Using Transferable Skills to Move to a New Industry Many of you will need to identify transferable skills and then leverage them to move to a new industry. COVID-19 has wreaked its havoc on industries differently. If you work in one of the industries most affected can you wait until it recovers or do you […]
Jack Kelly with WeCruitr on the State of the Job Market [Podcast]
Podcast #202 – Marc Discusses the State of the Job Market with Jack Kelly, CEO of WeCruitr Description: This week I am interviewing Jack Kelly who is the founder and CEO of Wecruitr.io. You will hear at the very beginning of the episode how I butcher the name and Jack explains the origins. This episode […]
Starting Your Own Business? What is Stopping You?
Starting Your Own Business? Are you starting your own business in 2020? If you are you are not alone. There has been an explosion of business formation applications in 2020 (census.gov). What the census bureau has not published is the age ranges of the people who have formed businesses. We are expecting that in the […]
A Discussion with Chris Farrell on The 50+ Economy [Podcast]
Podcast #201 – A Discussion with Chris Farrell on The 50+ Economy Description: This week I interview Chris Farrell, economics and personal finance expert. I wanted his take on what is happening and his predictions about it all. It was as always when I speak with Chris, a fascinating conversation. Let me read you his […]
Exit from Work – What Will the New You Look Like? [Book Review]
Exit from Work I’m a baby boomer and assumed that after working for the same company for many years, that retirement would be relatively simple. I would use social security or a company pension to fund my retirement. I did a lot of reading and research casually preparing for my retirement and slowly came to […]
4th Anniversary with the Best of 2020 Episodes [Podcast]
Podcast #200 – Marc Picks His Favorite Episodes of the Last Year to Celebrate the 4 Anniversary of the Podcast Description: This marks the 4th anniversary of this podcast. I started this podcast in late October of 2016 to support the launch of the 2nd edition of “Repurpose Your Career – A practical guide of […]
2020 Career Pivot Readers Survey Results – A Must Read
Career Pivot Readers Survey Results The Career Pivot Readers Survey had a different focus this year. Given that 2020 has been such a strange year, the focus of the survey was to get feedback on how the pandemic affected you both professionally and personally. What you told me was the effect of the pandemic has […]
Perspectives on the Current Job Market with Andrew Seaman [Podcast]
Podcast #199 – Marc Interviews Andrew Seaman Editor of LinkedIn’s #GetHired Newsletter on his Perspectives of the Current Job Market Description: Andrew’s LinkedIn profile states the following: Journalist, editor, and media ethicist focused on bringing people together with the information they need to be successful in their careers and everyday lives. Enjoying a great career at […]
Suffering from Pandemic Fatigue & Wondering How to Deal with It
Suffering from Pandemic Fatigue I am suffering from pandemic fatigue and I wanted to share in this post what I am doing to deal with it. It does not help that we are in the middle of an extremely contentious election cycle which has many on edge. I have spent a lot of time this […]
