<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/99bcfcf9-db76-4d72-88bd-d361345c1a4c/52E9B142-2060-453D-97DA-55C9C593D414/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan" href="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan" style="font-size: 11px;">lifehacker.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><H1><A class="top" href="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan" linkindex="36" set="yes">Jump to a New Career with a Killer Resume and Plan</A></H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><P><IMG height="250" width="504" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2009/02/switch_career_splash.jpg" />Whether you're suddenly unemployed or just looking to change up, starting out in a new <A href="http://lifehacker.com/tag/career/" title="Click here to read more posts tagged CAREER" class="tagautolink autolink" linkindex="39">career</A> is daunting. Take our advice on how to write—and plan—your way into a new field.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/lifehacker.com/img/5AE42637-7878-4098-A608-8B7DA953CADF" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><H3>Why switch careers?</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Here are some bad reasons to switch careers: 1. <STRONG>You hate your boss.</STRONG> (Switch jobs, not careers.) 2. <STRONG>You want more prestige.</STRONG> (Get a therapist - you're having a confidence crisis, not a career crisis.) 3. <STRONG>You want to meet new people.</STRONG> (Try going to a bar, or Club Med. What you really want is to get a life. Pick up a hobby.)</p> <P>Here are some good reasons to switch careers: 1. <STRONG>You want a role that is more creative, more analytic or more management-oriented.</STRONG> 2. <STRONG>You want to live in a location that does not accommodate your current career.</STRONG> 3. <STRONG>You want more flexibility or fewer hours.</STRONG></p> </BLOCKQUOTE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><H3>Drafting the resume</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><STRONG>Getting past the minimum requirements:</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><STRONG>Avoid looking like a job-hopper:</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><H3>Don't bore your next employer with your layoff story</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifehacker.com/5156054/jump-to-a-new-career-with-a-killer-resume-and-plan"><H3>What to expect (and plan for)</H3></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/52E9B142-2060-453D-97DA-55C9C593D414/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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