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Managing Work Transitions
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: Overview 
Description: This document suggests ways to get back on the right track after a loss of employment, disability, etc.
Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: 1. Making Sense of My Losses
Description: This fact sheet discusses unemployment and how to cope with family issues during this period of time.
Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: 2. Working Together As A Family
Description: This fact sheet discusses the impact of families and having a support system during periods of unemployment.
Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: 3. Checking Financial Resources
Description: Using a guide to organize your income. This helps you to know where and what your money goes to.
Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: 4. Setting Spending Priorities
Description: This fact sheet offers suggestions on how to get your spending priorities to be more efficient and economical during periods of unemployment.
Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: 5. Paying Creditors and Maintaining Your Financial Reputation
Description: This fact sheet offers suggestions on how to get back on the right track by paying your creditors and maintaining your finances.
Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: 6. Cutting Corners and Economizing
Description: This fact sheet discusses how to cut corners and economize during periods of unemployment.
Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: 7. Using Community Resources
Description: This fact sheet discusses how if you use your community resources, you may be employed within weeks.
Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: 8. Finding New Employment
Description: A PDF file; a document that helps you understand your employment options once you've lost your job and where to find new employment. It also helps you know what to look for in a new job.
Choosing a New Direction – Making a Career Change
Author: Tucker, Easter
Description: A fact sheet that discusses important things to consider when making a career change.
How to Get a Job - Understanding Work Schedules
Author: Tucker, Easter
Description: A fact sheet designed to help people understand work schedules.
How to Get a Job – Changing Jobs? Looking for a Job––
Author: Tucker, Easter
Description: A fact sheet that provides tips for people who are changing jobs or looking for jobs.
How to Get a Job – Filling Out an Application
Author: Tucker, Easter
Description: A fact sheet that provides tips for filling out job applications.
How to Get a Job – How Do I Look?
Author: Tucker, Easter
Description: A fact sheet that provides tips for people on how they should look when preparing to go on a job interview.
How to Get a Job – What Jobs Are Available?
Author: Tucker, Easter
Description: A fact sheet designed to help people understand what kinds of jobs are available.
Author: Bolton, Elizabeth
Description: A tool designed to help job seekers find jobs.
Author: Bolton, Elizabeth
Description: A tool designed to help job seekers market themselves.
Author: Bolton, Elizabeth
Description: A tool designed to help job seekers prepare for job interviews.
Author: Bolton, Elizabeth
Description: A tool designed to help job seekers prepare a resume.
Ready for Work - Action Brief #2
Author: The Forum for Youth Inves,
Description: An article that describes facts that relate to teen employment.
Staying on the Job Once You are Hired
Author: Bolton, Elizabeth
Description: A tool designed to help people stay on the job once they are hired.
Author: Tucker, Easter
Description: A fact sheet that provides an overview of job interviews and how to prepare for job interviews.
Author: Bolton, Elizabeth
Description: A tool designed to help job seekers find the right job for them.
Description: A fact sheet that reviews major resources available throughout Pennsylvania for individuals who have experienced a reduction in income.
Writing Experience Resumes and Targeted Cover Letters
Author: Urich, Judith
Description: Teaches how to write experience resumes and targeted cover letters. Includes sample resumes for an adult with a ragged resume and two teens, one with and one without job experience. Materials in html and pdf. Program is web based.
Author: Bolton, Elizabeth
Description: A tool designed to help job seekers write cover letters.
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Surviving Tough Times: How You Can Help When Mom or Dad is Unemployed
Author: Bland, Judy
Description: This fact sheet provides tips that family members can use when mothers or fathers lose their jobs or are out of work.
Surviving Tough Times: Identifying Sources of Support and Friendship
Author: Bland, Judy
Description: This fact sheet provides tips and suggestions on the importance of having a support network during major life stresses, such as the loss of a job, divorce or death in the family.
Surviving Tough Times: SUSTAINING FAMILY AND HOME
Author: Bland, Judy
Description: This fact sheet provides tips and suggestions on what families faced with job loss can do to maintain their home.
Writing Experience Resumes and Targeted Cover Letters
Author: Urich, Judith
Description: Teaches how to write experience resumes and targeted cover letters. Includes sample resumes for an adult with a ragged resume and two teens, one with and one without job experience. Materials in html and pdf. Program is web based.