You’ve got a wonderful job, a nice place to live and lots of friends. But you realize you miss your family, who live five hundred miles away. Maybe you just retired and you want to be closer to your aging parents. Or you want to watch your grandchildren grow up. Or you want to get […]
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Job vs. Business: Risk Revisited
7 Steps To Turn Rejection Into Career Growth
Q. “When my application, idea or proposal gets rejected, should my next move be “Ask for feedback?” A. Here’s one of the few times I’d say, “Never!” Okay. “Hardly ever.” Instead …
Returning To Work After A 24-Year Gap
Today’s WSJ included an article by Sue Shellenbarger, “An Auto Engineer Returns To Work After 24 Years Raising Children.” As the article says: “After spending 24 years out raising her four children and teaching at a home-schooling co-op, 54-year-old Wendy MacLennan scaled a Mount Everest-like learning curve to make a comeback as an automotive engineer.” […]
Mid-Life Career Change: Do you need a top named school to find a new career?
“Norman” had been working for 15 years with great success. His mid-life career change came from a decision to move to a new state to be closer to his family, he discovered he would need a certification from an approved university. He found certification programs at a variety of venues, from a community college to […]
Career Development: Dealing With The Unreasonable Boss
My client “Ursula” was a talented, smart marketing manager of a professional services company. She’d been fast-tracked all the way. Until her new boss gave her a less than stellar performance review. It was pretty obvious what was going on. He was looking for reasons to mark her down. She tried to negotiate – very […]