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What’s in a LinkedIn Headline?
Last week we talked about why you should have a LinkedIn profile. This week and over the next two weeks, we will discuss specific sections you should focus your attention on to help make your profile stand out and attract the interest of potential employers. One of the first things a visitor to your page will see is your headline. Often, individuals use this area to indicate their current job title, such as Career Coach at Career Solutions Group. This strategy is fine if you have no intention of job searching, but it doesn’t tell the reader a lot about you or your skills. When you write your...
read moreWhy does LinkedIn matter? Part one of a four part series!
By now, you’ve probably heard of LinkedIn. If you have a profile, you are one of 467 million current users with a LinkedIn account. But just having an account isn’t enough. LinkedIn by definition is a social network, emphasis on the word “social”. With quarterly revenues topping $947 million, LinkedIn derives an estimated 65% of its revenue from talent solutions. And according to SHRM (the Society of Human Resource Management), an estimated 90% of recruiters rely heavily on LinkedIn for sourcing top talent. Can you think of any other career source with the potential of putting your talents...
read moreEncore Careers. Part 4 – Examples
Now let’s move on to specific examples of people who have transitioned into encore careers—and be sure to check out my 3 previous posts for more details on how to create a successful Encore career. Outside Sales Rep to Bus Driver: One gentleman worked as an outside sales rep for years, and now he drives of students between the local university, and their housing complex. He loves it because it’s just a few hours in the afternoon. He earns a little bit of money. He gets a chance to socialize, and he gets his summer and breaks off. That’s one example. Teacher to Museum...
read moreEncore Careers. Part 3 – Superpowers
In the last few blogs I’ve been talking about Encore careers—a shift into work that you can do later in your career, that may involve greater meaning, part time schedules, and possibly earning some income. I shared a few tips in the last blog post, and now I’ll share a few more, starting with… Build off of your Superpower for a satisfying Encore career! Seven out of ten people on average will not have an idea of what they want to do for their next step, in an Encore career, or just career wise generally. 70% of people typically are fuzzy about that. And without that clarity, it can make the...
read moreEncore Careers. Part 2 – Journaling
In my last blog about creating an Encore career you love, I promised to provide some tips for helping you accomplish it successfully, so here goes: We want Certainty, with a splash of Uncertaining Most of us really hope for a life of certainty, where we can predict generally what’s going to happen in a day, such as where our food is coming from, what’s expected of us in our work, and what our relationships will look like. We like a little variety–that’s a concept called Uncertainty. This concept comes from the motivational speaker Tony Robbins. What most of us want is a...
read moreEncore Careers. Part 1 – What Is An Encore Career?
One day, after my “main” career is over, I intend to work as a cook in a soup kitchen. I love the idea of being happily busy cooking alongside others who love to prepare food, creating yummy meals for people who especially need one. I’d see myself doing this work part time, for about 15 hours each week. I may or may not receive income for this, and if it don’t I’ll likely be okay with this. What I’ve just described fits the definition of an Encore career, which according to Wikipedia is, “Work in the second half of life that combines continued income, greater personal meaning, and social...
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