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Self-Employment and Contract Work

Barbara Seifert

By now, you’ve learned how to identify your skills and talents, how to create and follow-through on a job search plan, how to craft the perfect resume that gets noticed, and how to get through the interview that will get you the job. Perhaps you’ve been in your career for quite a while. What’s next? You may be questioning if you should continue on your current career path. Perhaps retirement is on the horizon, or you may be undecided about your next step. This chapter offers some alternatives to consider as you continue to plan your career and career development. Self-employment and alternate work arrangements enable you to use and monetize your identified skills and talents.

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