Midlife Career Strategy

Career Advice and Opinions

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The Serendipity Career Change Method

Serendipity is not “woo-woo.” It’s a recognized element of career change. We all know people who were going about their own business not seeking new direction. Guidance came, unasked, from sources outside themselves. It’s not enough to receive a message: you have to know how to listen and interpret what comes. Coaching rarely provides serendipitous […]

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Finding Your Career Development Mentor

Traditionally, mentors volunteer the wisdom of their experiences to help others who wanted to follow in their footsteps. These days, many people have learned to appreciate the value of a good mentor. Therefore, we see messages on discussion boards asking, “Would someone be willing to mentor me?” Total strangers call, asking, “Will you be my […]

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[Great Career Tips] Email Writers and the Wall Street Journal

“Infamous Email Writers” headlined an article in the Wall Street Journal (Tuesday, February 21, 2006, Marketplace Section, page B1). A young attorney named Dianna Abdala rejected a job offer by email. She wasn’t very gracious as she reported the job would be neither “fulfilling” nor suppportive of her lifestyle. Abdala’s potential boss, one Will Korman, […]

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Your New Year Career Plan

Good article from researcher Tracey Wilen-Daugenti of Apollo Research Institute Read it here. Some points I like: “Develop an authentic personal brand.” That means, she says, expect your resume to be fact-checked and your social marketing posts to come back to haunt you. “Embrace the unpredictable and serendipitous.” Hey, haven’t i been saying this for […]