Here’s one on career change, from a top-rated website: Hiring managers will see your passion and how it relates to their business, and they want to hire that,” Newall says. The key is “and how it relates to their business.” Passion is nice but what they want to know is, “How soon can you make […]
Career Advice and Opinions
Career fairs are not always kind to careers
Career fairs are not kind to job seekers. Companies sometimes visit to promote their businesses, hoping to turn attendees into customers, not employees. You’ll also find colleges and universities seeking transfer students. If you’ve been following my blog, you won’t be surprised. Short cuts almost always turn out to be costly detours. A few of […]
Guest Career Change Post: How To Overcome Career Burnout
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 […]
Your Career Path Chooses You
Research shows that most people find their careers through serendipity, not through planned career change. Serendipity is not “woo-woo.” It’s not the same as synchronicity, which means that things appear coincidental but actually are joined together for a reason. Serendipity means you stumble across something by accident. We all know people who were going about […]
Midlife Career Strategy – Recording
You can listen to the recording (or download) here: https://midlifecareerstrategy.com/MidlifeCareers.mp3