Mid-life career changers often feel totally overwhelmed when they contemplate all the things they have to do. In fact, the reason most career change fizzles is related to lack of time. If you’re working 40 to 50 hours a week, how will you squeeze in your search for a new career? And where do you […]
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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 […]
Mid-Life Career Strategy: How to Survive A “Bully Boss”
Career strategy requires planning for difficult situations that tax your physical and mental health. One of the toughest challenges that people bring to career coaches is, “My boss is a bully.” A workplace bully can be a major source of career stress. It is important to handle the bully boss carefully without doing serious harm […]
Career strategy: Investment Research
Before you invest in a stock you might ask your broker what kind of research has been done on the company issuing the stock. You might be especially interested in recent developments: a new patent, a lawsuit, a catastrophe, or even a world event that affects the company. For instance, an airline that draws significant […]
Career Strategy: Invest in Career Insurance To Minimize Impact of Job Loss
Here’s an article with the title of Five Rules for Job Security from the CBS Moneywatch site. But in fact they are not about giving you job security. Nobody can do that. Instead, they are about mitigating the effects of job loss and protecting your financial security in the event of job loss. The distinction […]
Mid-Life Career Change: Choosing an MBA or Doctoral Program Online
Choosing the wrong school can be hazardous to your bank account, your goals and even your current job. On October 10, 2004, Sixty Minutes (a CBS-TV news program) featured a segment about a “university” that claimed to offer degrees through online courses. Many students believed they were signing up for a legitimate program. After all, […]