Midlife Career Strategy

Career Change

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Midlife Career Change is everywhere

Yesterday’s New York Times included an article on midlife career change. The guest author is an attorney who “switched” from being a prosecutor, working for the state, to being a defense lawyer in a private law firm. He is quite candid about his reasons: he wanted more money and a better work-life balance. This type […]

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Guest Post: Who Me? Take a Sabbatical?

Today’s Guest Post comes from best-selling author Barbara Winter. When funnyman Steve Martin’s book Pure Drivel came out it enjoyed critical raves and enthusiastic sales. Although the author has long been recognized for his fertile comic mind, he told the Today Show’s Matt Lauer that the book would not have happened if he hadn’t taken […]

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Career Change Mistakes – continued

In the last post we looked at 5 mistakes from an article in Monster.com. Read the original article here. Tip #6 was,”Don’t Keep Your Dissatisfaction to Yourself or Try to Make the Switch Alone.” This tip is on the right track. They make a good point: don’t talk to your boss “just yet.” I’d say, […]

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Moving for your career change? Create your relocation checklist to save hassles

When you’re relocating, a checklist can reduce moving stress considerably. In a recent blog post, one author recommended specific items for a checklist. This article is especially valuable because the author identifies different checklists you need at different stages of the move. I’d add you also need a career planning checklist. Moving checklist phase 1: […]