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• How to Explain a Resume Gap During an Interview : CollegeRecruiter.com Insights by Career Counselors Blog
• 10 important things to know before you change careers | Canadian Living : Life : Work & MoneyLists 10 things you should consider before changing careers.
• Career Solutions SystemNew Mexico Department of Workforce Development's career development website. Includes resources for career assessment and career exploration.
• Bad career advice: Do what you love " Brazen Careerist by Penelope TrunkAdvocates focusing your career on what you are (yours strengths) rather than on what you love.
• Don't sabotage your own career - CNN.com10 habits you should avoid to avoid career self-destruction.
• Why Are Lawyers So Unhappy? | Lawyers With DepressionAuthor Martin E. P. Seligman cites pessimism, "low decision latitude in high-stress situations" and the zero-sum win-loss nature of American law as primary factors for lawyer depression.
• Business-Plan Contests Become 'American Idol Meets Trump' | Career JournalDo you have an entrepenurial business idea and need cash? Pitch your idea in a contest.
• The 10 Most Overpaid U.S. Jobs And the Little Effort They Require |CareerJournalThe Journal mentions corporate lawyers and plaintiffs' lawyers, but they don't make the top 10 list.
• CareerJournal | For Professional 'Elves,' Work And Play Are One in the SameDescribes the job of a toy designer. One of the responsibilities is playing with competitors' toys. How cool is that?
• Restaurant industry popular among career changers: survey | Taiwan Headlines"The leisure, tourism and restaurant industries are the favorite choices among workers seeking a career change" in Taipei.
• LiveCareer - Our Free Career Interest Test Can Change Your Life!Free internet career test. I found it enlightening. You'll have to put up with plenty of ads. I plan to share my results on my blog soon.
• Louise's UK Recruiter Blog: Helping Candidates Change CareersDescribes the website Live Career, which "identifies your career interests and then tells you what jobs are out there for you."
• Midlife Change and Brain Plasticity | Midlife Crisis Queen: The Weblog"Guess what the worst thing is for expanding your brain's neural networks? . . . Staying in the same job too long! If you aren't constantly challenging your brain to integrate new information and try new activities, your brain's plasticity is suffer
• Top 10 ways to un-bake your brain | Jonathan Fields | Awake At The WheelStress reduction tips. Hat tip: Blawg Review #139 at legalliteracy.com.
• Bad Day at the Office | GlumbertA video showing various people turning violent on their office equipment. I know I've been pretty mad at my office equipment before, but I'm pretty sure that hitting is not an effective way to fix electronic equipment.