Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D., is an author, speaker and career/business consultant, helping midlife professionals take their First step to a Second Career. "Ten secrets of mastering a major life change" Contact: 505-534-4294
How To Choose MBA For Midlife Career Change Clients considering a midlife career change often call with the question, "Should I go back to school for another degree? So I wasn't surprised to find an article in a major business journal, featuring a Q&A around the question, "Should I get an Executive MBA after 50?"Frankly, I wonder why the question even comes up. The real question is, "How will I benefit from a new educational credential?...... Similar Editorial : by Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.. | Source : Career Education Corporation
10 Dumbest Career Mistakes Made By The Smartest People Career planning is hot. Career mistakes are cold. But almost everybody does something really, really dumb at least once in a working lifetime.If you're unlucky, your mistake gets into the news. Recently I read a story about a flight attendant who was fired for posting photos of her uniformed self, striking candid poses on an empty airliner, in her blog. And maybe you remember the rising star...... Similar Editorial : by infocus. | Source : Career Education Corporation
Myths That Will Kill Your Career Change If you're a career-changing Baby Boomer, you may feel like you've gotten lost with Dorothy in Oz. You've achieved success in your career. You've built skills and a strong work ethic. And now you're ready to move on...and it's not working.Many of my own clients tell me, "I haven't had to look for a job for 20 years." Twenty years ago, you probably didn't have a cell phone or an email account. A...... Similar Editorial : by Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.. | Source : Designer Career Information
Keep Your References From Killing Your Career You're changing jobs. You know you'll need references for your next career move. You've done a great job so you shouldn't worry about getting a reference - right? Wrong.References can sabotage even the most sophisticated, well-executed job search. Sometimes you can lose an opportunity when your reference thinks he's helping you out 100%. Here are 5 ways to make your references work for you, not...... Similar Editorial : by John Paul Catanzaro. | Source : Designer Career Information
For My New Career I Want To Do Nothing Recently, while reviewing my collection of emails, I came across this question. "Cathy, I've done a lot. But nothing really interests me anymore. The things that tempt me are not financially feasible right now, because one of the things I'd like to give up is working!"This challenge is more common than most people realize. Clients call me when they're physically and emotionally exhausted. Or they...... Similar Editorial : by John Robertson. | Source : Medical Assistant Careers
Networking 2.0: Midlife Career Change For The 21st Century When "career counselor" was a new word (and a "coach" blew the whistle at basketball practice), we all read the Parachute book. The standard career advice line went something like this:"People are bored. They love to talk about what they do. So call them up and ask for information. Eventually someone will offer you a job."In my experience, that advice is as outdated as the typewriters we used back...... Similar Editorial : by Robert. | Source : Financial Planning As A Career
Career Change Begins By Taking These Steps Against Fear You're ready to make a big career change. You really want to get going. But youre held back by fear. So you wait...and wait.Fear leads to paralysis. Then you start what psychologists call "catastrophizing:" imagining the worst that can happen, then magnifying the consequences till you're predicting a major, irreversible disaster. Then you feel even more fear...you do nothing...so you feel even...... Similar Editorial : by Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.. | Source : Temporary Employee
10 Tips To Resign Your Job With Professionalism And Pride Congratulations! You just got an offer for a wonderful new job. There's just one catch. You have to say good-by to your current employer.Maybe you loved your job and you face an emotional farewell. Or you maybe you hated every minute and you've been counting the days till you could walk out the door one last time.Clients often admit they're nervous about making the departure announcement. They're...... Similar Editorial : by Wayne and Tamara. | Source : North Carolina State Employees
