Job Search Cafe Ezine Jan5 2010

No matter what happened last year, this New Year is a clean slate. You can choose new directions; you can choose to remake yourself in any way you want! Sometimes, in our humanness we can focus only on our restrictions, and what we can?t do, rather than all the choices we do have.

Purpose this year to make a change or two in your life that you have wanted to make. Examine your life and cut out needless activities that are zapping your time and energy. Restructure your time to focus clearly on what you want to accomplish and work on it a little every day. At the end of this year you will be glad you did!

Marcy Travis, Job Search Cafe.com
Job Search Cafe Ezine Jan5 2010 Edition

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.? - Agatha Christie

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they're supposed to help you discover who you are."? Bernice Johnson Reagon

Rehabilitation Counselor

Rehabilitation Counselors counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, or the stress of daily life. Counselors also coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. They assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Rehabilitation Counselor jobs will grow much faster than average (21% or higher) in the period 2006 - 2106. In 2008 the median wage for a Rehabilitation Counselor was $14.87 / hour.

Most Rehabilitation Counselor jobs will require a Bachelor?s degree, but some will not. If you are a caring person, have social perceptiveness, and enjoy helping others reach their goals, this job may be a good match for you!

For more information on jobs in your Rehabilitation jobs in your area, check out these Favorite Job Search Websites!

"While the private sector has shed 6.9 million jobs since the beginning of the recession, state and local governments have expanded their payrolls and added 110,000 jobs".

While government payroll is expanding in many places, there are also many workers from the baby boomer generation that are eagerly anticipating retirement. When this large group transitions to retirement, there will be additional opportunities for those seeking government employment.

Even if you have to start over in the middle of your career, government employment can offer a stable job with good benefits to help you finish out your working years. Many government jobs offer retirement at 55 or 60 years of age with full medical benefits, based on a minimum number of years of service (10 years or less).

For more information on finding employment opportunities with the Federal, State, and County Government, check out the Civil Service Employment link.

I hope you enjoyed Job Search Cafe Ezine Jan5 2010. Happy Job Searching!

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