Skills in the 2nd Half of Life Have you thought about what kind of skills you want to carry with you into the 2nd half of your life? Have you thought about the skills you wish to leave behind? Notice, I said skills and not talents. Do you know the difference between your talents and […]
Why Are You Not Being Found? Try Thinking Like a Recruiter
To Be Found, You Need to Think Like a Recruiter Most of the time, the reason you are not being found is that you are not thinking like a recruiter. Recruiters are using LinkedIn to search for talent using specific strategies. Think of this like dating. If you want to find a mate, you need […]
9 Free Tools that Boost Your Brand and Career
Free Tools that Boost Your Brand and Career I am often asked what tools I use to power the Career Pivot business. You will find that you can use these same free (or nearly free) tools to boost your brand and career. Remember—you are a brand and you need to promote your brand. I have used […]
Are You In Control of Your Career
Are You In Control of Your Career Do you feel like you are in control of your career? For many of you, I am sure the answer will be no. If you read the two previous posts in this series, Social Disruption – How Job Search has Changed and The Traditional Job Search is Dead […]
Generation X at 50 – Career Crossroads
Career Crossroads The oldest of Generation X are turning 50 years of age, and many of them are at career crossroads! I am encountering many older Gen Xers who are questioning their career path (just like baby boomers who started doing this 10 years ago). In facing career crossroads, they are asking the same questions […]
The Illusion of Job Security
The Illusion of Job Security Job security was something I was raised to attain. I was raised to be an employee to work for a father-like company that would take care of me. After 30 or 40 years there, I would retire and ride off into the sunset. Job security is something that used to […]
5 Questions to Ask Before Going from For-Profit to Non-Profit
For-profit to non-profit? I am approached frequently by baby boomers on whether they should make the leap from the For-Profit world to the Non-Profit world. The answer is almost always maybe. I have had a tumultuous but successful career over the last decade and a half. Going from a large corporation to a successful high-tech […]
Adding Storytelling to the Interview Process
Storytelling? Storytelling is a very compelling way to inform the interviewer that you know your stuff. The purpose of telling stories is to get you to talk about your most memorable accomplishments, biggest challenges, the ways you deal with conflict, and how you recover from a stumble. If you answer every question in an interview […]
Asking for AIR – Advice, Insights, and Recommendations
Advice, Insights, and Recommendations Frequently, when people use their contacts to try to change jobs or careers, they make one of several mistakes: They spend the whole time talking about themselves They spend the whole time asking questions the other person doesn’t feel comfortable answering They squander the opportunity and forget to meet their primary […]
