job jenny's presentation from october's pdxmindshare event

How to Make a Career “Left Turn”

(and when not to)

Evaluate the idea.Break it down.

Brand yourself like a BOSS.

Jenny Foss – JobJenny.comJenny@JobJenny.com

Twitter @JobJenny

The Big Pain.“I picked the wrong career path.”

“Is it feasible, or am I crazy to consider this?”

“I have absolutely no idea how to make this happen.”

Where to Begin?

Get clear on:

…THE WHY?…THE WHAT?

…THE WHAT’S IT GONNA TAKE?

The WHY?Why do I want to make a change?

Why does this keep me up at night?

Why do I think this new path is going to be better?

The WHAT?What do / don’t I want to do next?

Do I have career capital in this?

What does this look like? Feel like?

What are these jobs called? What companies might hire me for this?

The WHAT’S IT GONNA TAKE?

Do I have the skills? Can I get them?

Do I need certifications? Classes?

Why do I think this new path is going to be better?

GUT CHECK Is it genuinely doable?

Do you have the courage?Do you have the resources?

Do you have the support?

Will you be able to live with yourself if you do nothing?

BUILD THAT PLANWhere do you want to end up?

What are the major steps?What’s your timeframe?

What does the schedule / to-do list look like each day or week?

Who do you need to meet?

The SPREADSHEET

“It doesn’t matter one bit if you’ve never touched Excel. You need a

simple method to track your assignments, milestones and

achievements.” – Jenny Foss*

* known Excel hater

SHIFTING YOUR BRAND

The easier you make it for the target audience to “get” you, the better the

odds they want to know more.

(So whatcha gonna do about that?)

NOBODY’S GOING TO DEDUCE

Make it “smack in the forehead obvious why you make sense

Connect the dots…… they won’t

Position your prior experience as a distinct advantage

MOBILIZE YOUR POSSE

Your people won’t know until you share the details

Be specific on how they can help you the most

Get them rooting for you

GET IN CAHOOTSFigure out who in this new industry

you need to know

Construct a plan to get on their radar

Genuine and curious beats ambushing (every day)

MODIFY THE PAPERWORK

Shift all marketing materials to this new goal – Resume, LI, Cover

Do not freak (it’s not a tattoo)

EVALUTE PROGRESS

The best date ever : YOU

How’s it going?

How’s it FEELING?

Any fine-tuning to be done?

WHEN IT’S SCARY

One small, deliberate and brave step every single day.

The most meaningful changes are rarely

the ones that were easy.

Jenny Foss is a career consultant, job search strategist and recruiter. She’s best known as the creator of popular career blog JobJenny.com.

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