1.   Talk to the career counselors and check out the reference books on career choices.

2.   Although your boss and co-workers can affect your job, psychologists and career counselors say you ultimately determine how you respond to whatever issues you face at work.

3.   And career counselors at a range of colleges and business schools nationwide report that they are rushing to help students who have received bad news from expected future employers.

4.   And, advises Steve Frederick, a career counselor in Evanston, Ill., make your request with a positive, teamlike attitude.

5.   Anybody can call himself a career counselor.

6.   Area career counselors in recent months have seen more federal workers than usual who are interested in midcareer job changes.

7.   Bay Area career counselors are seeing a shocking number of highly skilled out-of-work older job seekers.

8.   Before you see a career counselor, think about what jobs out there might suit your passions and interests.

9.   Bolles always goes beyond the routine, including things like useful Internet sites and how to select a career counselor.

10.   A career counselor put her through standard tests, then suggested she look at the teaching field.