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WORK AND TRAINING
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Subsection 11.10:
Career change and redundancy |
Printed material
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Planning a Career Change: Rethink
Your Way to a Better Working Life
| 978 1845281007
| £9·99
| Feb06 |
| Designed to
be accessible to anyone making a new start, irrespective of
age, gender or background. Provides exercises covering: drawing
on work experience, building on hobbies and interests, rethinking
your old career, and breaking new ground. How to Books |
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How to Get a Job You'll Love
| 978 0077114718
| £12.99
| Sep06 |
| Now
in its fourth edition, this best selling book has been updated
to include new resources and references, additional information
for MBA students, CV advice, and ideas and suggestions about
portfolio careers. McGraw-Hill Professional |
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The Career Change Handbook
| 978 1845282813
| £9·99
| Dec04 |
| Written for people in employment
looking for help with their next career move. Includes sample
letters, CVs, exercises and useful addresses to tailor individual
job searches. How to Books
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Turn Redundancy Into Opportunity
| 978 1857038637
| £9·99
| Feb03 |
| This title
gives readers advice on how to survive the first few weeks
of redundancy. It explains how to redefine one's work motivations,
how to create a professional job search strategy and network
one's skills and how to approach self-employment. How to Books |
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Rebuilding your Life after Redundancy
| 978 1845491017
| 10.99
| Mar07 |
| Down to earth
approach to life after redundancy, full of tips for networking,
job search and CV writing. Essential one-stop shop for anyone
who wants to create a new and more enjoyable life after redundancy,
career crisis, or returning to work after a career break.
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Returning to Work: A Guide to Re-entering
the Job Market
| 978 1857037869
| £12.99
| Mar04 |
Aimed at those who have been out of the workplace for some
time, particularly women who have stopped working due to
family commitments. Includes advice on: dealing with barriers,
analysing your skills, starting back to study, and improving
skills through voluntary work. How to Books
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Useful websites
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Directgov
www.direct.gov.uk
(opens in a new window)
A wide ranging site which includes information on “life
episodes” (for example looking for a job, redundancy)
and good links to sites run by industry, voluntary agencies
and government departments.
Business Link
www.businesslink.gov.uk
(opens in a new window)
Useful fact sheets, for example for expectant mothers returning
to work, self-employment issues and so on.
Working families
www.workingfamilies.org.uk/asp/home_zone/m_welcome.asp
(opens in a new window) Contains information for working
families and details of the support available on employment
rights, childcare and flexible working. Also how they inform
and advise employers on all work-life aspects, such as flexible
working, carer leave, making the business case for change,
and implementation.

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