We’ve heard about mass layoffs and businesses closing, but another, more uplifting trend is happening during the pandemic. People are voluntarily leaving their jobs. Despite the uncertainty—economic or otherwise—people are still taking risks to find something better for themselves. The Numbers How many people are making the change? Depending on the survey and details […]
Tag Archives: transition
Did You Know You Can Prepare for Change?
Changing Careers Confidence
The steps for preparing for change—both big change and small change—look remarkably alike. Whether you’re considering New Year’s resolutions, anticipating a sudden dip in employment, or preparing to make a big life change, you can take a few actions to prepare yourself. First, why prepare for change? Change means that something will be different than […]
Uncertainty and How I Cope
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I’ve got a list of productive things I’d like to tackle while the coronavirus storm blusters onward: Clean out drawers. Organize computer files. Design new client resources. Learn how to groom my dog. Paint my home office. Try new recipes. All of these are activities I don’t normally have time for. You’ve probably got a […]
Everything Old Is New Again
Changing Careers Job Hunting Networking Savvy Job Search
I’ve been walking several times a week with a friend. We hike through the hills in our neighborhood and at the end of the hour, I’ve easily gotten 90+ flights of stairs and 10,000 steps logged on my Fitbit. We chat the entire hour. We discuss politics, the economy, technology, work, family, new recipes we’ve […]
Planned Happenstance: The Key to Your Career Success
Changing Careers
There’s actually a wonderful career development theory by John Krumboltz (Stanford University) called Planned Happenstance. If you’ve never heard of it, don’t panic. Most of my colleagues haven’t either. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I’ve often written about how luck, serendipity and curiosity play out in our careers […]