Disengagement and Disenchantment in the Job Search

Written by Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.


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Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A. Graduate of JFK Univ., career development program Certified Career & Job Transition Coach www.doitnowcareers.info


Unemployment Blues: Staying Afloat

Written by Virginia Bola, PsyD


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Virginia Bola operated a rehabilitation company for 20 years, developing innovative job search techniques for disabled workers, while serving as a respected Vocational Expert in Administrative, Civil and Workers' Compensation Courts. Author of an interactive and emotionally supportive workbook, The Wolf at the Door: An Unemployment Survival Manual, and a monthly ezine, The Worker's Edge, she can be reached at http://www.unemploymentblues.com


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