Why scanning a list of careers can be a deceptively simple yet effective way of identifying one or more careers worth exploring.

Get introduced to 14 careers that score high on job satisfaction, compensation, and job market.

How to use Google to easily learn about a career. Plus, six great questions to ask in an informational interview.

A tip on validly using job shadowing and volunteering to see if a career is right for you.

A quick refresher on the four steps to choosing a career using the Holistic Method.

An explanation of the difference between the approach to choosing a career to be presented in this section compared with the one presented in the previous section

15 skills that are often required in professional-level careers. Which are your best ones that you enjoy using?

14 interests that are key to well-liked careers. Is there one that's core to you?

Are one or more of eight values important to you in your career?

Is one or more of these six characteristics of a career important to you?

Here's a fun exercise to confirm or refute what you've identified as important to you in your career.

Here's a review of what you need to do to wisely choose a career. Do that and you'll have chosen a career more wisely than do most people.

You'll learn how, more often than you might think, you can get well-trained for your career without going to school. Perhaps even BETTER trained.

How to convince an employer that you're MORE worthy of being hired because you got your training outside of a university.

How to use articles, books, videos, short courses, online discussion groups, and tutoring to get well-trained for your career.

Reassurance that You U may be worth trying. Worst case, it doesn't work and then you can go back to school.

How to identify good training programs and then vet them to see if they're a good fit for you.

Tips for increasing your chances of admission to the training program of your choice.

The five keys to making the most of your training.

A tiny pep talk on the value of finding the right training.

The six most common fears people have in looking for a job.

Even though this lecture is very short, you'll learn two ways to overcome the fear that no one will hire you for a decent job.

How to tell people you're looking for work without sounding like a loser.

Why losing a bit of fun may ultimately make you happier.

Ways to help ensure you're happier and more successful in your next job than you have been in the past.

A way to reframe your fear that if you succeed, you'll make a loved-one sad.

An effective way to "sell yourself" without at all being too pushy or dishonest.

Why networking works and how it needn't be as off-putting as you may fear.

A systematic approach to using your network to find good work.

Specific advice, including a sample dialogue, on how you can make a real connection with someone quite quickly.

How to best use LinkedIn, Yahoo Groups, and email to build career-boosting relationships.

Why contacting targeted employers that are NOT advertising an appropriate job may be THE most potent networking technique.

Working no harder than you will when hired, in just a week or two, you can knock out much or all of what you need to do to line up interviews.

How to make the most of Day One of your job search.

Making the most of your job search's second day.

Making the most of your job search's third day.

Making the most of your job search's fourth and fifth and hopefully final day before those requests to interview you come in.

A tool for motivating to to stay the course during this admittedly tough week.

Job-seeker language such as that used by "professional" resume writers, such as "seasoned, dynamic, self-starter who drives profitability" is often perceived as sterile, off-putting, and even BS. There's a better way.

How to make the most of those first seconds that may be all your resume gets before an employer decides whether to nix it.

Why a few hours may be all you'll want to spend writing your resume.

How to prepare, practically and psychologically for a successful interview.

You need to convey that you're smart enough, have the skills and motivation, and are easy to work with. This lecture shows you how.

The three things that can help put you at ease in a job interview.

Six things you can do in the interview to maximize your chances of success.

A quick reminder that may help you be your best self in the interview.