Resume still relevant? When I graduated from college in the late 1970s the resume was not just relevant but it was the cornerstone of your job search. However, that was the 1970s before the Internet existed. In late 1990s job boards like Monster.com started to appear. You could upload your resume to the job boards […]
Christine Hopkins-Spidell Interview [Podcast]
Episode 61 – Christine Hopkins-Spidell Planned Her Career Pivot With Purpose and Great Care Marc interviews Christine Hopkins-Spidell on her experiences in planning for and executing a career pivot with great attention to detail and success. Description: Christine Hopkins-Spidell earned her Doctor of Law and Policy from Northeastern University, in 2016. Her research focused on […]
How Do I Increase Targeted LinkedIn Profile Views?
Targeted LinkedIn Profile Views? We all want more LinkedIn profile views. We want people coming to our profile but what we really want is for people who can affect our career to review or view our LinkedIn profile. Whether you are looking for a job or looking for leads to new clients, one of the […]
Nancy Collamer on Your Second-Act Career [Podcast]
Episode 60 – Marc interviews author Nancy Collamer on taking inventory of your wants, skills, expectations, and ideas for work in your semi-retirement. Opportunities are vast. Description: Nancy Collamer is a semi-retirement expert, and author of Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit from Your Passions During Semi-Retirement. She writes a bi-monthly blog on work and […]
Marc’s Favorite Episode of 2017: 8 Individuals. 8 Career Pivots [Podcast]
Episode 59 – Marc recaps the career pivots or changes of eight individuals in this repeat episode. Description: Marc introduces the common themes of the eight career changes or pivots recapped in this episode. First, they had an idea and did not act on it. Second, there was a moment or event that vaulted them […]
Gary O’Neal on Looking for a Job in the 2nd Half of Life [Podcast]
Episode 58 – Marc interviews HR expert Gary O’Neal with Austin HR, on how he would search for a job today. Description: Gary O’Neal is Director of Recruiting for Austin HR. Gary is a recruiting and hiring consultant. His mission is to help business leaders hire more than their fair share of top talent and […]
6 Key Attributes to Your LinkedIn Profile Header [Updated]
LinkedIn Profile Header The first thing you see on your LinkedIn profile is the LinkedIn Profile Header section. There are 6 areas that I want to address in this article. Note: This is an update of a 2013 post called 5 Key Attributes to Your LinkedIn Profile Summary Photograph Having a high-quality image of yourself […]
Over Sixty and Out of Work – Options [Updated]
Over Sixty and Out of Work Being over sixty and out of work can be a very daunting experience. I want to expose some issues and then offer options. Your Home is Your Castle Home ownership has been a tenant of being middle class. Unfortunately, we have traditionally recovered from recessions by moving to where […]
Mac Prichard on the Nuts and Bolts of Finding a Job with Purpose and Meaning [Podcast]
Episode 57 – Marc interviews jobs author Mac Prichard on positioning yourself now to find the career path that will take you into your 70s. Description: Mac Prichard is the founder and publisher of Mac’s List, an online community for people looking for rewarding, creative, and meaningful work. More than 80,000 people a month visit […]