Career Plan
Clues for Changing Careers: Answer Love It, Hate It, Tolerate It
Sunday, July 13th, 2008To get clues to potential careers you might enjoy when changing careers, it is helpful to go through the process of identifying the type of work (skills and tasks) you enjoy, what you don’t enjoy, and what you tolerate.
As you think about skills and tasks, do not limit yourself to your current job. Include your past […]
Defining Transferable Skills for your Job Change or When Changing Careers
Sunday, June 15th, 2008There are four steps to identifying and translating your skills and experiences when you are writing resumes and cover letters for making a job change or changing careers:
Step One - Brainstorm
Brainstorm a comprehensive list of all of your skills. Use your resume or a cover letter to jumpstart your brainstorming.
Step Two - Basic Elements
Take each […]
Why Your Career Criteria is Critical
Sunday, May 25th, 2008One of the reasons people get stuck when thinking about a career plan, changing careers, or choosing a career is they know what they do not want, but they have not identified what they do want. The process of creating your criteria is focused on what you do want.
Without a clear set of criteria, lots […]
Get Over the ‘One Career for Life’ Myth
Saturday, May 17th, 2008It used to be that people chose their careers in high school or college, and expected the choice to shape the rest of their lives. They would get the education, training, or experience they needed, find an entry-level job, prove themselves, move up the ladder, make more money, get a better title, and finally, retire […]
Dream Career or Fantasy?
Monday, March 24th, 2008Can you really create your dream career? Yes, you can, IF your dream career is indeed a dream and not a fantasy. What is the difference?
You can make a dream career come true through planning and execution. With a fantasy, you are completely at the mercy of chance. And you are usually dealing with outrageous […]
Dream Career or Fantasy Answers
Monday, March 24th, 2008Answers:
1. Dream
2. Fantasy
3. Fantasy
4. Dream
5. Fantasy
Jump Off the Career Ladder
Saturday, March 15th, 2008It used to be that you could make decisions for your career plan simply by identifying the next rung on the success ladder. Today, for most people, the ladder no longer exists.
In the old days, a career plan was basically a matter of figuring out how to move up, either by obtaining a more senior position in […]
What’s on Your Dream Career Bucket List?
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Do you have a bucket list for your dream career? A bucket list, as in the movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, is a list of things to experience before ‘kicking the bucket.’
A career bucket list would include the career experiences you want to have before you retire. For some people, those experiences might […]
Play to Your Strengths
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Strengths are what we were traditionally taught to use as a basis for a career plan. It includes the areas where you excel — your strengths — as well as skills, talents, personality traits, experiences, and education. Strengths can also include skills you would like to develop further; it does not have to be only […]
What’s It All About, Alfie?
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Meaning is a much more significant part of career decisions, career plan, changing careers and choosing a career today that it was in the past. Meaning includes elements such as what you are passionate about, what is important to you, what you value, and the impact you wish to have on the world.
The trend of […]
Rich Career, Poor Career
Thursday, January 17th, 2008What makes for a rich career? It is so much more than just the salary and benefits. A rich career is one that suits your talents. One that provides an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution. And one that provides the right compensation.
A rich career is one with a rich Career Return on Investment (Career […]