by sean@higheredcareercoach.com | Oct 18, 2011 | Career Skills, Job Search, transferable skills
At some point, many educators find themselves looking at career options outside of academia. There are many reasons one might consider doing so...feeling stuck in a career rut, a change in interests, new opportunities that arise through networking, or perceptions of "greener grass" just beyond the academy walls.
But how should you go about deciding on a career outside of higher education? What do you need to consider in putting together a plan for making a successful transition?
In this week's edition of the podcast, we'll get perspectives from Dr. Laurence Shatkin, who made a successful transition to the corporate world after several years as an adjunct.
In his current position as Senior Product Developer for JIST Publishing, Shatkin researches career topics and writes books, including "The Sequel: How to Change Your Career Without Starting Over." You can find more information about Dr. Shatkin and his books at shatkin.com and you can follow him on Twitter at @LaurenceShatkin
The episode will air at 11 a.m. ET this Friday. The interview with Shatkin is being pre-recorded due to a scheduling conflict, but the rest of the show will be hosted live. Please call in with your questions and comments. The call in line is (347) 989-0055 or you can connect via Skype from the episode page, once the show is on the air, by clicking on the Skype "S" click-to-talk logo.
Check out The Sequel and other titles on Dr. Shatkin's page on Amazon.Com (affiliate link).
by sean@higheredcareercoach.com | Oct 13, 2011 | Job Search, networking, Social Networking
Many educators struggle with networking. Some see networking as something people do in the corporate world, but not in academia. They don't always understand why they should network, or how to do it if they want to. Mary Vogl-Rauscher has taught Leadership Development and business courses at Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin for the past 15 years. The Leadership Development program offers training in leadership; human relations; budgeting; quality, legal and safety issues; problem solving and team building; and diversity and change management. MORE INFO ON PROGRAM: (http://bit.ly/q8DMpk )
Prior to Moraine Park, Mary was Director of Executive Staffing and Development at Shopko for ten years and also worked in Human Resources and Operations at Proctor and Gamble and Corporate McDonald's.
With her experience in higher education, career transitions, human resources and leadership development, Mary was able to offer some great perspectives on networking, how to do it, how to get started, and stumbling blocks to avoid when networking. Vogl-Rauscher credits networking for helping her successfully make the transition from the corporate world to academia.
This edition of the podcast was pre-recorded. The show will return live next week, with an interview of Laurence Shatkin from JIST Publishing. We'll be discussing how to go about researching and planning a career outside of higher education. Please listen and call in!
by sean@higheredcareercoach.com | Oct 5, 2011 | Career Skills
Many professionals start strong but struggle to define themselves when they arrive at the "middle" of their career tracks. Early career moves may have pointed them toward other paths than they imagined, or obstacles may keep them from where they would like to go. This could mean taking on new responsibilities, supervising and mentoring young professionals, pursuing further education, or taking different approaches to your career altogether.
So what can you do when you arrive at the midpoint of your career, to successfully manage career transitions?
We'll talk about mid-career transitions with Caroline Ceniza-Levine, career expert, writer and speaker, co-founder of SixFigureStart. Caroline has 16 years of experience in professional services as a management consultant and executive and corporate recruiter. She has recruited for leading companies in media, financial services, management consulting, pharmaceuticals and technology. A career columnist for CNBC.com,Vault.com, Wetfeet.com, and Forbes.com, as well as an adjunct assistant professor of Professional Development at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Caroline is the co-author of "Six Steps To Job Search Success" and of the best-selling "How the Fierce Handle Fear: Secrets to Succeeding in Challenging Times" Her career advice and job market insights have been quoted on CBS, BusinessWeek, CNN Money, NBC News.com, Newsweek.
Please join us at 11 am ET Friday!
SixFigureStart offers career coaching by former recruiters. Their coaches have hired thousands of people and know firsthand what employers really want. Founded by two professionals with over 40 years of combined HR experience. More information can be found at the links below.
by sean@higheredcareercoach.com | Sep 27, 2011 | Job Search, Social Networking
Twitter hashtag chats are a great way to get people talking about different topics, and there are great examples out there (#sachat and #jobhuntchat come to mind) that have brought people together to talk about professional development and job searching.
I'm excited to announce that I'll be helping to moderate a new Twitter chat, devoted exclusively to job search issues in Student Affairs, with "Sarah Searcher" (not her real name) from TheSASearch.Tumblr.Com. "Sarah," who has until recently been job-searching herself, created the blog as a place where candidates could share their experiences, perspectives and advice about the Student Affairs job search.
We crossed paths on Twitter, and I sent her a message a while back asking if she'd be interested in getting this chat going. So we will be having our first one this week, and weekly after that, on Wednesdays from 11:30.-12:30 Eastern time!
How to join in the fun? Log on to Twitter or use a program like TweetGrid or TweetChat to search for the hashtag #sasearch. We’ll post questions, listed as “Q1, Q2, Q3, etc.” Write in and join the conversation. Afterwards, visit TheSASearch or this site for transcripts.
Please join us!
by sean@higheredcareercoach.com | Sep 22, 2011 | Job Search, Social Networking
What value do you place on free professional development and networking events, like free webinars, hashtag chats on Twitter, and free in-person career events?
We’ll talk about some of these ideas and hopefully share perspectives on free professional development and networking, in contrast to specialized help you pay for, formalized mentoring, short courses, books. etc.
Call in and let me know what you think!
I’ll be talking about a new upcoming hashtag chat I am putting together with #SASearch which will be entirely devoted to job search issues in student affairs. We’re hoping to start next week and have a weekly opportunity to discuss job search issues. We’ll be using the hashtag #sasearch and
Also, I’ll share of my experiences with webinar platforms, especially those that are free, including BigMarker, which I used this week, and others.
And finally, I am going to talk a bit about Hiring for Hope, a great non-profit here in Georgia which I volunteered for recently and about my fundraising campaign on FirstGiving to support this charity.
