Articles from the Newsletter

A number of useful articles from past issues of the Marin Professionals Newsletter are accessible here. These include reports of our seminars and speakers, book and website reviews, and more. Take a look in the following categories and you're sure to find something helpful or inspirational.

• Education and Training
  1. Finally, It Pays To Be A Writer!
     by Sharon Rufener
     
  2. Cheap or Free Vocational Training
     by Sharon Rufener
     
  3. Moderately Priced Vocational Training
     by Sharon Rufener
     
  4. Smorgasbord of Computer Classes
     by Sharon Rufener
     
  5. Serious Computer Training for Serious Money
     by Sharon Rufener
     
     
• Goal Focusing
  1. Purposeful Conversation Can Clear up Your Goals
     by Ron McNicoll
     
  2. Recycle Your Skills Into a New Career
     by Sharon Rufener
     
     
• Interviewing and Negotiating
  
  1. Go for the Gold in Salary Talks
     by Ron McNicoll
     
  2. Create Your Unique Selling Proposition
     by Jane Sailor
     
  3. Broderbund's Alan Byrne Unveils Interviewing Techniques...and a Lot More
     by Pam McMurphy
     
     
• Job Search
  1. Bridges Online.com focuses on Female Job Seekers
     by Glenda Carroll
     
  2. CalJOBS jobsite
     by Mark McAlister
     
  3. Best-ever jobhunter's website -- Craig's List
     by Glenda Carroll
     
  4. "What Color is Your Parachute?" website
     by Sharon Rufener
     
  5. Locate your next job using Saving Private Ryan Techniques
     by Sharon Rufener
     
  6. WETFEET.COM Has Research on Prospective Employers
     by Glenda Carroll
     
  7. Temping as a career move
     Good news about temping.
     
  8. Working Wounded Site: Information and Humor
     by Glenda Carroll
     
     
• Networking and Support
  1. Networking - Not Who You Know, But How Many
     
     
• Personal Management
  1. Time Management Discussed at General Meeting
     by Sharon Rufener
     
  2. Job Search Resembles Hero's Journey
     Speaker Deborah Bloch admires ...
     
  3. Burg Workshop: Surviving A Leeeengthy Job Search
     Career Counselor shares strategies.
     
  4. Exuding Confidence Every Time You Speak
     by Aanel Victoria
     
  5. Preventing Job Burnout
     by Corinne Amare
     
     
• Resumes and Applying
  1. 200 Cover Letters for Job Hunters
     by Glenda Carroll
     
  2. Emailing Your Resume
     Techie talk for the computer-impaired.
     
  3. National Business Employment Weekly
     by Glenda Carroll
     
  4. Recycle Your Skills Into A New Career
     by Sharon Rufener
     
  5. The Made-to-Order Resumé
     by Terese Driscoll
     
  6. Resumés for Idiots
     Speaker Susan Ireland shared ...