Career Development Plan?? When was the last time you had a career development plan? Most of us who joined the workforce during the 60’s, 70’s or 80’s remember sitting down with our managers once a year to work on a career development plan. That was when you started your career with one company and planned […]
What will be Your Focus Word for the New Year?
Focus Word for the New Year I want to introduce you to a new concept, at least it is new to me. It is about picking a focus word that will be a guiding light throughout the next year. For the last few years, I have taken the last 2 weeks of the year to […]
Creating a Career Pivot Resume with Thea Kelley [Podcast]
Podcast #157 – Marc Interviews Thea Kelley on Creating a Career Pivot or Change Resume Description: Thea Kelley is a job search and interview coach based in the San Francisco Bay Area who serves job seekers nationwide. Her book, the Amazon best-seller Get That Job! The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Interview, was […]
Learn How to Make Travel Pay for Itself with Tangerine Travels [Podcast]
Podcast #156 – Learn How Maddie and Jordan from Tangerine Travels Make Travel Pay for Itself Description: Less than 2 years ago, Jordan and Maddie quit their careers in the US and sold nearly everything they owned to travel through Mexico. With no prior video-production experience, they started making videos about their travels, and today […]
What Types of Risk are You Taking in the 2nd Half Of Life?
What Types of Risk are You Taking? In the “What’s Next” Mastermind group within the Career Pivot Community, we have been discussing various types of risks and our willingness to take them. One of the trends I am seeing is that as we reach our 60s, some of us are willing to take more measured […]
Perceived and Real Risks in the 2nd Half Of Life
Perceived And Real Risks Risks in life come in two flavors, perceived and real, and as we enter the 2nd half of life we have to be more aware of the difference. This was extremely evident when I returned to the United States for the launch of Repurpose Your Career – A Practical Guide for […]
50+ Job Fairs – Expectations of Employers and Candidates [Podcast]
Podcast #155 – 50+ Job Fairs: Expectations of Employers and Candidates with Executive Director of Austin UP Teresa Sansone Ferguson Description: Teresa Sansone Ferguson built a career in marketing and public relations while working at state associations, technology consulting firms and law firms. She also worked at KUT public radio in Austin for more than […]
John Tarnoff Teaches How to Work for a Millennial [Podcast]
Podcast# 154 – Marc Miller interviews John Tarnoff on his LinkedIn Learning course. Description: As a career coach, author, and speaker, John supports individuals and teams in making more effective career choices and more sustainable career plans. John works across generations, from graduate students looking to land their first jobs to GenX and Boomer workers […]
How Crowdsourcing Helped Me Become a Published Author [Guest Post]
How Crowdsourcing Helped Me Become a Published Author I never thought I would write a book, even though I have published books for well over a hundred authors in recent decades. This article originally appeared on RussEanes.com. I have always loved writing and decided when I left my job as Publisher and Executive Director of MennoMedia in […]