Calling All Midlife
Crisis Career
Changers:
Are you my kind of client?
Most of my clients call when they're facing
a major career crisis. Just as they'd call the Auto Club when
they get a flat tire, they call me when their career stops
moving.
For example, they have 2 attractive
offers
and both want an answer-- yesterday. Or they've just been laid off and
need a 30-day game plan. Or they're responding to a scary
performance review. Or they just had a "last straw" experience
and want a sounding board before they do anything drastic.
About one-half of my
clients call because they have a challenge combining relocation and
career.
Clients also call me when a
job
search stalls. Some seek resume and interview consultation.
Others need to analyze what went wrong and revise their strategy.
And some call when they want
"something more." They're doing well but feeling pressure --
internal or external -- to change. They want more freedom, more leisure
and often more meaning in their work.
My clients have five to twenty-five years
of solid professional work experience. They're managers,
executives, professionals or
business owners. Many have graduate degrees and/or have won
awards
in their fields.
My clients bring
scenarios like
these:
- "My job will go away in six months -- after twenty
years
with the same company. I'll get some severance but I need another job.
And there's not much available at my level."
- "I've been offered a terrific job -- but I'd have
to relocate myself and my family. How do we decide whether it's a good
move?"
- "For a long time, I've felt that I'm in the wrong
career
and maybe the wrong city. I'm starting to feel I need to change -- now.
How do I get started exploring my options?"
- "After ten years of stellar performance reviews,
I've
gotten a mediocre rating from a new boss. I'm trying to decide how to
respond -- maybe it's time for a new job anyway."
- "My job search keeps stalling. Do I need a new
resume? Or
a
new field with more opportunity?"
- "I just started a new job (after ten years in the
old
one). It's puzzling, exciting, fun and also scary. I need a
confidential sounding board who can help me read the culture and avoid
disaster."
- "My significant other was offered his dream job --
but
what
happens to my career? We need to decide right away."
- "I got fired last week, very publicly. After
twenty years in the industry, I've
developed a
high
profile. I can't just go knock on doors. Maybe I should set up my own
business - but what? and how?"
Clients
who enjoy working with me tend to...
- seek down-to-earth, results-oriented options and
processes
- feel a sense of urgency -- they need answers
yesterday
- have financial resources so they don't feel
pressured and
desperate
- define themseves as self-motivated achievers
- enjoy fast-paced, energetic interactions
Now that you know the kind of clients we work with, and what our
clients need to do to ensure their success,
click on this link to learn more about How
I Work.