Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Ep. 020: Reinventing Your Career (Michelle Hynes)


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Everybody knows that changing jobs regularly is the new normal. The days of working for just one or two employers through your adult life are long gone.

But what about switching not just jobs, but careers? Most of us will be in the workplace for four decades or more, so it’s a choice each of us will face. In fact, we may have three or four distinct careers over the course of our working lives.

This week on Find Your Dream Job, we’re talking about the challenges and benefits of changing your career. Our guest expert is Michelle Hynes a career coach who specializes in helping people in the midst of work transitions. Michelle has, herself, gone through several career changes. She shares her insights on how to reinvent yourself, not just to improve your marketability, but also to increase your happiness.

In this 30-minute episode you will learn:

  • Why everyone--no matter your age--needs to plan for career change
  • How changing careers can empower you as a professional and improve your life
  • How to use informational interview to guide your career change
  • The importance of continuing education, training, and certification
  • How to manage the uncertainty involved in switching careers
  • Resources for older professionals looking for an “encore career”
  • This week’s guest:

    Michelle Hynes (@mhynesPDX | LinkedIn)Principal, Michelle Hynes ConsultingPortland, Ore.

    Listener question of the week: 

    • What advice do you have for working professionals who would like to shift careers to a new field?
    • Do you have a question you’d like us to answer on a future episode? Please send your questions to [email protected].

      Resources referenced on this week’s show:

      • Michelle Hynes: Coach, Consultant Growth Guide
      • Encore.org: Second Acts for the Greater Good
      • The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life
      • Encore 2016 Conference: February 9-11, 2016
      • The 20-Minute Networking Meeting
      • Laura Carstensen: The Longevity Dividend
      • Laura Carstensen: Older People Are Happier
      • Land Your Dream Job in Portland (and Beyond) - 2016 Edition
      • If you have a job-hunting or career development resource resource you’d like to share, please contact Ben Forstag, Mac’s List Managing Director at [email protected].

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