Just came across an unusually good blog post about people who are juggling multiple careers. The blog owner refers to “slasher careers” – you decide for yourself! They make it clear that their paths are not easy but they are living life on their own terms. Despite at least one wish for a corporate job, […]
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Guest Career Change Post: How To Overcome Career Burnout
A great article from the Career News Blog – deals with the emotional aspects of career change: By Curt Rosengren Link here to the original article. Are you feeling burned out in your job? If so, you’re not alone. Job burnout is an all-too-common phenomenon in today’s workforce. And while there’s no magic wand you […]
Career Advice: Protect Yourself In The Workplace
Just came across an interesting book: Nan DeMars: You’ve Got To Be Kidding: How To Keep Your Job Without Losing Your Integrity. Here’s what I wrote in my review: The topic isn’t glamorous, which is probably why people aren’t rushing to buy it. This book does a really good job of warning workers of their […]
Radical career change: from business executive to neurosurgeon
Exchanging a job for a passion: A neurosurgeon’s story John Seelmeyer, 9/12/2011 From Northern Nevada Business Weekly Christopher Demers sat in a hospital room in 1996, waiting while his wife, Linda, gave birth to the couple’s first son. Waiting and thinking, actually. Waiting and thinking and preparing to make a breath-taking decision, all the more […]
Mid-Life Career Change: Starting Over In A New Profession
Let’s say you’re 30, 40, 50 or even 60. You want to start a whole new career. Maybe you’ve been a massage therapist and now you want to work on a help desk for an IT department. Or you’ve been a psychotherapist and now you want to work in the marketing department of a large […]
How to Choose and Use Career Assessments For Your Career Change
Many mid-life professionals who seek a career change begin with assessments. I believe our culture encourages testing. We like to look at numbers; after all, we measure cholesterol and lung capacity so why not measure career aptitude? The truth is … Experienced scientists and statisticians will be skeptical of any tests because: (1) Some qualities […]