(3) Create a Plan B before you move. You may decide you absolutely, positively cannot live in your new location. Your personality and lifestyle may be at odds with the local culture. You may lack access to something you didn’t realize you needed for your physical and mental well-being. Don’t assume that you are safe […]
Career Advice and Opinions
Career Change Book: Recommended
So far I’ve found two career books to recommend: Working Identity (Herminia Ibarra) and Finding Your Own North Star (Martha Beck). Now I’m adding this one to the list. Beck focuses mostly on choosing what you want; Ibarra talks about the search process. Now I recommend The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention by Pamela Mitchell. […]
Back to School as a Professor (Adjunct Style)
If you are involved in a mid-life career change or a long job search, you may be getting advice to expand your horizons and try new fields. Recently the New York Times suggested that career changers explore the possibility of adjunct teaching. Read the full article here. The article makes some good points. First, teaching […]
How Your Job Search Gets Derailed When You’re a Great Candidate
Five ways a job search gets de-railed (and you may not know it), with some personal, politically incorrect humor. (1) Make sure you haven’t posted inappropriate photos and information online, anywhere. Expect recruiters and employers to google your name. If you want to post personal photos of yourself, create a secret group and admit only […]
Survey for Midlife Career Strategy
What’s on your mind? Take this survey and then come share your views here.
Job Search 21st Century: Revenge on the Job Interview E-Snub
One job seeker claimed he got revenge on a hiring manager with this story in the New York Times. Read it here. Essentially, the job seeker got frustrated waiting to hear from the employer. He called HR to say, “Thanks for offering me the job. I will be there on Monday!” Immediately he was bombarded […]