Mid-Life career change, development and advancement calls for strategies that are different from those appropriate to Gens X, Y and Z Once you've been working for 10 or more years, you need to view your career differently. From the author's website http://www.MidlifeCareerStrategy.com

1. "5 Common Career Change Questions That
Are Holding You Back (and the SURPRISING
Answers That Accelerate Your Growth)”
By Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
http://www.MidlifeCareerStrategy.com

2. “Ready For Career
Change?”
Lots of bad info
Lots of myths
Lots of bad advice

3. “Question #1”
When am I too old to find a new
career, return to school or move to a
new location?

4. “Answer #1”
Reframe as:
“Do I have the qualifications?”
Physical
Energetic
Motivational

5. “Question #2”
“Should I look for a lower-level job if I
want to get work that's less stressful
(or test the waters with an
internship)?”

6. “Answer #2”
Reframe as:
”How can I leverage my skills
to move from one career
to another?”
Example – lawyer to animal welfare

7. “Question #3”
“How can I package my experience
and skills for a new career?”

8. “Question #3”
Use a chronological resume format.
Think of
problems you solved
what you did
results

9. “3 Ways To Find
Your Career”
Before doing ANY of them …
Take ACTION!

10. “Question #4”
How can I decide whether to invest in
education to prepare for a new field?

11. “Answer #4”
Pros
Networking
Credibility
May be a requirement
Cons
Job market changes overnight
Read between the lines of school marketing
Most important – find a way to evaluate the program.

12. “Q5: ”
How do I decide if it's time to leave my
cubicle and start a business?
.
.

13. “Answer #5: ”
Who are you
previous experience in marketing
comfort with sales
connection to previous career
What is your idea
filling a need
evidence of market

14. Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
http://www.MidlifeCareerStrategy.com
http://www.MidlifeCareerStrategy.com/services.html