Today we have a great guest post from my career partner, Miriam Salpeter on how to use your time
well during a career transition.
Not exact matches
If at any point you feel your skills and abilities might be
best served in another industry or role, you should know that your first job is not necessarily your destiny and that you will most probably
transition a few times
during your
career.
But if you can keep your tone professional - but - casual and pivot back to ask your interviewer whether he or she might have made a similar
transition during the course of their
career, you could be opening the door to a very candid and easy conversation that might just frame you in the
best light to get the job.
Career experts Lisa McDonald, and LinkedIn's Nicole Williams as
well as NurturMe founders Caroline Freeman and Lauren McCullough, entrepreneurs who have made a successful
career transition, will each be speaking and available to take your questions
during one - hour seminars over three weeks.
Though many people believe a functional resume is the
best alternative when you have gaps in your work experience or
during a
career transition, we completely disagree.
«I have spent much of my
career providing counseling services to victims of abuse or assault and their families, working with adolescents and young adults and helping their parents to
better understand how to communicate effectively
during the child's
transition into adulthood, providing services in family court cases, and helping individuals to cope with anxiety and stress.»
I believe we can all get stuck, either
during the expected
transitions in life (e.g., adolescence, leaving home, relationships, marriage, parenthood,
career changes, remarriage, stepfamilies, empty nests, health issues), as
well as the unexpected losses, trails and traumas we may experience along the way.