Category Archives: Mid Career Transitions

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  Midlife Crisis? Considering a Career Change? There’s a Reason for That…

  Posted on April 25, 2016 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career Transitions

  Has it hit you yet? The “midlife crisis?” The ‘oh ,crap, I’m halfway through my life and I think I’m on the wrong track’ realization? Are you thinking that it may be time for a midlife career change? And do you feel slightly crazy for having these thoughts? Okay… enough questions. Let’s get to some […]

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  Job Fit: Don’t Forget to Answer this Important Question

  Posted on April 11, 2016 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career Transitions

  When you were growing up, did you ever have anyone offer you career advice that was probably well-intentioned but way off the mark? “You should be a ________.” Fill in the blank with whatever job suggestion someone gave you that made you want to scrunch up your face and say “Do you even know me?” […]

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  Career Assessments: Who Should Use Them and What Can They Tell You?

  Posted on November 23, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career Transitions

  It’s always fun to ask kids what they want to be when they grow up. We often get answers like teachers, doctors, policemen, nurses, or ballerinas, don’t we? When’s the last time you heard a kid tell you that he wanted to be an architectural drafter, a nuclear medicine technologist, an urban planner, or a […]

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  Choosing a Career: How Important is the Money?

  Posted on August 15, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career Transitions

  The last few years have been rather turbulent for the average American worker, haven’t they? As sick as we may be of talking about the economy and the recession, it’s difficult to avoid the subjects when it comes to talking about jobs and careers. Our country’s workforce has been battered as we’ve gone through this […]

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  Contemplating a Midlife Career Change? 5 Books for Your Review

  Posted on May 15, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career Transitions

  Are you contemplating a midlife career change? If so, you’re probably a little scared. Changing jobs, at any age, is a big deal, but… changing careers? That’s a new level of scary. If you’re to the point where you’re considering such a dramatic move, I don’t have to tell you that it’s not an overnight […]

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  Choosing a Career You LOVE

  Posted on February 14, 2013 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career Transitions

  Love, love, love, love, love, love, love. Yep – it’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air. Today we’ll spend a little time expressing our love for the people in our lives that matter the most. Although we typically think of romantic love when we think of this holiday, love is also being celebrated […]

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