I’m an advocate of dedicating a certain amount of time per week or month to looking for jobs.

There are a few benefits:

1. You know what kinds of jobs are out there
2. You get a sense for what companies are hiring in your area
3. You are prepared when you face an unexpected job loss or situation at work

The new reality of the business world means more change, more often. This means you have to be a little crazy to depend on one job

I recently had a friend who was working in a job he loved, but they decided they wanted to merge with another big company. During the process, he was forced to switch jobs three times and then told he would eventually be let go. He had wanted to make a career transition, but was not prepared when it came time to look for a job. So he made a transition within his own industry.

An easy way to do this is set up job alerts on linkedin — create a few filters of jobs in your current field, “stretch” jobs you might be interested in down the road and specific companies you may be interested in. Each week, spend time checking out the listings and trying to get a sense of what is happening out in the world.

Don’t be afraid to apply to any job that might be exciting to you. I see too many people hold back because “well I haven’t worked here long enough” or “I don’t have the right qualifications.” Luckily — you are not obligated to accept any job.

Worst case, all this knowledge of the industry and broader world will help you be more effective at your current job.

41k+ Sold! (Top 1% Book) The Pathless Path is Paul's book about walking away from a "perfect" job with a promising future and starting over again. Through painstaking experiments, living in different countries, and a deep dive into the history of our work beliefs, Paul pieces together a set of ideas and principles that guide him from unfulfilled and burned out to what he calls "the pathless path" - a new story for thinking about work in our lives. Learn More & Buy The Book Here

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The Career Transition Playbook is a collection of exercises, lessons and personal stories I’ve collected from over 10 years of helping people make transitions in their careers and lives.

I’ve always been fascinated with the impossible and am a fan of the underdogs. Whenever people told me I couldn’t do something, that made me want to prove them wrong. When people tell me, “I can’t do this because of Y,” I want to help them change their mind.

I’ve seen amazing things happen. I’ve helped people land jobs at GE, McKinsey and The White House as well as make transitions from being a nurse to an IT consultant, a teacher to a researcher and a social worker to a technology recruiter.  In addition, I’ve helped people later in their career shift to the next chapter in their life, figuring out the next step after being CEO’s, business owners and executives.

This e-book is based on the belief that deep reflection, getting out of your comfort zone and embracing vulnerability are the only options for building a life we find worth living.  If you’re reading to be open and take some chances, let’s get started…

The e-book covers ten “chapters” each with lessons, exercises, and takeaways to help you make progress:

#1 What Matters (Values)
#2 Check Your Beliefs At The Door
#3 Research Potential Roles
#4 Track and Share
#5 Assess Your Strengths
#6 Upgrade Your Resume
#7 Share Your Story
#8 Tailor Your Story
#9 Activate Your Fans
#10 Hang In There (Apply, get rejected & stay resilient)

41k+ Sold! (Top 1% Book) The Pathless Path is Paul's book about walking away from a "perfect" job with a promising future and starting over again. Through painstaking experiments, living in different countries, and a deep dive into the history of our work beliefs, Paul pieces together a set of ideas and principles that guide him from unfulfilled and burned out to what he calls "the pathless path" - a new story for thinking about work in our lives. Learn More & Buy The Book Here

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