You are most likely familiar with the classic career handbook, What Color Is Your Parachute?, written by author, Dick Bolles. Updated every year, its insights and exercises are as relevant as ever. The companion website, JobHuntersBible.com, is full of excellent resources for conducting research, creating resumes and cover letters, and effectively using the Internet. We…
Inspiration to Follow Your Blueprint
“Plan B” Might Even Work Out Better
Today we have three stories of career reinvention. In one case the change was self-initiated while the other two reinventions were in response to abrupt and unexpected events. Comments Daryn Kagan, former CNN anchor and now head of DarynKagan.com, “The thing I wish I knew then that I know now is: Inspiration comes in pieces.” …
Cycle of Giving
“I’ve found that the resources I get are no good unless I give them back,” says Russell Simmons, CEO of Rush Communications and one of the founders of the hip-hop movement. “That cycle of giving is the process that sustains you, makes you happy and makes you whole.” In today’s article from Success Magazine, Simmons…
Using LinkedIn For Your Job Research
In previous posts we’ve cited examples of job seekers who successfully landed positions by blogging or using Twitter. Today we bring you some practical tips for using LinkedIn. Do you have an example of how you’ve used social media to land a job or help you in your research? We’d love to hear about it.…
Strategies for Change
In today’s article, two women discuss the paths they each took to changing careers. Erica Curless is a former journalist who became an equine and canine massage therapist and Shirley Bonuccelli is a former school librarian and financial planner who now details cars for a living. Here they share their “radical-change strategies” as well as…
Career Transition: A Chance to Evolve Your Life Story
Some helpful thoughts here that may broaden your perspective on career change. In the Now What? career transition coaching process, examining your life story is often a pinnacle moment because it helps you connect the dots in a new way. Patterns and possibilities emerge that can only be detected in the context of your whole story. Once…