In her book What To Do With the Rest of Your Life, Robin Ryan identifies 10 career killers. Today we’ll look at two and explore a third, all related to self-presentation. Click here to look up the book. Killer #1: Wait to be noticed. Expect that you’ll be recognized if you do good work, so […]
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Win Your Job Search By Demonstrating Your Success
“On paper, my experience doesn’t look great. As a project manager, I organize vendors and keep costs down. But in fact everybody wants me to run their projects! Even customers ask for me. “Now I’m ready to embark on a job search. How can I communicate my value to a future employer?” Three ways: […]
Midlife Career Tips: Job Search With Outplacement vs. Private Career Coaching
Laid-off corporate executives and managers often receive job search support via outplacement. However, things are different in this Career 3.0 world. Recently the WSJ published an article about the downsizing of outplacement. Outplacement for executives formerly might have lasted throughout the length of a job search – even a whole year or more – but […]
New career book: Fail Fast, Fail Often
Many career books aren’t worth the paper they’re written on, but Fail Fast, Fail Often is good. (It’s also helpful for business owners.) The theme of Fail Fast, Fail Often is that change begins with small steps. Whether you’re starting a business or embarking on a new career, begin with the smallest, least costly action […]
Career Change: How did these people do it?
From Dorset, England, comes a good article on career change. Read it here. The journalist interviewed a handful of mid-life career changers and tells their stories. The key to these career changes is serendipity, a willingness to make leaps and freedom from a commitment to “keep moving up.”
Midlife Career Strategy: You can’t ignore age discrimination
Recently I came across an exceptionally good article on age discrimination at Forbes Magazine. Read it here. As the author points out, age discrimination continues. Many companies don’t try to hide it. And it’s hard to prove, especially if you’re applying for a job in a competitive arena. If you sue, you’ll probably have to […]