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August 2012
Julie Lentner
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Are You a Mid-Life Career Changer?
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"The best way to get Vitamin D is from the sun. We need about 10 minutes a day of sunlight to reach recommended amounts. But concerns about skin cancer, the challenges of living in northern climates, older age and some medical conditions require other vitamin D sources. Very few foods naturally contain vitamin D. Fish including salmon, tuna and mackerel, and fish liver oils are best. Some orange juice and yogurt contain vitamin D as well. Adults need 4,000 IUs a day and levels vary for children depending on age."

Source: National Institutes of Health, Institute of Medicine 

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"Accidents will happen so banish stains from rugs and upholstery using a splash of soda water or a mixture of equal parts of water and white vinegar. Sponge the offending mark off as soon as possible after it has formed."


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"It is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent; it is the one that is most adaptable to change." 

- Charles Darwin

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August is the month where the summer is coming to a close.  People are spending their last weekends at the cabin, and families are getting students ready to go back to school. So enjoy the last big holiday weekend of the summer and celebrate what you like doing whether it's a last family vacation, a picnic, outdoor events/parties or just simple summer fun!   

 

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Are You a Mid-Life Career Changer?            


mid_life In today's world, people no longer keep the same job for life. Rather, they change jobs every 3-5 years due to economic fluctuations and employment needs. Typically, mid-career and mature workers must learn to adjust to shifts in work patterns, flexible schedules and new responsibilities. Most employees today must keep abreast of changes in new technology, or they will become a dinosaur stuck in the same old way of doing things.

The Baby Boomer generation has experienced job stability over the past 20 to 30 years, and is now confronted with early retirement as the digital age comes knocking at their door. " A 62-year-old female newspaper national advertising manager with 30 years of successfully selling print advertising was recently let go because it was perceived she didn't know internet advertising and wouldn't be able to adjust to the change in business strategy." Fifty and sixty year-olds are being replaced by twenty and thirty year olds who were brought up in the fast-paced, technological world.

If you have been laid off or downsized or just dissatisfied with your current job, you are now at a crossroads in your life and need to make some choices. A career change requires an expenditure of time and money. So, start with sitting down and asking yourself the following questions and others that fit your situation.
 
Analyze Your Situation
  • If you are unhappy because you are bored at work, what specifically makes you bored?
  • Can you work with your boss to make changes or restructure your job?
  • Would a similar job with a different company/industry be more satisfying?
  • If you are unhappy because of conflicts with co-workers/boss, what's the source of conflict?
  • Is it the distance, location or the atmosphere work that makes you unhappy?
  • Can I visualize myself working in this field 10 to 20 years from now?  
  • If I change careers, what are my transferable skills?

Now that you have started to think about a career change and your situation, you need to ask yourself some additional questions: 

  • Who am I?
  • What can I do?
  • Where will I best fit in?
  • What do I need in a job/career?
  • What do I want in a job? 

Research Career Options 

  • How viable is the career?
  • Does the salary range meet my needs?
  • Are there other limitations?
  • Learn/explore your career choices 

Research Companies 

 

Find companies in industries that you would like to go to work for. You can use the internet and the business section of libraries to get your list of potential employers. Go to the company's website to review their mission and values to see if it matches yours. Take a look at the last two annual reports. Find people on LinkedIn and see if you can contact them via email etc to learn more about why they like working for the company, the type of people they hire, training etc. The more you learn about the company and the industry, competition, and culture the better you can position yourself to be what the company wants and needs.

 

Show Your Qualifications/Fit 

 

Write your resume and cover letter describing your previous work experience and transferable skills that are relevant to the job. Sometimes a functional resume works better than a chronological one when you are changing careers. Use keywords from the job posting to show that you are an excellent match. Highlighting related accomplishments, awards and experience is necessary to getting an interview. Employers want to hire capable workers who can be productive in a reasonable period of time.

 

So if you are a mid-life career changer, keep in mind that employers welcome seasoned workers who bring excellent work ethics and transferable skills. Your willingness to be a lifelong learner combined with years of experience can be your greatest asset. If you need assistance is making a career or job change we can help. Email [email protected] and we can get you started.  

 

Get Moving On Your Future


students As we begin another academic year for college individuals in college, it's important to start planning for what you will do once you finish college. It's not too soon to lay out a plan to begin to make yourself more marketable by taking classes that will polish your essential skills to be more marketable. One of the essential skills is to build a strong network. "The size of your support network and mentoring group can often be as important as your degree," says Rich Feller, president of the National Career Development Association."

You can lay out a timeline on moves to take over the next four years to build a strong support network and mentoring group.

Freshman Year

Every freshman is required to take certain basic courses or prerequisites for your major. But you should also be thinking about taking classes to sharpen your communication skills both from a written, oral and interpersonal perspective. So you could sign up for a writing or public speaking class to help you with your classes throughout college. Improving your communication skills will carry you into your job search and professional career. Your freshman year is also a time to start fostering relationships with professors, colleagues, or alumni. Your friends or alumni will be landing new jobs of their own. As they get secure in their position, they can recommend you to their new company.

Plan to spend some time in the career services office. Think about taking an assessment if you have not done one already to figure out your passions and areas of interest. Start working with your adviser and professors laying out your class selections.

Sophomore Year

If you didn't take a writing class in your freshman year plan to take one that will cover business writing as well. You'll benefit from the knowledge you will need for summaries, reports and proposals. Plan to become proficient in math, particularly accounting and personal finance. You will be using this in everyday life. "This teaches you how to deal with a bank statement, balancing a checkbook and figuring out where you can afford to spend money and when you shouldn't, "says a 21 -year old music-business major.

You can start to join a few clubs or teams where you can stand out or take an active role in volunteering for an event or a project. For example, a student interested in health care, volunteered to recruit and work at the Health Leads booth at health clinics. The student learned about patient interaction and the waiting room atmosphere.

Start thinking about summer internships and check with the career services to get a list of internships. Lots of companies on posting internships on line these days and usually starts in the spring of each year but you should be able to get some good information from career services. Also think about shadowing alumni in their workplace so you can get a feel for the work that they do. Most workplaces will let you shadow their employees for a few hours or possibly the entire day.

Junior Year

By this time you probably have declared a major so make sure you are on track with the academic requirements for your major. Seek out a summer internship in your major. Join a professional or community organization based on your interests and field of study. Set up a profile on LinkedIn and continue with your networking with professors and alumni.

Senior Year

If you still have electives to take, select classes that build on what you have learned during a summer job or an internship. If you are majoring in education, take a class on child psychology to build on your experience as a camp counselor. Engineering majors can take a number of technical classes that will help them in their field. All of these will help you stand out from your competition when you begin your job search.

It's now time to put your networking into a higher gear. Put all of the advice and steps that you have learned to get a full-time job into action. Seek out information on trends in your field, job leads, and gathering information on how to put together the best resume, cover letter and interview preparation. Tap into the career services job listings, jobs on line and those that are listed on the company's website.

Join the alumni association and continue to build your network. If you need assistance in job coaching or resume writing email [email protected] to get help on landing the job of your dreams and getting your resume to the top of the pile.  

Many thanks to all of you who continue to make Core Management Search a success.  

Sincerely,


Julie Lentner
Core Management Search, LLC

 


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