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What are some good resources for career counseling?

I need some help! I need to find a new career. I am highly educated and a hard worker, but I have come to the realization that the career pathway I am on now will not lead me to the life goals I have. I am very lost at how to go about this. I would like to find someone who could sit down with me, look at my education/resume, and help give me some ideas about what kind of careers are even out there. I don't mind pursuing other classes/training that will help make me more marketable, but I don't necessarily want another degree right now. The thing is, I feel like I don't know anything about what kind of jobs exist and what kinds of background you need to do these jobs, let alone how to break into a new industry. I can write a top-notch resume/cover letter and can fend for myself in an interview, I don't need help on that side. I need help on the side of matching my skills to what jobs exist and knowing which jobs would provide an adequate salary range. Also, what might these services cost? I have spent these last five years pursuing the idealism of my college days and am realizing that it just doesn't pay the bills. I don't have a lot of extra money for this kind of thing, but I am willing to pay what I do have for some good results.

Public Comments

1. Depending on where you are there are a lot of not for profit organizations that help women in the workforce. "Women at Work" Their website is: http://www.womenatwork1.org/ See if your local college has a career center or information about one. They should cost little to no money. good luck
2. There is a book called "What color is my parachute?". It's a useful self-help guide to explore your real interests and the careers that match. It was fun too. Or, you can let all of us at yahoo answers decide a career direction for you.:)