In this episode of the Mainline Executive Coaching ACT podcast, I talk with Rich Baron and Michael Bailey about challenges and opportunities for mid-career professionals in this crazy job market. The first steps are to stop relying on resume submissions and, instead, to cultivate a referral Network that understands and supports your value proposition and can introduce you to like-minded colleagues who will go to bat for you.
Next, upgrade your definition of what you do and what you deliver. If you’re applying to the same type of job you just left (or lost), remember that they’re likely looking for someone younger and cheaper, and, sadly, less experienced than you.
Aim higher and use your close network/community relationships to help you craft that ideal job description that you want to articulate and promote to target companies. Don’t “wait for the phone to ring,” or expect that you’re going to land an interview by submitting a resume.
John Tarnoff is an executive and career transition coach, speaker, and author who supports mid and late-career professionals in defining, planning, and achieving more meaningful and sustainable careers.
Fired 39% during his 35 years as a film producer, studio executive and tech entrepreneur, he learned how to turn setbacks into successes in a volatile business. He reinvented his own career at 50, earning a master’s degree in counseling psychology to share his career lessons with others going through similar challenges.
Since leaving entertainment in 2010, John has coached individuals, groups, and led career workshops for university alumni, including for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Corporate coaching clients have included Bank of America, Bridgewater Assoc., Levi-Strauss, Softbank, TD Ameritrade, and Thrive Global.
He is the author of the best-selling Boomer Reinvention: How to Create your Dream Career Over 50 and has been named a Top Influencer in Aging by PBS/NextAvenue.
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