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If you have just been let go from a job or are about to start a search for a new career this video might help you develop a calm and calculated starting point. Maggie Mistal, Career Coach on Martha Stewart Radio, provides some expert insights that can help you approach your new career opportunities with less anxiety and a more defined purpose.
Many semicon professionals were forced to take a different career direction in the past few years. Now things are picking back up, but how can you get back in? Trying to step back into your old tracks isn’t always easy.
Boston area career coach Elizabeth Freedman, provides advice to an ex-semicon engineer on how to re-enter the industry.
Question: In recent years, I have been “buried” in my career at the expense of my life, often working 18-hour days. I’m now seeking a new career path so I can balance my life. How do I convince employers that I’m willing to take a lesser job, title and salary to achieve my goals without appearing suspect?
Answer: You have a challenge ahead of you. Executives who apply for lesser jobs sometimes seem desperate to employers. The assumption is that these hires will leave if something better comes along.
Read the advice from the Career Journals’ experts.
Finding a job, flourishing on the job and moving into a better job demand plenty of work–especially during a jobless recovery. Joann Lublin, Wall Street Journal’s ‘Managing Your Career’ columnest offers her best.
“That’s why I am offering my five best lessons for managing your career, gleaned since I launched this column in July 1993. … No one can manage You Inc. better than you. And here’s how to do it: ”
1. Network effectively rather than aimlessly.
2. Sweat the small stuff.
3. Make your résumé and business card work overtime for you.
4. Pay it forward.
5. Know thyself—and be ready for reinvention.
Relying too much on Internet job boards and relying too little on networking can result in prolonged unemployment.
When it comes to getting work, the Internet may not be the best resource, experts say. Instead of logging hours online, focus on personal contacts who are already in a position to be helpful in your job search.