Career Management Alliance Blog

You’ve been a superstar, but the company has been increasingly suffering problems and the another downsizing is on the horizon. For some reason, you are feeling like you are no longer in the “in crowd.” Your manager seems to be avoiding you. On top of this, you’re no longer invited to important business meetings. You’re not privy to discussions when you think you should be. Your intuition is telling you that you need to do something right away or trouble is around the corner. You need to take action to turn things around. There are a couple of things that you can do right away. You can fight hard to secure your position and you can, concurrently, start to transition your career towards a new position outside of the organization. If you want to ensure your best chance for success, then it’s not “either/or.” You should be doing both simultaneously. Fight hard to stay, but consistently work towards developing new opportunities for yourself outside the organization. Continue Reading »

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Thinking about transitioning your career to a different industry? Researching your new area(s) of interest is one of the first steps for a smooth transition. Check out the DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Career Guide to Industries for a wealth of information about a wide range of industries: Continue Reading »

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A top ranking career military officer, at one of the highest official levels, who during his time in the Reserves also developed a stellar career as senior executive in industry, recently concluded his reactivation period and faced the daunting task of re-entering the job market. After some time searching on his own he was Continue Reading »

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Career changers and renaissance folks alike always ask me: “How do I change paths without having to begin at the bottom all over again?” Annoyingly, as with most things careers related; it depends. Clearly, if you want to become a doctor, you’ll have to go to med school and start from scratch. A lawyer: back to law school, my friend. Continue Reading »

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I was talking with a gentleman that has been out of work for 13 months.  13 months.  A year and a month.  He attends my weekly meeting for job seekers.   One of my favorite parts of the meeting is where we discuss what everyone learned this week and where were the wins.  Learnings.  Winnings.  In the previous meeting, we discussed LinkedIn.  This guy had done little more than piddle around in it at that point. He goes home last week and completes his profile.  He applied what he learned.  So back to this week – his time to share.  He shares with us that he completed his profile.  Picture and all.  Great.  I was glad he shared that.  Continue Reading »

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If you’re in job search mode, you should create a binder – your very own Career Transition Binder. I’ve found that there are two types of job seekers: those who create a binder to keep track of all their networking, interviewing, career documents, lists, and contacts in one place – and those who don’t. Guess which group tends to make more progress, get more interviews, land great jobs more quickly, and negotiate better deals? Yup – the binder people! Continue Reading »

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As I shared with my job search group, I have been looking for jobs, for now on 13 years.  That is a lot of phone calls, a lot of emails and a lot of touchpoints with my clients. Being self-employed is closer to unemployed, I guess that is why I have a natural connection with the job seeker that is seeking a solution.  How can you not want to help someone that is genuinely looking for a new gig, that is really looking for a solution?  This is my threat to the employed out there – an unemployed friend or former colleague calls you – give them a minute will you?  Listen.  Encourage.  Assist. Continue Reading »

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Thinking about a career change? Whether you're bored at work, you're unemployed or think you may be soon, the following article will help in your search for a more meaningful career. Click here for the story.

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Are you at mid-life and considering a career change? The following article focuses on career change tips which are based on the premise that the key to a successful career change transition is the integration of work, life, and financial goals. To read the article, click here.

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Identifying new career options is like putting together the pieces of a puzzle. Personality preferences are one of those pieces. What are personality preferences? On the basis of your answers to a personality assessment, you are placed in one of sixteen types. What type you are uncovers your likes and dislikes, your likely career choices, your compatibility with others, etc. Continue Reading »

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