- Are you still searching for a job, even though you have followed all of the “expert’s” advice?
- Have you been going to networking events and still not connecting with the “right” people?
As a career coach and the developer and facilitator of a local job seekers/ networking group I’ve learned so much the past year. I’ve meet job seekers with extensive career and educational achievements. In the past I would have assumed that these engineers and CEOs wouldn’t have any difficulty finding a job.
I remember when “computers” were the way to go if you wanted job security. Yet I’ve met plenty of unemployed IT professionals.
What we thought we knew about career paths and job security has changed over the past few years. Job seekers certainly know this.
People who haven’t been searching for work recently may assume there is something “wrong” with these people, that they haven’t yet found a job. In the meantime, these same people may be experiencing stress from increased workload, and the fear of being laid off themselves.
Experts share plenty of free job search, networking, and resume “tips”. But what happens when your industry or network is not longer available? (the Jimmy Buffett song, “A Pirate Looks at Forty” comes to mind – “Occupational hazard being my occupation‘s just not around”.. but I digress)
As a daughter of a Pittsburgh steelworker, I know about lay-offs, companies closing, industries disappearing. My father was my age when the steel industry left Pittsburgh. He was ineligible for any future retirement benefits, and was too young to file for Social Security.
A change in your job or career impacts your entire life, family and sometimes your health. But this isn’t about me and my experiences.
As a recovering pessimist I want to provide strategies and hope to motivated boomers in transition. If you are ready to challenge some of your old beliefs, I can share the secret to finding more joy and ease during your transition. But you have to commit to taking a pause to look inside yourself for that “secret” and remembering what energized you and brought you joy.
I can help you increase clarity and reduce the overwhelm from managing the changes in multiple areas of your life. We can create a strategy for you to move forward with ease and joy to create and personalize your next big “thing” (whether that is a new job, small business, or totally new career).
If this sounds appealing to you, give me a call (704-786-1579) or send me an email at jliebel (at) vnet.net. I’d love include you in my announcements about the exciting workshops and teleclasses I have planned.
Of course if you have been thinking about individual coaching and have questions, please contact me for a free, no obligation introductory coaching conversation!
Remember “You have to do it by yourself, but you don’t have to do it alone”.
