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You're hardworking--and?


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I am a married mother of two who is interested in changing careers. Currently a software engineer, I would like to know what jobs, careers, are suggested for a hardworking and family-oriented person like me. I have considered real estate, recruiting, and being a loan officer.

K. Wangolo Via Internet Internet

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Many readers interested in either switching careers or finding them write us expressing one general sentiment: They are hard working. Once a qualitative trait trait (trat)
1. any genetically determined characteristic; also, the condition prevailing in the heterozygous state of a recessive disorder, as the sickle cell trait.

2. a distinctive behavior pattern.
, today, hard work is simply a given. Employees at every level of an organization are expected to work diligently dil·i·gent  
adj.
Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy.



[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d
 and optimally. Job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er
n.
One who seeks employment.
 need to focus on skill set, which will better help direct and focus the search. Because you mention being family-oriented, I imagine that you also want a career that offers time flexibility, Careers in real estate do provide the opportunity to set your own hours, but so does your current profession. Software engineering could create a variety of freelance and consulting options in information processing information processing: see data processing.
information processing

Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations.
, such as market research, data base management, and recruiting.

Your first task is to define your work task history--not titles, but your skills, qualifications, and natural talents. Research the requirements for areas of interest and then determine what additional training and certification is needed. If the project seems overwhelming, consider career-coaching services. I recommend www.assesswith360.com, an organization that provides a number of career and corporate services Activities that combine or consolidate certain enterprise-wide needed support services, provided based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and business partners.  including skill assessment.
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Title Annotation:career development council
Author:Alleyne, Sonia
Publication:Black Enterprise
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2006
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