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 […]
Career Change
Speed your job search by defining a career niche
In marketing we focus a great deal on finding your niche – that special sweet spot of the market where your ideal prospects meet. A job search is nothing more than a form of marketing – a particularly tough challenge because you are marketing yourself. You are forced to go against everything you’ve learned about […]
Should you change careers … ever?
Should careers be switched at all in one life-time ? Changing jobs is easy but changing your career path is a BIG decision. What factors should be in-depth evaluated & what key-points should one keep in mind before switching his career ? This question was posed on LinkedIn, a good place to connect for job […]
Job security? Forget it. Instead …
Here’s an article with the title of Five Rules for Job Security from the CBS Moneywatch site. But in fact they are not about giving you job security. Nobody can do that. Instead, these rules are about mitigating the effects of job loss and protecting your financial security in the event of job loss. The […]
Career change stalled? Here’s why (and how to fix it)
Many mid-life, mid-career executives and professionals claim they are ready for career change. They dread going to work each day. They realize their jobs do not draw on their strengths and capabilities. Often they read books about career change or even take steps to hire a career coach. But nothing happens. Here are three obstacles […]
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 […]