Some good career tips from Business Insider. Start with the 11 things never to put on a resume: http://read.bi/HxnTTR My career guide includes many of these tips – so if you start here you are ahead of the game: https://midlifecareerstrategy.com/searchbk.html
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How to choose a career coach
Career counseling used to be straightforward. You hired a counselor who administered tests, asked some questions and guided you to a dream career. Today’s job search model calls for hiring a coach. And you’ll find thousands to choose from. Here are some guidelines to make your selection. Karen hired a “mentor” coach to help her […]
Between Jobs? Save your money by moving thoughtfully
“Norman” was experiencing sticker shock. After years of career success in the corporate world, he had accumulated a healthy nest egg. But now Norman faced a midlife career crisis. He had just learned his division would be shutting down. To keep his job, he would have to relocate to a distant part of the country. […]
Career Stress to the Max: Goldman Sachs Employee Says, “Take This Job And …’
You think you have career stress? Think again! You may have seen the news report: A Goldman Sachs manager, Greg Smith, resigned in a very public way. Before sending in his resignation letter, Smith wrote an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, expressing his frustration with his employer. He criticized the self-serving value system […]
Midlife Career Change By Degrees
Recently I followed a thread on a LinkedIn forum for professionals. “Ann” wrote with great frustration. She had spent large sums of money to get a degree to prepare for a career that required a license. Now she had large loans – and she discovered her degree would not meet the rigid requirements for a […]
Harvard Graduates In The Mailroom: Buying a Lottery Ticket Or Investing In A Future?
An article in today’s New York Times Magazine asks, “Why do Harvard graduates work in the mailroom?” You can read the article here. Author Adam Davidson refers to the best-selling book, Freakonomics, which noted the peculiar behavior of drug dealers. They accepted low pay and dangerous conditions on the slim chance they would hit the […]