Losing your job can take a toll on your emotional and physical well-being. It is completely normal to experience every emotion on the spectrum.
However, this is also a great opportunity to step back and thoughtfully evaluate what you have done in the past, and what you would like to do in the future. It is a time to take inventory of what situations worked - and didn’t work - for you. It is a time to reconnect with your values and goals.
In this talk we will explore:
• How to determine your right next step
• How to keep yourself out of the emotional dips
• Why mindset is as important as tactics
• How to navigate around the potholes of age, salary, extended time in transition, etc.
• How to stay focused and on track with your job search
This talk will help you see how career transition can be a time of opportunity and possibility, and why fortune favors the bold.
6. Transition as a time to evaluate
• I encourage you to think of this as a time
to evaluate:
– What did you like?
– What would you change?
– What have you always wanted to try?
– What is on your life list that you
have been meaning to do?
8. I might say
• Probably only some parts of your life suck
9. Exercise: Wheel of Life
(not my creation but very helpful)
Career Health
SpiritualityFinances
Creativity
Family
Relationships
Social life
10. Transition as a time of opportunity
• This could be a time to:
– Get back on track
– Find work that fits around your life
– Find work that is more aligned with your values
11. What I call transition
“The squishy rich primordial stew
of infinite possibility”
~ Catherine Morgan
Photo credit: Maryanne Natarajan
13. The world of work has changed
• We are all self-employed
• We must take responsibility
for our own training
• We must constantly build
and nurture our network
14. What is your right next step?
• What is your overhead like?
• What obligations do you have coming up?
• What is your financial situation?
15. Has your job paradigm shifted?
• Will corporate rehire for your position?
• Is your industry in expansion or contraction?
16. New possibility – job portfolio
• Some people will look for traditional
full-time work
• Some people, either by choice or necessity,
will opt to have a “job portfolio”
– Several part-time jobs
– Primary job and a side project
– Freelance or consulting work
– Freelance work and their own business
18. Connecting to your values
• Not all of us are money motivated
– But there is nothing wrong if you are
• Did your work leave you feeling hollow?
19. Leaving a legacy
• Have you been walking around thinking,
“Is this all there is?”
• What do you want your legacy to be?
20. The benefits of being clear
• There are huge benefits to being clear about
exactly what you are looking for
– You can use it as a lens through which
you evaluate opportunities
23. Check yourself
• Are you really OK with a multigenerational
workforce?
– What if your manager or the CEO is 15-20 years
younger than you?
– Do you seem entitled?
– Are you being passive-aggressive?
• What if your manager is much older?
25. There are emotional ups and downs
• You will have good days and bad days
– I told one client I would be more worried
if she wasn’t depressed sometimes
• But you also may feel guilty about enjoying
your time off
26. Not unlike The Five Stages of Grief™
• The Kübler-Ross model, commonly known as
The Five Stages of Grief™
– Denial
– Anger
– Bargaining
– Depression
– Acceptance
27. How to stay out of the dips
• Do something every day to move your job
search forward
– It can be something very small or a few very
small actions
– The trick is to feel like you are making progress
28. Learn and explore
• To learn new skills – shadow, volunteer,
consult
• To have stories to tell in interviews
• To explore different possibilities
and next steps
29. Go on informational interviews
• To find out what doing that job might be like
• To build your network
30. Post and publish on LinkedIn
• To establish yourself as an expert or
thought leader
• To keep yourself relevant and top of mind
• To pass the LinkedIn (and Google) test
31. Stay scheduled
• Spending too much time in your own head
is not good
• Work expands to the amount of time allotted
• If you keep things in your calendar you will get
more done
32. Play catch-up
• Catch up on things you have wanted to do
– Learn a new business skill
– Paint a room
– Organize your garage, basement, office, or closet
– Learn to cook
– Start eating healthily
– Begin (or continue) exercising regularly
33. BUT keep looking for a job
• Projects can distract
– They make you feel like you are doing something
37. Notice avoidance behaviors
• Job search is stressful and boring
• Notice when you start doing something
(anything!) to avoid the dreaded task
– Organizing your office
– Laundry
– Cleaning
– Email
38. Syncing progress and expectations
• Are you making progress?
• Are your expectations realistic?
40. Is job search a full-time job?
• Is looking for a job a full-time job?
41. How to allocate your time
• 10% recruiters
• 20% online applications
• 30% networking with new people / groups
• 40% reaching out to people you already know
– And 20 companies you would like to work for
42. The story you’re making up
• Don’t spin stories
– You usually have no data points
43. Bad business breakups
• Take time to process if you need to
• Don’t burn through your network
before you are ready
44. Find support
• Get a buddy
• Join an accountability group
• Hire a coach
45. Suggestions
• Ensure your browser and email have
spellcheck enabled – this is a must!
• Become a connector
– A huge number of jobs don’t get posted publicly
– But you can’t ignore online postings
• Check out the consolidator sites - Indeed,
SimplyHired, ZipRecruiter, etc.
46. My best advice for job search
• Don’t do your own resume
• Don’t let your partner or relative coach you
• Do set boundaries, if needed
47. My best advice on how to thrive
• Evaluate all of your options
• Make the most of this time
• Reconnect with friends and family
• Help someone else
• Be extra kind to yourself
48. To see possibilities
• Can’t figure out what to do next?
– Read Re-Launch You: Discovering Your Point B
and Embracing Possibility
www.re-launch-you.com
49. Questions?
Catherine Morgan
Career Transition Expert | Business Consultant
Point A to Point B Transitions Inc.
877.672.5333
Catherine@PointAtoPointBTransitions.com
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/pointatopointb
Twitter @PointA_PointB