 October 14,
2003
Welcome to The Letter, a career management newsletter
published by Alternative FUTURES Press. We hope
you enjoyed our last issue, with its timely article
about those over 40 looking for work.
In this issue: How to get your career unstuck.
News from The Front Line
- On
the positive side, the economy is beginning to show signs of slowly
emerging from the recession.
- On
the negative side, jobs are still being lost
at an alarming rate, a pattern that may
continue well into the recovery.
- Companies continue to outsource major functions
to the Third World, where labor costs
are a small fraction of what they are in the US. India leads
the pack with the most new ventures. (The
next time you call technical support,
ask where they are located. Don't be surprised if it's Bombay.)
Inspiration We
don't see things as they are. We see things as we are.
~ Anais Nin
The
greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches,
but to reveal to him his own.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
Feature
Article
How to Get Your Career UNSTUCK,
Step by Step
Do you
hate your job? Is your career going nowhere? Are you unsure of your
options and
afraid of the consequences of making a
wrong choice? Many of us at one time or another, have experienced
these symptoms.
If you are currently in this fix and are feeling
STUCK, try the following steps to move out of your
Click
here to read the article
e-Books Now Available on Amazon.com
Three
e-books by Clay Parsons including, Finding Your Work, a Survival
Guide for
Tough Times; Making it Work, the Road
from Crisis to Success; and Career Bites,
Quick Tips to Turn Around Your Career are now all available on Amazon.com.
Search under Books
for Clay Parsons. All three e-books are also available on the
Powells Bookstore Web site at Powells.com.
And, Border’s Books
also carries all three e-books. Reviews have
all been very positive. Download them all and enjoy.
New
Career Milestones
Examples of what Parsons' clients at Alternative FUTURES' are doing
Alan starts a new career this month as a student
at a gourmet cooking school in San Francisco.
A graduate of UC Berkeley, Alan has worked
with a large Bay Area company
in marketing and sales for the last six years.
He loves to cook and has been dreaming of a
career as a chef. That
dream is now becoming a reality.
Steve
just accepted a senior position with a US government agency
in Washington D.C. A successful investment banker with many
years of experience on Wall Street, he will now play a leading
role in helping Third World countries develop their economies.
Until
next time,
Clay
Parsons, MA, MLA
Alternative
FUTURES Press
2034 Blake Street
Suite 6
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tel:
(510) 287-5664
Fax: (510) 548-9921
www.alternativefutures.com
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