A great article from the Career News Blog – deals with the emotional aspects of career change: By Curt Rosengren Link here to the original article. Are you feeling burned out in your job? If so, you’re not alone. Job burnout is an all-too-common phenomenon in today’s workforce. And while there’s no magic wand you […]
Career Advice: Protect Yourself In The Workplace
Just came across an interesting book: Nan DeMars: You’ve Got To Be Kidding: How To Keep Your Job Without Losing Your Integrity. Here’s what I wrote in my review: The topic isn’t glamorous, which is probably why people aren’t rushing to buy it. This book does a really good job of warning workers of their […]
Radical career change: from business executive to neurosurgeon
Exchanging a job for a passion: A neurosurgeon’s story John Seelmeyer, 9/12/2011 From Northern Nevada Business Weekly Christopher Demers sat in a hospital room in 1996, waiting while his wife, Linda, gave birth to the couple’s first son. Waiting and thinking, actually. Waiting and thinking and preparing to make a breath-taking decision, all the more […]
Mid-Life Career Change: Starting Over In A New Profession
Let’s say you’re 30, 40, 50 or even 60. You want to start a whole new career. Maybe you’ve been a massage therapist and now you want to work on a help desk for an IT department. Or you’ve been a psychotherapist and now you want to work in the marketing department of a large […]
How to Choose and Use Career Assessments For Your Career Change
Many mid-life professionals who seek a career change begin with assessments. I believe our culture encourages testing. We like to look at numbers; after all, we measure cholesterol and lung capacity so why not measure career aptitude? The truth is … Experienced scientists and statisticians will be skeptical of any tests because: (1) Some qualities […]
Career Change: Everyone Claims To Be An Expert
Q. “I need a career change, but I’m hesitating to sign up for more career coaching. I’ve already been to two coaches. One coach said, “Just take action and get motivated.” Another administered tests confirming what I already knew.” Sadly, when it comes to careers, everyone’s an expert. My good friend “Ryan” (who’s had one […]