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Matt M. Starcevich, Ph. D.
Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
Benjamin Disraeli
For you change might be needed because the job you had will never exist again, you are unhappy in your current job, you want to start your own business, or you made a wrong career choice and want to start a completely different career. We [...]

Matt M. Starcevich, Ph. D.
Before you jump into a recommendation on sites like Linkedin think about this:  Does your company have a policy against it?  For example one company has a policy that says managers aren’t allowed to write any type of recommendation—virtual or not—for an employee. Because an electronic reference lives online, it actually [...]

By Matt M. Starcevich, Ph.D.
The processes and tools for career planning are time tested and proven.  What is needed is the personal conviction and discipline to work the process.  Conviction and discipline is reinforced by a set of Career Club International’s eight personal principles or beliefs that are central to the entire effort.
Effective Career Planning:

Is [...]

 By Matt M. Starcevich, Ph.D.
In these rough economic times many find themselves facing a new experience—unemployed and at a loss for what to do.  Three books were written during the Great Depression of the 30’s to address this very problem*. All three are summarized at http://www.careerclubsinternational.com/freeresources.html
The central solution for the unemployed is being able to [...]

By Matt M. Starcevich, Ph. D.
 
Older workers and retirees are changing careers and finding less stress and greater satisfaction.  AARP followed workers over-50 for more than a decade to study career changes and find out how they fared. In all, 91 percent of the study group said they enjoyed their new jobs, a significant bump [...]

By Matt M. Starcevich, Ph.D.
 
With current rates of unemployment many find themselves in the strange and uncomfortable role of looking for a job.  Never thought you would be here—well you are so what can you do? Unfortunately we turn to mailing or posting our resume and searching the various sources of help wanted ads. Result—little [...]