Pivot Point: Re-Entering the Job Market Mid-Career

The Path to a Successful Pivot:1.Assess the Market

2.Assess Yourself

3.Assess Your Opportunities

4.Make Your Move (Methodically)

Courtney’s Assessment ?s - Desire1.Are you taking proper time to reflect?

2.Are you satisfied with your career?

3.At the end of the day, are you drained or fulfilled?

4.Are you dreaming of a different direction?

5.What career paths may better fulfill you?

Courtney’s Assessment ?s - Skills1.What are your hard and soft skills?

2.How can you apply them to various industries?

3.What does your desired career field require?

4.What little steps are you taking towards your goal?

5.Who can you connect with?

"You can't always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.”

- Wayne Dyer (American Author)

How to Pivot Your Perspective:1.Renew your thinking on what Creativity really is.

2.Investigate your talents and define how you can use it them in the current times.

3.Be courageous to self-empower during scarcity.

4.Be aware that accountability is at an all-time high for companies.

How to Create Something Cool When You Pivot:1.Write your vision and believe in it.

2.Create a killer team that will support your vision.

3.Leverage your skills to develop original content.

4.Make your vision accessible to everyone.

Mk’s Do’s and Don’ts:1.DO create a LinkedIn profile.

2.DO assemble a portfolio.

3.DON’T just put everything in it.

4.DON’T fear the bots. (Optimize for them.)

5.DO leverage your core competencies and broaden your options.

Julie’s Top 5 Tips:1.Make your resume specific to you.

2.Don’t be bound by the Single-Page Resume Rule.

3.Match your LinkedIn profile to your resume.

4.Include at least one case study in your portfolio.

5.Get comfortable talking about your experience.