Time to Make a Career Pivot Covid-19 has left many industries crippled and it is likely time to make a career pivot. This probably means repositioning your career for a new industry or starting your own business. What keeps you from moving on? Inertia. Inertia is a dangerous thing. You might be saying: Been here […]
5 Steps for Using Transferable Skills to Move to a New Industry
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 […]
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 […]
2020 Career Pivot Readers Survey
2020 Career Pivot Readers Survey This year’s reader survey is kicking off early this year as I want to get the pulse of our community after 7 months of a pandemic that has been devastating for some, an uncomfortable experience for others, and a non-event for others. This year I will not ask you a […]
What is Going on in the Real World of Hiring and HR – Part 2 [Podcast]
Episode #188 – Marc Interviews Gary O’Neal and David Hughen on Their Perspectives of What is Going on in the Real World of Hiring and HR Description: This is the second part of a Career Pivot community call that was held with Gary O’Neal and David Hughen. If you have not listened to the first […]
Is Full-Time Employment a Good Career Strategy?
Is Full-Time Employment a Good Career Strategy? You have to wonder if full-time employment is a good career strategy. We are living through the 3rd major economic downturn caused by a major disruption in the world in the last 20 years. First, we had 911 and the dot-com bust. Then came the great recession caused […]
Want to Work in Your 70s at Something You Love? Plan Now. [Updated]
Want to Work in Your 70s? Do you want to work in your 70s? I know that seems like a weird concept but I want to work in my 70s, though not in a traditional job. I want to work on my own terms doing something I love. With COVID-19 roaring through the world and […]
5 Fascinating 2nd Act Career Stories with Andy Levine [Podcast]
Podcast #183 – Andy Levine of Second Act Stories Podcast Shares His 5 Best Stories Description: This week is a different kind of episode. I am a big fan of the Second Act Stories podcast. I met Andy Levine who produces the Second Act Stories podcast even before he launched it. He came to me […]
Do Your Skills Match Your Interests in Your Career [Updated]
Skills Versus Interests We develop a lot of skills throughout our lifetime. Most of us learn these skills because they are in demand by our employer or industry. We get paid for having and using these skills. Sometimes we enjoy using these skills, but other times when we overuse them, burnout occurs. Read my post […]
