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
Overqualified but happy to have a job
That was the title of a recent New York Times article. You can read it here. The gist of the article is this: In today’s tight job market, companies can attract talent they’d ordinarily never see. And despite conventional wisdom, many of these overqualified hires are working out. Here’s what I think (and please add […]
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. […]
Considering self-employment? Find a new career with these 3 guides.
Several of my readers have asked about resources for moving from corporate life to self-employment. I just discovered one book, published about 7 months ago: Career Renegade by Jonathan Fields This is one of the most realistic and up-to-date books I’ve found. You can get it from the library, your bookstore or Amazon. The link […]
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 […]
Finding a new Mid-Life Career : Med School at Age 51
A Canadian CEO, Brian Levy, returned to medical school after his corporate job went sour. To be sure, he enjoyed a number of advantages. He’d left corporate life with a package of $11 million. He drives to the hospital in a Lexus. But his profs say he works harder and he’s the most prepared for […]