Second Chance: How Career Changers Can Find a Great Job

by Mary E. Ghilani

Overview

A certified career counselor provides practical tips and strategies to help midlife career changers identify the best career-change options, update their resumes, interview with confidence, and successfully find jobs.

As the definition of work and retirement continues to evolve, those at midlife have more opportunity than ever to design the jobs they have always wanted. Second Chance: How Career Changers Can Find a Great Job shows how it's done. Starting with an overview of midlife, retirement trends, and the benefits of older employees, the book details both the issues involved in making a career change and the career options available to career changers.

Expert career counselor Mary E. Ghilani helps readers analyze why they want to change their career, develop a change plan, and explore the best career options for their particular circumstances. Readers will discover how to find a new job using the latest technology, how to effectively market oneself to potential employers, how to upgrade a resume, and how to improve interviewing skills. Self-reflective exercises; tips on finding a job in a tight economy; and helpful career, educational, and employment resources round out this comprehensive guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598843583
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/09/2010
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mary E. Ghilani, MS, NCC, is director of career services at Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, PA, where she provides career assessment, counseling, and job-search assistance to college students and community members.

What People are Saying About This

Patrick Lennahan

"Whether you are seeking a total career reinvention or just changing jobs, Mary Ghilani has written the ultimate handbook to guide you through the uncertainty of the change. The contents are thorough, straightforward, up to date, and user friendly, with case study examples to make her points clear. Her quizzes and exercises move the job search process along and help produce the strategic material needed to market yourself effectively. Whether you're 30 or 60, the practical, realistic steps and solid examples in Ghilani's book will help to ensure your career change success."

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Patrick Lennahan, MCDP, GCDF - Private practice career counselor, and adjunct professor in Holistic Counseling, Salve Regina University

Patrick Lennahan

"Whether you are seeking a total career reinvention or just changing jobs, Mary Ghilani has written the ultimate handbook to guide you through the uncertainty of the change. The contents are thorough, straightforward, up to date, and user friendly, with case study examples to make her points clear. Her quizzes and exercises move the job search process along and help produce the strategic material needed to market yourself effectively. Whether you're 30 or 60, the practical, realistic steps and solid examples in Ghilani's book will help to ensure your career change success."

— Patrick Lennahan, MCDP, GCDF - Private practice career counselor, and adjunct professor in Holistic Counseling, Salve Regina University