Leia Francisco - January 11, 2012
Life transitions can deepen our wisdom and broaden our horizons. By “transitions,” I mean your responses to life changes that affect your roles, perceptions, and situations in significant ways. Job loss, changes in health, a geographic move, death of a loved one, a new career, shifts within a family—all these can create strong emotional reactions that alter your thinking and functioning.
Camille Grabowski - October 31, 2011
A portfolio career consists of one or more part-time jobs you really enjoy, maybe even with benefits. It’s a career plan whose time has come for many people, including older workers. Essentially, you design a career
Cher Forman - July 22, 2011
Hello, Cher - I probably don´t fit your standard mold. I´m 67, currently working in a full time job which I don´t think is particularly secure. I´ve worked for 30+ years in the IT field as a software developer, and, now for 10+ years as a project manager. Most of this time was as a contractor. I don´t have any emotional issues about age discrimination, no self-confidence issues. The job boards work fine for finding contract jobs, and even in this bad economy I´ve gotten interviews. I figure it takes about 10 interviews to get one contract job. What I am is just damned tired of going through this process once or twice a year. I would really like to start my own business and get some independence and control (and some enjoyment). Any suggestions here? I don´t have a lot of money to invest in this, or time I´ve got a 10 and 15 year old who keep me busy. But, I´ve got a lot of motivation, and can make the time. Thanks for any suggestions. Also, I assume this is confidential
Gene Nokes - June 29, 2011
When a career plan is shattered, the mature worker often finds that they are broken and alone with nowhere to turn for help. Networking groups are available in most major cities; through One-Stop Career Centers; local faith organizations; and when all else fails there is a 12 Step Recovery program such as AA in virtually every city in the US.
Patrice Payne - June 24, 2011
While unemployed, I spend half my time thinking about the next step in my quest for a job (while working on my career) and the other half of the time thinking about how illustrious my career will one day be. Okay, so some days the scale tips a little more to the dreamier side, but I still stay focused on survival in these times of increased unemployment and decreased morale for many. Highlighting job ads in the classifieds is like the adventures of Walter Mitty, only the search for the right job is not fictional, it’s for real.
Gene Nokes - June 21, 2011
The acronym HALT is borrowed from 12 Step Recovery programs and it means that whenever you are hungry, angry, lonely or tired it is time to slow down and take it easy. Working a modern career development plan requires intense dedication, interspersed with serious relaxation time.
Marilyn Degodny Winters - June 20, 2011
Since I have stopped working I have been looking for meaningful ways to help out in the community. My last venture into the volunteer world did not go so well. I was going to
Marilyn Degodny Winters - June 13, 2011
If someone had told me on January 1st 2009 that I would be retired today I would have thought they were crazy. I began last year feeling very secure in my career plan and job. Everything that was planned so perfectly changed when my health forced me to leave a job that I loved, five years before I was ready. [...]
Gene Nokes - June 3, 2011
How many years ahead should you cover in your Career Development Plan? Should your career plan look forward 5, 10, 15 years? No matter what your age, you’ll be surprised.
Patrice Payne - June 1, 2011
In California you can actually travel from the lowest point in the continental U.S., ”Bad Water” in Death Valley, to the peak of Mt. Whitney, the highest point, that lies only 110 miles away, in less than one day! If only we could travel from the “lows” of our career to the “highs” in such a short time. At ourexperiencecounts.com, I found the insight I needed to refine my resume skills, build a job network, explore new career ideas and create a path to my career “high”. Did I do it in one day?
Gene Nokes - May 20, 2011
"The Perfectionist" social style is number "one" of the nine Enneagram styles. The Perfectionist, which I will call "ones", get their energy by doing things right. Ones can be very critical. They have a hard time accepting errors and imperfections. Ones nit-pick details. They have an orientation towards correction. Others working with ones sense judgment and criticism. Ones are not aware of their underlying aggression. Ones can have an irrational striving for order and "doing it right" at the expense of all else. Ones can have a lot of anger.
Cher Forman - May 19, 2011
I´m 57 and have been out of work for almost 9 months and my career plan is in shambles. I haven´t really started my job search in earnest yet. My big debate is whether it makes sense to go back to school and earn a degree in an industry projected to be in high demand (MRI tech, or some other area where there are current candidate shortages) or attempt to return to "the past". I´ve been a Marketing Communications manager for several major financial/ professional services organizations, and frankly, could use a change. But not sure which way to go at this point. You offer great advice - you need a plan, and I just can´t decide on one that I´m comfortable with.
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