As part of our career-coaching business, we began a small publishing company years ago, which led to one of the most heartwarming phone calls I ever received. The office was quiet, and that phone rang…
If you haven’t yet achieved the job/career success you are capable of achieving, which one factor is the first factor to begin giving daily action (not thought). Each point above is from clients who gave consideration to this title question. This is what they have learned from their life. You are invited to let us know how you might edit this list.
Amazing! I get to talk to people of great insight. This 20-year-old student I am working with said today, "I have learned that nothing magical happens within me – the magic is in getting help from others." (Wow – 10M students who are already frustrated in their fall classes need to hear that.) I know it is a simple thought perhaps for you - yet - there are so many people in defeating situations that need to hear this. Pass it along.
A December 2019 article in AARP magazine strongly demonstrated that ageism does indeed exist in the employment market. However, the article did not address how to work around the obstacles mentioned. Our experience guiding age 50+ clients demonstrates there are several approaches that can help you overcome those obstacles. Are you in this age group? Here are a few points to consider…
If you have been in the same job for only a few years or for many, knowing what the requirements are in today’s market in your profession will help you stay up-to-date when, or if, a job change is necessary.
Although some aspects of your career future are out of your control, there are steps you can take to improve your chances of a long and successful work life.
What’s that? A mid-life awakening is when you realize that working toward what you want out of life is more important than achieving some arbitrary set of objectives cascading upon you from someone else’s mountain top.
If thoughts about focusing on your goals, rather than what someone else wants from you is on your mind, the following article is for you. If “what am I supposed to do with the rest of my life” is still on your mind after this article, drop me a note. I’d like to hear your story.
Nick Synko nsynko@SynkoAssociates.com
A few months ago, a coaching client was trying his best to land the next job. In fact, he was very good at generating interview opportunities. However, after completing multiple interviews at various employers he had not received a job offer. All he was told each time was that another candidate was selected. The only exception was an agency recruiter (a headhunter) who told him the last company’s impression was that he did not have a high enough energy level. That was hard to understand because our client clearly wanted this job.
What was particularly disturbing is that all the jobs for which he had applied had clearly communicated selection criteria checklists and he was very well qualified for these assignments. On paper, he was THE candidate for the job.
In frustration, he came to see me. One day we were discussing yet another new job opportunity and his body language and facial expressions were definitely upbeat and different. There was an interest level, an excitement and energy, an enthusiasm that was different from anything I had previously witnessed. I asked him, “Why? What is different here?” He responded, “Honestly, my heart just was not in the other jobs; this one has a “heart factor” that clicks on all levels.”
His heart had never so clearly surfaced until that particular occasion. Therefore, I asked the obvious, “What is on your heart checklist?” We flip charted an entire page (about ten factors or so) that were his heart factors. As a side note, it was interesting how focused he was and how quickly the heart list developed.
Should you also have a list of heart factors posted on a flip chart? Some would say this is your list of goals. Many times it is. Other times we have seen critical additional information come forth when we move our conversation from goals to heart.
Checkpoint – Today’s exercise requires you to avoid looking at your target goal. For now, look within your heart, reach your deepest buried wish list, connect with your dreams and create a brainstormed list of your thoughts that develop. We suggest you dream beyond the boundaries, limitations and restrictions that society or others place upon you. Consider Einstein’s words, “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” As I personally mature, I find that often times the mediocre mind I need to get past is my own.
Next, return to your goal target and see if anything needs to be added. If so, add these items and highlight anything there that connects with your heart. Our coaching experience has revealed that most experienced recruiters are able to discern individuals who say they want the job from those who clearly display I WANT THIS PARTICULAR JOB BECAUSE IT MATCHES EXACTLY WHO I AM.
Nick Synko- Principal Partner at Synko Associates, LLC
