The Department of Labor has created two new interactive websites to help job seekers--those just entering the market and those who want to use their existing skills in a new career.

MyNextMove.org is a simple-to-use analysis tool that asks for the user's skills and interests and then matches those with specific careers and training programs. There are also job listings and college/vocational courses to search.

MySkillsMyFuture.org  is a site for people who want to use their existing skills in a new position. You type in your current or last job title, and the database gives you a list of related jobs that wouldn't require you to go back to school. Job listings are also available on this website.

Your First Quarter dues are now past due, the grace period expired January 16, 2012.

Full-time dues formula is: 8.84 x hourly rate + $51.00*.

Freelance dues are: $41.00 monthly; $123.00 quarterly.

Innactive dues: $17.50 monthly; $52.50 quarterly (no work permitted)

Part-time members,  your first-quarter 2012 dues are billed based on your fourth-quarter 2011 earnings reports received from your employer using the calculation: Hourly Rate x Hours x 1.7% + $51.00*.

NOTES:

*   The International Per-capita increased by $2.00 to $15.00 per month effective January 1, 2012.

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