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Washington D.C.
Cathy Groos, Career Transition and Life Coaching
Dallas, Texas
Get Your Resume Professionally Written!
Alesia Benedict, Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC) is the Director of GetInterviews.com, a firm that aids senior and C-level executives through their job search.
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Can A Career Counselor Help You?
Corporate Detox – A 12 step recovery plan
An amazing thing happened when I left a corporate career after 25 years. It wasn’t the sense of freedom I was longing for, nor was it the immediate surge of creativity because I was no longer shackled by the corporate culture and structures. What was it you ask? I no longer knew who I was. If you had asked me if I defined myself by my job, I would have said absolutely not, I’m not one of those people. And I would have been lying to both of us.
Can A Career Coach Help?
Most people need help in the career planning and job search process whether it’s from a close friend, spouse, or former work colleague. Sometimes working with a professional career counselor is the most productive way to advance your job search. A career counselor (or coach) can help you if:
• You don’t know what to do.
• You need help with resume writing and networking.
• Your skills are a little rusty.
• You need help staying on-track and progressing.
YourOnRamp's career resources gives you the tools you need to get started, but if you want personal attention, contact YourOnRamp's career coach.
Ramp It Up Tip
Map Your Future
Not sure which career direction to take? Try writing down a list of 5-10 companies whose product or service you admire. Then think about which division(s) of these companies you'd want to work in, if you could. What might your role be? This brainstorming strategy can jump-start inspiring ideas of where your career path could lead.
-Alexandra Jenkins
Ramp It Down Tip
Write a Letter to Yourself
As you wrap up your paid gig for awhile, write yourself a quick note to be opened on a specific date a few months before you return to work. In the note, jot down at least 3 options of where you'd like to see yourself go, career-wise, upon your return. When the time comes, use this letter to yourself as a springboard towards choosing your next career step.
-Alexandra Jenkins
Your Question, Our Answer
What should I do if I am over 50?
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I am over 50 and am feeling like my window to
re-enter the workforce has closed. Are there women
who are having success getting back into the game in
the later years of life? If yes, what are some things
that they are doing to get their foot in the door?
Career Coach
Advice from Getinterviews.com
Five Executive Job Search Blunders
There is a common misconception among the public at large that executives have an easier experience when looking for a new job than the average job seeker who makes less than $100,000. However, executives know differently! The reality is that job search for higher salaried individuals can take longer and be more complex. At the executive level there are fewer open positions, companies are much more specific about qualifications, and competition is more aggressive. Such conditions can make finding a job at the executive level even difficult, even well-qualified job seekers.
Job hunting is tough enough without adding to the difficulty through senseless job search mistakes. Senseless because they are simple mistakes that are easily rectified or avoided altogether if only some forethought is afforded. All of the mistakes discussed below are common ones that my firm sees in the job search efforts of our executive clients who come to us finally for help.
1. Email Addresses
Most people don’t think of an email address as something that can hinder the progress of a job search, but it can have a significant impact....Read More.
2. Executive Recruiter Mistakes
A high number of executives above the $100,000 salary level are placed in their jobs by executive recruiters. Smart executives establish strong relationships with reputable executive recruiters who can be an asset in their career advancement. Many of the highest level executives we work with have teamed with a particular recruiter or recruiting firm repeatedly, often having attained several positions over the years through the same recruiter....Read More.
3. Poor Presentation
Many executives only give passing attention to their resume because they focus their energies on the interview. Unfortunately, interviews will be few and far between if the initial presentation of the resume is less-than-stellar... Read More.
4. Over-concern about Age
Age discrimination does exist but it is not as rampant as many older job seekers fear. The majority of companies realize that executive candidates who have the experience they desire are NOT going to be 22 years old, hot off the press, and looking for his/her first job.... Read More.
5. Not Being Job Search Savvy
Most executives dislike job search -- it makes them feel uncomfortable and uncertain. For this reason, many do not delve fully into the world of job search and only superficially coast along the surface.... Read More.
-Alesia Benedict, www.getinterviews.com
