January 20, 2015, Dr. Bill Dyment, Co-Author of Fire Your Excuses
By this time, your 2015 should be well under way. Welcome to your annual Career Advantage Check-up! If you take a moment to read and answer the 10 questions below, I guarantee it will help you better strategize your career in 2015. Would you consider spending a few minutes to map out how you might make hundreds, even thousands more this year? Enjoy!
Have you promised yourself that this will be the year to make a big change? Should you stay where you are? Should you stay in your field but find another organization? Should you start your own business? Or should you start a supplemental part-time business?
How to get the most out of this resource:
1. First, read the 5 most common career transition scenarios below, can you relate to any of these individuals?
2. Next, work through The 10 Key Career Questions of 2015. Revised yearly, they are designed to help you “get real with your career” and sort through your next career steps in this new year.
The 5 Most Common Career Transition Scenarios of 2015
In Need of A Change in Career Direction?
Does one of the following scenarios fit you?
Can you relate to any of the following real-life clients? (Names and details have been changed to protect privacy.)
1. The “It Was Just Business” Robert lost his current position due to restructuring. He knows that his field has changed and it is unlikely he will be hired at the same salary as before. He has been out of work for more than a year. Every month he is not working, he is losing thousands of dollars. He and his family are rapidly approaching a financial crisis.