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	Dianne Walker BellaOnline's Unemployment Editor

4 Steps to Gain Control Over Your Career - Getting Started
Career management is a life skill that everyone should understand. The decisions you make about your career have a profound effect on every aspect of your life. The more good knowledge and resources you have to make informed decisions, the more control you'll have over your career and your future.

4 Steps to Gain Control Over Your Career – Career Change Answers
In your quest for career change answers, once you have a good understanding of yourself and your career related needs, and you've researched career options that interest you, it's time to make some decisions and take action.

4 Steps to Gain Control Over Your Career – Research Your Career Options
Once you have a good understanding of yourself and your career related needs, the next step in gaining control over your career is to understand your career options. Learn how to research career and labor market information and find great resources to get the information you need to make great caree

4 Steps to Gain Control Over Your Career – Understand Yourself
Step one in gaining control over your career lies in understanding yourself. That means having a good sense of how your personality, abilities, and values work together to impact the type of career that is ideal for you.

Assess Career Opportunities with a Critical Mind
As you seek out career opportunities to help you through this period of unemployment you'll find plenty of possibilities. Some will be a good fit for your needs, others will be not. Learn to understand the motivations of others so you can make career decisions that are in your own best interests.

Creating Work and Life Balance
Creating work and life balance and making smart, long term career plans can be challenging. If you're thinking about making some changes to create more balance in your life and achieve your long term goals, you'd be wise to consider your personal needs and values fist.

How to Choose a Career
Choosing a meaningful career requires some research and introspection, but the rewards that come from making smart career choices are numerous and well worth the effort of good career planning. Here are nine tips for choosing a career.

Laid Off & Loving It! - Book Review
Laid Off & Loving It!!! by Paul Madsen. The name is misleading but if you are looking for inspiration on how others have handled a "career crisis", this may be the book for you.

Tips for Mom Entrepreneurs
Are you thinking about joining the ranks of mom entrepreneurs? Find tips and resources for starting your own business.

Unemployed Top Questions
Are you looking at your unemployment from the perspective that best benefits you in the long term? Read this article to ensure that you have considered all the right questions.