Whether you’re considering a new job or just want to stay marketable, I would recommend taking a look at Dan Schawbel’s boook, Me 2.0. Check it out here. The old way to change jobs and advance your career doesn’t work anymore. I like Schawbel’s ideas. Make a video. Post to a blog. Get known for […]
Career Change
Volunteering for Career Change
If you’re considering a career change, your career counselor or coach may encourage you to take a volunteer position in your new industry. Alternatively, you may be encouraged to take up volunteer work when you’re between jobs, as a way to update your resume. (1) Non-profit organizations often have a history of transitioning volunteers to […]
Relocation Stress: A Couple Moves From NY To Houston
Today’s New York Times featured an article about a couple who moved from New York to Lubbock, Texas, and finally ended u in New Orleans. The wife began as a trailing spouse and found her way to a new career. Read the article here. Look up my Report on dealing with the stresses of relocation. […]
Get career information you need for your career change
Career changers often realize they need information before making a commitment to change, but its not always clear what career information will be critical to your unique challenge. You need more than answers: you need questions. For example, consider a career changer we can call Suzanne. Suzanne outgrew her stuffy finance job after ten exhausting […]
Another career myth: Career change is a straight line.
Most career change comes about through serendipity, not linear planning. Research shows that nearly every career choice and career change includes an element of luck or chance. For example, you run into an old college friend who tells you about a job opening in his company. You hadn’t considered this field but you take the […]
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. […]