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7 Career Experts Share Their 2019 Baby Boomer Predictions

January 28, 2019 by Marc Miller 8 Comments

2019 Baby Boomer Career Predictions It is January of 2019 and it is time to look to some experts for their predictions and prognostications for the coming year. You can look back at the predictions and prognostications by many of the same experts last year in the post 10 Career Experts Share Their 2018 Baby Boomer […]

The Ubiquitous Access to Information and a Generational Rift

January 23, 2019 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

The Ubiquitous Access to Information The youngest of the employees you work with or manage grew up with the ubiquitous access of information. Therefore they did not need to memorize a lot of information. Boy, does this tick us baby boomers off! This creates a generational rift. Many baby boomers think we have to memorize […]

2019 Career Pivot Annual Reader Survey and Updates

January 14, 2019 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

3rd Annual Career Pivot Reader Survey As the Career Pivot brand and website approaches its 7th anniversary, I thought it would be a good time to run our 3rd reader survey. The website traffic grew from 189,000 visits in 2016 to 240,000 visits in 2017 to 300,000 visits in 2018 which was a 25% increase […]

Multi-Generational Workplace – Are You Ready? [Updated]

December 17, 2018 by Marc Miller 5 Comments

The Multi-Generational Workplace The multi-generational workplace is here and will not be going away! Are you ready? With the vast majority of baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) will not be retiring as planned we will likely see many multi-generational workplaces with baby boomers, generation X and Y in the same office or […]

Becoming an Expat Has Dramatically Changed My Mindset

December 10, 2018 by Marc Miller 16 Comments

Dramatically Changed My Mindset We returned to Ajijic, Mexico last week after being back in Austin, Texas for 6 weeks. The trip to Austin and then returning to Mexico has gotten me to realize just how much my mindset has shifted in the last 18 months. I recently chronicled my wife’s experience on the Repurpose Your Career […]

Communication Styles in the Multi-Generational Workplace [Updated]

December 5, 2018 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

Generational Communication Style What is your preferred communication style? Would you prefer to: Write someone a letter Talk to someone in person Speak to them on the phone Write an e-mail Text them on your phone Each generation has a preferred communication style that was developed a long time ago! This does not mean that […]

This Is Not What I Signed Up For Moment

November 12, 2018 by Marc Miller 5 Comments

This Is Not What I Signed Up For! I have had multiple discussions with people who are having This Is Not What I Signed Up For Moments. These people are at all levels who have taken new jobs and found out that the job responsibilities were different than what they expected. I like to say they […]

4 Ingredients to a Winning Video Interview Environment [Updated]

November 5, 2018 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

Video Interview If you are in the job market it is highly likely you will have a video interview. Interviews are given via Skype, Zoom or a variety of other platforms. The key to a successful video interview is to look and, more importantly, sound your best. Even though you might think that having really […]

It Is Permissible To Be A Pest In Your Job Search

October 15, 2018 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

Being a Pest is not Just Permissible it is Required I cannot tell you the number of times I have heard from the unemployed, I do not want to be a pest. They may get angry with me and reject me. If you want to get the attention of a prospective employer, you may very […]

7 Career Experts Share Their 2019 Baby Boomer Predictions

The Ubiquitous Access to Information and a Generational Rift

2019 Career Pivot Annual Reader Survey and Updates

Multi-Generational Workplace – Are You Ready? [Updated]

Becoming an Expat Has Dramatically Changed My Mindset

Communication Styles in the Multi-Generational Workplace [Updated]

This Is Not What I Signed Up For Moment

4 Ingredients to a Winning Video Interview Environment [Updated]

It Is Permissible To Be A Pest In Your Job Search

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