies for Getting Yourself Promoted, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Networking Business Cards: An Essential Job-Search Tool for Career Changers and College Students When A Resume Just Won't Do, by QuintZine publisher Dr. Randall Hansen.
- Networking: Career Fitness vs. Physical Fitness, by Sherri Edwards.
- Networking Your Way to a New Job, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Non-Traditional Career Paths for Men and Women, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Online Assessment: A Cyberspatial Career Snapshot, by Marc A. Verhoeve, B.A., BED., MED.
- Online Career Assessments: Helpful Tools of Self-Discovery, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- A Parent's Choice: Five Tips To Achieve Work-Life Balance, by Kelly Watson.
- Plotting the Story of Your Ideal Career, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Portfolio Careers: Creating a Career of Multiple Part-Time Jobs, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Proof of Performance: Career Portfolios an Emerging Trend for Both Active and Passive Job-Seekers, Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Pros and Cons of Non-Traditional Careers: Working in Careers that Defy Gender Stereotypes, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The Relationship Between Personality and Career Type: Step One - Self Assessment, by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
- Research Companies and Careers Through Job Shadowing, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Research Your Next Job by Targeting Your Preferences and Ideal Companies, by Kathryn Lee Bazan.
- The Six Stages of Modern Career Development, by Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed.
- Six-Step Process to Conducting a Year-End Review of Your Career, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Skill Up To Step Up Your Career Future, by Debra Wheatman.
- Successfully Implement Your Career Plan, by Deborah Brown-Volkman.
- Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels Careers, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Temping Your Way to a Career Change, by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
- 10 Powerful Career Strategies for Women, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10-Step Career Tune-Up, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- The 10-Step Plan to Career Change, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10 Steps to Bullet-Proof Your Career in the New World of Work, by Meg Guiseppi.
- 10 Steps to Escaping the Job World and Creating the Life You Really Want, by Valerie Young.
- Time to Change Jobs ... or Careers? A Quintessential Careers Quiz, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Ten Tips for Creating a Career That Lights Your Fire, by Curt Rosengren.
- 10 Portfolio Career Tips, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10 Tips for Getting Your Work/Life in Balance, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10 Tips for Successful Career Planning, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- 10 Ways Toastmasters Can Boost Your Career, Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Turning A Temp Job Into a Permanent Position, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Use Stories to Prove Your Skills, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Using a Career Journal to Further Your Career Development and Empower Your Job-Search, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Using a Personal Mission Statement to Chart Your Career Course, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Using a SWOT Analysis in Your Career Planning, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Using Influence Skills in Career Development, by Alan Vengel.
- The Value of a Mentor, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
- Volunteering Can Open Doors to a New Career, by Sharon Reed Abboud.
- Welcome to the Age of Protean Careers: Encouraging Workers and Job-Seekers to be Proactive in a Transformational Workplace, by Jay Block.
- What Will 21st Century Career Success Look Like? by Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed.
- Working Beyond Retirement: For Money, Identity, and Purpose, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Workplace Values Assessment: Do You Know the Work Values You Most Want in a Job and an Employer -- and Does Your Current Employment Reflect Those Values? by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
- Your Job Skills Portfolio: Giving You an Edge in the Marketplace, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
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