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Can Phil Repurpose His Career? Part 3 of 4 #169 Mar 30, 2020

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Description: This week is the 3rd episode of the next Career Pivot evaluation series called, "Can Phil Repurpose His Career?". This will be the fourth individual I have done this with. Previously, I worked with Tim, Sarah, and Juan (not their real names). This time it is Phil, who is in his early 60s, spent 20 years in the military, and worked the last 10 years in the private sector. If you have not listened to the first two episodes in the series, I suggest you stop and go back and listen to episodes 165 and 166 This will be a 4-episode series where the first 2 episodes comprise the first feedback session. The next 2 episodes are the 2nd and 3rd feedback sessions. I do not record the 4th feedback session as it is a review and usually gets too personal for this podcast. In this episode, I take Phil through his preferred work styles which will include the following:

His natural management style
How he fits into the corporate world
How he fits into society
His decision-making style

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How to Create Your Career Story So That It Makes Sense #167 Mar 16, 2020

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Gary is a recruiting and hiring consultant. He has trained and led high-performance recruiting teams that have made well over 10,000 hires. He has seen the inside story of how recruiting and hiring happens inside over 300 companies from Fortune 100 companies to boutique start-ups.

Gary's industry background includes software, IT, eCommerce, banking, public sector, semiconductor, engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and environmental companies. His experience spans all levels including C-level executives, senior management, technical leadership, and high-performance professionals as well as support staff and laborers.

Gary was originally on the podcast in episode 58. You can listen to it here.

Gary has been involved in HireFactors for about 2 years.

Many people have varied and eclectic stories. What Gary has found is that their resume and career stories look and sound like their career -scattered and varied.

The hiring manager is looking for someone who has been doing similar kinds of things to the job description and is moving right along in their career with increasing levels of responsibility, because that is the easy hire. If they cannot make sense of your career trajectory then you will not get hired. You need to make your resume and career story portray a clear message.

A software company was looking for a software tester related to dispensing pharmaceuticals. This is highly regulated and they needed someone to test the user interface, which is very routine and monotonous. Gary found someone who had been working in manufacturing - specifically testing related to fighter aircraft. This was testing torque on bolts and welds. He had to do this day in and day out and fill out very complex forms. The hiring manager immediately kicked the resume back.

Gary explained that this person had been performing similar tasks as the position they wanted to fill, had tremendous attention to detail and would not get burned out. If this person had applied directly to this position with no one who was able to translate their skills, there is no way this person would have even gotten an interview.

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Can Phil Repurpose His Career? Part 2 of 4 #166 Mar 09, 2020

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This will be a 4-episode series where the first 2 episodes are comprised of the first feedback session. The next 2 episodes are the 2nd and 3rd feedback sessions. I do not record the 4th feedback session as it is a review and usually gets too personal for this podcast. This is the 2nd half of the first feedback session.

You will discover that Phil has a big gap in usual versus needs scores in the area of insistence. He is very structured, but he is also a big-time problem solver. From his behavior, you would never know he is a problem solver. I call this being a structured anarchist. He loves rules as long as they are his rules. He also has an interesting combination of being a problem solver and being a sensitive guy. In the engineering world, this is very uncommon and we will see later on that this is a superpower.

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Can Phil Repurpose His Career? Part 1 of 4 #165 Mar 02, 2020

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This week I start the next Career Pivot evaluation series called "Can Phil Repurpose His Career?". This will be the fourth individual I have done this with. Previously, I worked with Tim, Sarah, and Juan (not their real names). This time it is Phil, a gentleman in his early 60s, who spent 20 years in the military and then the last 10 or so years in the private sector. What you will hear is the military was a good fit for Phil and served him well. Since leaving the military, work has been a mixed bag. As he looks to move on to an encore career he wants to learn more about himself so he makes a good choice.

Most of these episodes are all in the top 10% of downloaded episodes for this podcast. This will be a 4-episode series where the first 2 episodes comprise the first feedback session. The next 2 episodes are the 2nd and 3rd feedback sessions. I do not record the 4th feedback session as it is a review and usually gets too personal for this podcast.

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Is Medicare at 50 a Solution for People in the 2nd Half of Life? #164 Feb 24, 2020

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Danielle Roberts is a co-founder of Boomer Benefits, a licensed insurance agency that helps baby boomers navigate their entry into Medicare in 48 states, and has nearly half a million social media followers. She is a member of the Forbes Finance Council and a past president of the Fort Worth chapter of the National Association of Health Underwriters. Danielle enjoys writing and speaking about healthcare topics related to baby boomers and has been published or quoted in many outlets like Forbes, Business Insider, and CNBC.com.

Medicare covers people who 65 years old and older plus some with disabilities. Medicare for all will look nothing like the current Medicare system.

"Medicare at 50": Sen. Debbie Stabenow explains her Medicare buy-in plan

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Do You Know about the Next for Me Community? #163 Feb 17, 2020

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Podcast #163 - Marc Interviews Jeff Tidwell and Carole McManus, founders of NextforMe.com Description:

Next For Me was founded by Jeff Tidwell as a catalyst for change. This organization celebrates potential through new work, a new purpose, or a new social contribution.

Jeff began his career with alternative newspapers and then moved online; he has since worked in Silicon Valley and New York overseeing online communities and user experience for E*TRADE, WebMD, Oncology.com, MarketTools, Chirp Interactive, and many startups. Today, he's the CEO and Co-Founder of Next For Me. He has been a featured speaker at TechInclusion and is a regular contributor to Forbes "Chronicles of a 50+ Entrepreneur"; Jeff is also a regular guest on podcasts and 'longevity economy' conferences and events. He is the author of "Next For Me: A Guide to Startups for Dreamers".

Carole McManus, co-founder and Editor in Chief, is a marketing and social media strategist with a history of building some of the most successful online communities on the Web, including Yahoo! and BabyCenter. Her former clients include Frito-Lay, Del Monte, Johnson & Johnson, E*TRADE, HBO.com, Edmunds.com, and Oncology.com. She is currently the Director of Digital Marketing for CatCon and on the Board of Directors of the WELL, which Wired Magazine called "the world's most influential online community". Carole and Jeff have worked together for nearly 20 years.

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How to Become a Flight Attendant in the 2nd Half of Life #162 Feb 10, 2020

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Podcast #162 - Marc Interviews Joanne Webb, Author of Desire the Skies - The First Book Every Aspiring Flight Attendant Needs to Read Description:

Joanne Webb has been a flight attendant for nineteen years. As she pursued this career path, she also took some miss-steps along the way. She applied to become a flight attendant a few different times after graduating from college. She was rejected, and based on that feeling, stopped pursuing the one career that truly made her feel excited.

In the summer of 2000, Joanne wandered into a hat store in New York City after calling on a client. The woman working there, Tricia, was about fifty at the time. She mentioned she was going to Paris that night and that she was a flight attendant for Continental Airlines, which is now part of United Airlines. Joanne told her she had applied three years before and they didn't want her. Tricia assured her that was not necessarily true - she just needed some coaching. Joanne reapplied at Continental and is now a nineteen-year flight attendant at United (United and Continental merged).

Joanne also spent two years volunteering with immigrants in Denver with employment services. In doing this, she learned about resumes and interviews, as well as about the general workplace from a different angle. Joanne has taken knowledge from the airline industry and from employment counseling and has created two online courses, does private interview coaching, and has written a book called Desire the Skies: The First Book Every Aspiring Flight Attendant Needs to Read. Many of her clients are doing a Career Pivot.

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Next week, I have the founders of NextforMe.com, Carole McManus and Jeff Tidwell to talk to us about their online community and their book by the same name.

Now on to the podcast…

Prescription for Change: From Pharmacist To Flight Attendant - Secondactstories.org

Joanne explains that people who are interested in becoming flight attendants in the 2nd half of life are often those who wanted to do this earlier in their lives but did not pursue it.

Airlines Catagories Regional Airlines

(Doing business as United Express, Delta Connection, or American Eagle.)

Low-Cost Airlines

Ultra-Low-Cost
Low Cost
- Jet Blue
- Southwest

Legacy Airlines

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Expat in Mexico Update - Healthcare, Shopping and More #161 Feb 03, 2020

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In this episode, Marc talks about life as an expat in Mexico after 18 months. He gives you an update on:

Healthcare
Health Insurance including Medicare
Voting from Abroad
Shopping and Safety

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Key Takeaways:

Next week, I interview Joanne Webb, author of Desire the Skies, the First Book Every Aspiring Flight Attendant Needs to Read. Many more of my readers than I ever expected want to be a flight attendant, and yes, it is possible.

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How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile with Brenda Bernstein #160 Jan 27, 2020

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Brenda Bernstein, award-winning Certified Executive Resume Master, Certified Master Resume Writer, and accomplished editor and LinkedIn trainer, holds an English degree from Yale University and a J.D. from the NYU School of Law. Her signature presentations on How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile have been attended by thousands of job seekers and other professionals seeking to establish a professional image on LinkedIn. Over her 15 years as Senior Editor at The Essay Expert, Brenda has coached hundreds of professionals and companies to write resumes, essays and other materials that result in sought after job interviews, admission to top schools, and measurable business success. She has written three highly-acclaimed books: How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile, How to Write a WINNING Resume, and How to Write a STELLAR Executive Resume.

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Key Takeaways:

Next week, I will be reporting on what it is like being an expat in Mexico. I will be giving an update on health insurance and healthcare, shopping, and safety.

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2nd Chance Entrepreneur in the 2nd half of Life - HouseSitMexico.com #159 Jan 20, 2020

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Alexandra Gordon is the owner of HouseSitMexico.com. Alexandra retired with her husband 10 years ago in Mexico, but a few years ago she had the opportunity to buy the domain "housesitMexico.com" and is now working on turning it into a thriving business. It is a fascinating story of someone in the 2nd half of life turning on their entrepreneurial juices.

Key Takeaways:

Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, 3rd edition is available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Powells.com, BooksaMillion.com, and many other fine online retailers. I am working on the audio version of the book but this is taking longer than planned. Look for this to be out in February of 2020. I should say this episode will sound a little different than previous episodes. We recorded this session in Alexandra's living room on my Zoom H4N audio recorder. This is one of my few in-person interviews.

Next week, I will be interviewing Brenda Bernstein, author of the best selling LinkedIn book How to Write a Killer LinkedIn Profile.

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