Managing Your Career Through Transition The Duke MBA Career Management Center Meg Flournoy & Mary Beck White Sutton October 9, 2008
Why are you here? What brought you out tonight? Now that you know us …
The Process of Transition
Knowing the Terrain Drake Beam Morin, Inc. Most candidates find quickest success in this area. The farther from square 1, the more difficult to reach quickly Same job Different industry Similar job Different industry Different job Different industry Same job Similar industry Similar job Similar industry Different job Similar industry Same job Same industry Similar job Same industry Different job Same industry Jobs Industries Impact of: Network Referrals Economy
Take a Promotion! Chief Career Officer In Transition: From the Harvard Business School Club of New York’s Career Management Seminar By Mary Lindley Burton and Richard A. Wedemeyer
Career Transition Hierarchy of Needs Execution Identify targets Create strategy Identify values Self-assessment
Tom Peters refers to the ‘feature-benefit’ model The Feature-Benefit
Personal Branding Personal branding: individuals can enhance their recognition as experts in their field, establish reputation and credibility, advance their careers, and build self-confidence. -David Schawbel, Personal Branding Expert
Satisfiers & Dissatisfiers Considerations Environment Major responsibilities Culture, corporate values Is this job what you thought it would be? Is this job where you thought you would be or taking you where you thought you would go?
Accomplishments
Whether looking now, or in the future… Keys to an Effective Transition Attitude for Success An accomplishment-driven resume A list of target companies A list of contacts A list of questions An opportunity mindset
Implementation Four Approaches: Reactive Search Firms Proactive Job Development THE 4 P’s Product Place Price Promotion VISIBILITY
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