As high performers contemplate making a career change, one of their concerns is with their salary. They believe that if they were to switch careers to something that they actually enjoy that they have to take a pay cut. In reality, what we have seen with the people we work with is that is almost never the case. In fact, there are many times when they get an increase in their salary. Today, we’re sharing a training we did talking about this very subject: How to Transfer Your Skills So You Can Keep Your Same Salary Some of the specific things that you’ll learn in this episode are: How to transfer your skills into a different industry How to connect the dots for inexperienced recruiters and hiring managers How to approach a career change in a new field How to determine what your next job should even be How to handle gaps in employment history   To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/  Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

How do you end pointless meetings, hurry sickness, and unfulfilling busyness? It’s not easy, but it is possible. Bruce Daisley, Author of “Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat” and host of the Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast shows you how to regain your creativity and inventiveness in this entertaining conversation.  You’ll also learn: How stress is hindering your career growth (and what to do about it) Why you think your decisions about your career are rational (even though they’re not) How rushing through everything actually slows you down and creates guilt (plus what to do about it) Check out the notes and full transcript on the blog post. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/  Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Throughout your career, you have accumulated a number of skills. You may feel these skills only cater to your specific role or industry; however, there is a way to take them and communicate them in a way that allows you to make a career pivot. Today, we’re sharing a training we did on this very subject: How do I pivot to a new career when my skills and experience keep holding me back? What You’ll Learn  How to pivot into a new career when you believe your skills and experience keep holding you back How to get hired when it feels like you might lack experience or knowledge The most effective first step for your career change   Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com    Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!    Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.   Related Episodes Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

When a rapid change in your life causes you to reassess your priorities, you start to wonder if you really want to go back to the way things were. Was your career better before being constrained? Your family life? Today, you have the opportunity to learn how to thrive (not just survive) in new environments. This is the perfect opportunity for you to even advance your career (or make a career change)! Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com.     To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/  Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Quarantine shouldn’t hold your job search back. Today, we talk about how to build digital relationships EVEN while sitting at home. We also address: How to test drive your new career while social distancing Why you can no longer career change the same old way How to find hiring managers during social distancing, shut-downs and working from home To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/  Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

As we look at creating a career that is fulfilling and meaningful, one piece that gets overlooked is contribution - how you contribute to your family, work, and world. Tom Rath joins us to help you discover how you contribute to the world. He is a bestselling author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. Tom has written many books, his newest out is out now and it is titled, “Life’s Great Question: Discover How You Contribute to the World.” If you don’t recognize his name right away, I’m 100% sure you will recognize his book, “Strengths Finder 2.0” and the Clifton Strengths assessment that goes along with it.  Additionally, while doing all his research, writing, and many other contributions, he’s spent the last 25 years battling cancer, tumors, and other health challenges.  To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/  Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

On Monday, I shared a conversation I had with Anne Converse Willkomm, Department Head of Graduate Studies and Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University’s Goodwin College of Professional Studies. We talked about when it was right for you to go back to school. While going back to college isn’t right for everyone, for those that it is right for now face another question: “I know going back to school is the right choice for me, but how do I pick the right place/program?” This can seem very daunting since there are hundreds or even thousands of choices out there. So as Anne and I got to this part of the conversation on Monday, I knew we had to bring her back to talk about choosing the right college. As you scan through the possibilities of programs that you could enroll in, you can probably cut out several ones easily (based on things like physical location, availability of online courses, and cost). But you’re still left with at least a handful of options. As you look into each program, you likely do most of your research online - reading through the pages websites. You may reach out and contact someone at the university. Being a Department Head, Anne shares that most applicants actually talk to the wrong people when applying, and they don’t ask the right questions. People usually contact someone in admissions, but the best person to talk to is the director of the program you’re looking into - they will provide the best answers. Admissions can’t get deep enough into giving you the answers to the questions you should be asking, like: Can the program advance my career in ___? How will the courses build my skills/knowledge? What are the students in the program like? Is the school going to be there for me after graduation?   You’ll also hear: What happens when you change your mind while you’re already in school How you can be proactive before you get in this situation How you can know if a college/university is open to making a mid-college change (not all are)   So, if you if going back to school is the right choice for you, this episode is perfect for you.   To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/  Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

When it comes to making a career change, almost everyone we talk to has considered going back to school. On top of a full time job and possibly a family at home, the thought of going back to school makes a majority of those people cringe. Anne Converse Willkomm is a program director at Goodwin College of Professional Studies at Drexel University. She and I discuss whether going back to school will or won’t aid in your career growth. This entire episode is to answer the question, “When is it right to go back to school?”  What you’ll learn  When it’s necessary to go back to school to advance your career  Why all masters degrees are not created equal, and the specific differences to look for  How to create a “master resume” (which we teach in Career Change Bootcamp!)   Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com    Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!  Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.   Related Episodes An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcast) How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Every year we get career advice questions from thousands of listeners just like you! "Should I get another degree/certificate before starting a new career search? Should I apply to a role if I have less experience than the listing asks for? How do I know if my career is right for me?" Scott & HTYC's Director of Client Results go through a few of the questions we've received and answer them with data-backed answers! What you'll learn  How identifying the right work environment you want makes identifying your ideal role easier What our data shows is the most effective way to get to a career that fits  Recommended shortcuts to figure out what you want to spend your career doing   Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com   Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!  Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.   Related Episodes Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

What’s the thing that very few people are asking right now that almost everyone is missing?  Instead of saying “should I be looking right now,” what if you flipped it on it’s head and said: “How do I take this opportunity  where very few people are taking action on their job search and use this time to make a leap into something bigger?”  That’s a question that’s worth some serious consideration.  This is also one of the questions that Scott dives into with Eleanor on the podcast today. I want to invite you to join us for another live webinar-style training, where Scott is going to answer your questions again. We’re going to try to bring 1 or 2 people on live, like we did with Diane and Eleanor. To sign up for the next training, go to happentoyourcareer.com/webinar-weekly. After you register to attend, you’ll be able to submit your question. Even if you can’t attend live, you can still submit your question. By the way, we have temporarily re-opened Career Change Bootcamp in light of everything going on with the virus and quarantine situations. We don’t usually re-open CCB so soon after closing, but these are unusual times, and we want to provide you with the best help we can. If you’re interested in CCB, send Scott an email, scott@happentoyourcareer.com, with “CCB Conversation” in the subject line, and he’ll connect you with our team to figure out the very best way that we can help you.   To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/  Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc