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The Job Hunt

Planning
Job Doc: Widen employment search, increase options
Increase your job options by looking outside your industry and identifying skills that you can use for other professions.

Out in the Field: Relocating may offer more pay
If you're looking for a significant salary hike, your best bet may be to relocate to a fast-growing region with spot labor shortage.

Job Doc: Finding the right boss is important too
By developing a list of the characteristics you seek in boss, you can make sure you land in the right job for you.

Weigh vacation plans with job search
How to handle a job search when you already have vacation time booked. Also: No jobless benefits if you quit to relocate... Young colleague should discuss pay with boss... Uprooted, then booted: a tough life lesson.

References are key
References can be vital to your job search, so choose them carefully.

Mature workers must have sharp job search skills
Since age discrimination is an ever-present issue, mature workers must stress vitality, experience, and good skills in job interviews.

BostonWorks Research
The best starting point for your job research is right here on BostonWorks, with links to:
•  Job News and Information
Including The Boston Globe and Boston.com

•  Employer Profiles
Of nearly 350 leading employers in Greater Boston

•  The Job Blog
Updated daily with employment news and views from around the Web

Top 10 Career Books List

An Experts' List

Looking for help with the job hunt or with a career change? These books have been recommended by career counselors, coaches, and recruiters:

  1. What Color Is Your Parachute

  2. I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This

  3. Don't Wait Until You Graduate II

  4. The Networking Survival Guide

  5. How To Write A Résumé If You Didn't Go To College
Planning & Research articles archive

These articles are from BostonWorks in The Boston Sunday Globe and other sources, as noted. For some "Job Doc" and "Out in the Field" articles, scroll down to see the specific item of interest.