Step Five: Make Room for Personal Growth In many cases, career reinvention is about balancing personal and professional growth. To continue moving forward, it’s important to reflect and appreciate all the good things that have happened in your life. Reflect on your successes. Let go of the disappointments. You may have poor self-esteem, a lack… [Read More]
Career Reinvention: Making the Most of Your 50s and 60s – Part 3
Step Three: Create Your Career Plan Now that you know where you want to go, it’s time to chart your path. In your career reinvention, you may need new skills. For example, you may decide to learn a new language. There are any number of online courses and apps to help you. The most important… [Read More]
Career Reinvention: Making the Most of Your 50s and 60s – Part 2
In a continuation of last week’s blog, today we begin to look at how to maximize your value and the steps to take Step One: Get in the Right Mindset Some people see 50 as the “beginning of the end,” as they start to wind down their careers as they approach retirement. Others see… [Read More]
Career Reinvention: Making the Most of Your 50s and 60s – Part 1
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” — Motivational speaker Les Brown The concept of the traditional career path is changing. With more than 108 million people who are now age 50 or older — and with one in five Americans will be 65 or older by 2030 — the idea… [Read More]
The Great Resignation: Career Crisis or Something Else?
The Great Resignation: Career Crisis or Something Else? If you’ve read a newspaper or watched the news recently, you’ve probably heard about the large number of people considering a career change … or outright quitting their jobs. If you’re one of those contemplating quitting — or if you’ve actually done it, you’re not alone. It’s… [Read More]
How Do I Include Personal Pronouns on My Résumé and/or LinkedIn Profile?
How Do I Include Personal Pronouns on My Résumé and/or LinkedIn Profile? You may have noticed pronouns (he/him/his, she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/hir/zir) being included on social media profiles, email signatures, and in the job search process in general. Including pronouns can prevent accidental misgendering, helping you avoid having to correct a hiring manager or recruiter using… [Read More]
Career Change Exploration Worksheet
Why Is It Career Self-Assessment/Self-Exploration So Important to Career Reinvention? Many of my clients who are considering a career transition or reinvention have never taken the time to evaluate their skills, values, interests, and other parameters that are important to them in their life and work. They often have gone directly from college into the… [Read More]
Follow Your Passion
Merriam-Webster defines passion as “an intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. As a Career Coach, clients often come to me to assist them in finding clarity in their job search. Uncertain of what career path to take, my first piece of advice is to follow your passion. Do what truly makes you happen. I… [Read More]
