4 Career Pivot Community Members Inspiring Career Journey to GetSetUp Wouldn’t we all like to have a linear career journey that is always moving upwards? The reality is almost none of us have had a career that looks like that. We often have to pivot our career journey in a new direction. When you look […]
How to Revive a Previous Career Path Using Relevancy and Relationships
Revive a Previous Career Path Using Relevancy and Relationships I am hearing from many people that they want to revive a previous career path but are struggling to gain traction. I sometimes think of this as returning home. There is a very famous novel You Can’t Go Home Again and sometimes that same is true […]
Your Industry is Crippled and is Time to Make a Career Pivot
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 Reliable Steps to Rebrand Your Personal Brand in a New industry
Rebrand Your Personal Brand in a New industry If you have been working in an industry adversely you may well want to rebrand your personal brand as the first step in moving to a new industry. In my last post, 5 Steps for Using Transferable Skills to Move to a New Industry, I gave you […]
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 […]
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 […]
How To Demonstrate Expertise When You Have No Experience [Updated]
Expertise but No Experience I have been hearing the mantra, “I have a lot of expertise but no experience. How do I get people to give me a chance?” You may be pivoting into a new area where you have a lot of expertise from that Master’s degree you just attained, you have life skills […]
Fear is at the Heart of Our Problems in Making a Change [Updated]
Fear of Making a Change I have had numerous conversations over the last several weeks and the common theme has been fear. It is the fear of making a mistake, fear of not knowing what to do, fear of getting stuck, or just the fear of making a change. With the COVID-19 it is the […]
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 […]
