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Career in the Toilet?

Individuals not within their target career field may feel insecure, doubtful, or maybe even ashamed of their current job title. Career changers make up a large portion of the job-searching population. Although people (in general) are "creatures of habit," they thrive for change – especially when unhappy in their current position or industry. Continuing with educational goals or transferring to another industry can alleviate these feelings, yet shouldn't be the only remedy administered.

This list of questions will allow you to soul search, discovering what your ultimate career goal is, and what to do once you identify it. Ask yourself the following questions:

1. What do I like to do, or what am I good at? Write this title or job description prominently at the top of a blank piece of paper – preferably within a notebook or binder that will eventually transform into a journal.

2. Do I possess skills relevant to this position? If yes, what are they? Place your answer under the title or job description, from question 1.

3. If no transferable skills are obvious, what type of degree, certification, or work experience is required? List this answer next in your journal.

4. List 10 companies you'd like to work for and include the types of skills, knowledge, and qualifications they prefer in a candidate.

5. List in order of importance, each step required to reach your target career field, detailing daily, weekly, and yearly steps covering 2-4 years. This process is important to help you identify short- and long-term goals.

6. Continuously expand your journal, identifying concerns like salary, industry forecast, and schedule demand, and personal factors, such as position match to your character, expected satisfaction level, etc.

This journal should continuously grow and expand, catering to your individual needs and career field. Adding industry-specific associations, networking groups, and so on, would be typical additions to the list.

The object is to identify career obstacles, how to overcome them logically and swiftly, while progressing to the next level – setting the stage for a secure and satisfying career.

Written by Teena Rose, CPRW, CEIP, CCM, Résumé to Referral
URL: http://www.résumébycprw.com

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Paul's Hot Stock Picks For July16th Thru July 20th

This week's hot stock pick, Terex Corp (TEX), like Cummins (CMI), manufactures equipment for construction, infrastructure, quarrying, mining, shipping, transportation, refining, and utility industries worldwide. Terex carries earnings and relative price strength readings in the high 90's according to IBD, it resides in a solid A+ rated industry group, and enjoys a B rated accumulation by institutions. We might note that even Cramer likes this stock pick, and it was up $2.32 in after hours trading.

PAUL'S MARKET COMMENTARY FOR THE WEEK:

The major market indexesâ€" with plenty of our leading stock picks in towâ€" blasted higher for the 2nd straight week in a row last week. Indeed, June was marked by gloom, and the market indexes notched several distribution days, which at times cast doubts on the market's current rally. But with July, the storm clouds disappeared and leading stocks have roared higher. In fact, Thursday's big up day was the biggest up day for the Dow in years. Despite the market's success, the contrarian put-call ratio, which measures the number of bearish puts versus bullish calls shot .99 higher, on Tuesday, indicating that skeptics remain, but this skepticism is exactly what propels the market higher. When everyone's bullish, then it's time to start worrying. So all's well as we enter the heart of earnings season next week, but as always, let's see how the flow of earnings measure up to Wall Street's expectations. As for economic news, look for the New York State Empire State manufacturing index on Monday morning, the sure-to-be-closely watched producer price index (PPI), and industrial production/capacity utilization on Tuesday morning, then the very important consumer price index (CPI), building permits/housing starts, and crude oil inventories on Wednesday morning.

FEATURED STOCK PICK HIGHLIGHTS FOR LAST WEEK :

Leading stock picks blasted still higher last week, with some stocks moving a lot higher even before their scheduled earnings release dates. Featured stock pick China Medical (CMED), whose earnings date is long past, blasted out of its base, and zoomed almost $2 above our buy point. Stock pick Apple (AAPL) continued its current run, and now sits over $10 above our buy point. Google (GOOG) burst through our latest buy point and tacked on $12.76 for the week. Proverbial mover, Research in Motion (RIMM) tacked on another $12.01 to its recent gains last week. Baidu.com (BIDU) was up $15.24 for the week. Then there was stock picks like Carpenter Technology (CRS), blasting over $4 above our buy point last week and Applix (APLX), Creditcorp (BAP), Shanda Interactive (SNDA), Bankrate (RATE), Manitowoc (MTW), Mobile Telesystems (MBT) and others breaking out and/or moving higher too. As we enter the heart of earnings season, be mindful of any stocks you are currently holding, which may be due to announce, as the market can deal harshly with stocks whose earnings come up short.

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