Author: CareerOneStop

Take ownership of your career story

We all know that the days of a 40-year career at one company are mostly history. Today, our individual skills, talents, and accomplishments are the keys to career advancement.

But how exactly does one go about creating a career path—and landing that next great job—with a series of diverse experiences?

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Expand your mid-career job search

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Time for a new job?

Don’t feel limited to looking within your current industry—your skills may be more transferrable than you think!

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Need a license for that job?

Did you know you have to be licensed to work as a wrestling announcer in Washington (and many other states)? Or to be a beekeeper in Rhode Island?

Learn about occupational licenses and how requirements vary by state.

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Time for a career tune-up?

The economy’s looking up—how’s your career looking?

If you don’t perform regular self-checks on your career, right now is a great time for a career tune-up. Get started with these five questions to help assess how your career is doing.

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5 high-pay careers: no college degree required

Looking for a career with a decent paycheck, but not sure you have the time to start or finish a college degree?

Check out this list of five occupations that pay well and don’t typically require a degree.

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CareerOneStop’s Credentials Center coming March 2!

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Beginning March 2, CareerOneStop’s brand new Credentials Center will be a one-stop site for your education and training needs.

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Top 5 reasons your interview didn’t get you the job

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Getting plenty of interviews but no job offers?

If you’re consistently missing out on offers for jobs you thought you had in the bag, you may be running into one of these five classic interviewing issues.

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What’s the ROI of your education costs?

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Thinking about a class, program, or degree?

Follow these three steps to help make sure your training or education expereince will pay off for you—in terms of career happiness, employment stability, and wages.

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Coming soon: CareerOneStop has a new look!

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Look for an updated CareerOneStop website in early 2015.

Your source for career exploration, training and jobs will be mobile ready and feature streamlined access to your favorite features and tools.

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Not seeing results in your job search?

You’ve done the research, found the jobs you want, created a killer resume, applied for a dozen job openings, and. . .nothing?

The fact is, there’s always a certain amount of tweaking you can do to your resume, your cover letter, and your interviewing skills.

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