How to smooth out a bumpy job search process
The job search process can feel like a roller coaster.
One minute you are riding high with a pipeline full and interview rounds and the next you are turned upside down starting the whole process over with a blank slate. Sound familiar?
The truth is, if it’s been awhile since you last went through a search, it can take a couple of reps until you truly get clear on what you want, and in turn find your rhythm.
Here’s how you can smooth out the ride:
- Reframe the job search process as an opportunity to fine tune, learn and discover. Simply shifting your lens from “I have to do this” to “I get to do this,” can make a huge difference in your overall outlook.
- Expand the short list from dream companies to dream opportunities. Often, my clients have a single dream company in mind, only to be disheartened if it doesn’t work out. Expanding the opportunity set to focus on what you want to accomplish across a number of different...
The three types of career changers and what this means for your job search strategy
There are three types of career changers. Knowing which one you are can make a huge difference in your job search strategy.
The first type is an industry changer. You’re looking to do the same type of work, just in a different industry.
For example: You’re a marketer in healthcare, who wants to do marketing in a consumer goods company
The second type is a functional changer. You’re looking to stay in your industry but do a different type of work.
For example: You’re a marketer in healthcare, who wants to do product management in healthcare.
The third type is a wholesale changer. You’re looking to do something entirely new in a new industry. (e.g. you’re a marketer in healthcare, who wants to do data and analytics in a tech company)
I’ve personally been all three over the course of my career. Each have their own sets of career change opportunities and challenges, but by far wholesale changer requires the most career change planning.
...
