Charting a New Course Mid-Career Getting There from Here Joan L. Axelroth Axelroth & Associates Library & Information Management Consulting American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting & Conference July 25 – 28, 2009 Washington, DC

Charting a New Course Mid-Career: Getting There from Here Be Prepared Be Productive Be Presentable

Getting There From Here: Be Prepared Your career to date What’s missing Your talents & desires What’s needed Think/Ask About

Getting There From Here: Be Productive Goals Check out the job market Update skills, knowledge Learn new things, do new things Show-and-tell Inspire creativity Avoid time gap on resume

Getting There From Here: Be Productive What to do Check career sites & companies Use the time to learn Network with friends, colleagues Volunteer with a purpose

Getting There From Here: Be Productive Volunteer with a purpose Where – in the community, at work Create a role for yourself Make an impression

You Elevator speech ResumeSocial networking sites ReferencesWebsite, blog InterviewBusiness cards Getting There From Here: Be Presentable Your public face

... 90% of getting the career you want is just having the audacity to begin and the dedication to do the work. If you act as though you have the job... eventually everyone will forget that you gave the job to yourself. (Nell Minow, corporate governance lawyer & Movie Mom) Charting a New Course Mid-Career: Getting There from Here

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