You can use the transition to create a list of resolutions that can be applied to your next job or even used as a template for a new career.

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Supporting the automotive industry through the current crisis and steering a clear transition to a low-carbon future will create millions of middle-class jobs that are vital to a strong economy while reinvigorating American technological superiority.

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Implementing these pollution reduction standards are proven to improve public health, create new jobs, drive technological innovations and transition our nation to a cleaner energy future.

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Its mission will be to work with Congress as lawmakers consider legislation to create a new Department of Homeland Security and to "coordinate, guide and conduct transition and related planning" throughout the federal government in preparation for the establishment of the new massive federal agency, according to the executive order.

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