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INTERVIEW: A new way to help people explore occupations

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My guest today is:  JP Michel, Founder of Sparkpath and Challenge Cards.  I met JP in 2019 at the NCDA conference and was impressed with his Challenge Cards. 

Today we will explore:

(1) Tell me about your philosophy of the challenge perspective for career decision making

(2)  What can career practitioners do to embrace this concept in their work?

BIO

JP Michel is the Challenge Cards’ creator and SparkPath’s founder. He holds a master’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology and is the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Career Leader award from the Career Professionals of Canada. Look for his book coming out in the fall of 2023.

You can learn more about the Challenge Cards at https://mysparkpath.com/ 

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move and The Adventure of Finding Me in New Zealand. He is also the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth C. Hoyt Award from the National Career Development Association and the Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association’s Professional Contribution’s Award in 2020. He is currently a Trustee on the NCDA Board of Directors.

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INTERVIEW: Expect Your Coaching Business to Change

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As more people start or think about starting a career coaching business, we want to talk about how our businesses changed over the years

With a combined 60+ years of owning/growing our own business, you can learn how to start or grow your own. Like Virginia Franco one of our presenters said, “I wish I had had advice like this when I was starting out.“

I asked my panel these two questions

(1) Describe your coaching business when you started and what are the biggest changes you’ve seen

(2) What advice do you have for people who are developing or thinking about starting a business?

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BIOS

Hannah Morgan is a trainer and job search strategist. She has worked in outplacement services, a graduate school career center, a Department of Labor one-stop, and as a recruiter/HR generalist. She is a nationally recognized author and speaker on job search trends and was previously a LinkedIn Top Voice in Job Search and Careers.

She founded CareerSherpa.net to combine her career expertise with her love of writing, speaking, and social media. Hannah is a regular contributor to US News & World Report. She has been quoted by media outlets, including Kiplinger, Forbes and Money Magazine. She is also author of The Infographic Resume and co-author of Social Networking for Business Success.

Hannah is active across social media including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Mark Danaher, Owner of MarkDanaher.com 

 Mark Danaher is the founder of Mark Danaher Training and Coaching (www.markdanaher.com). He helps professionals gain career clarity and build confidence so they can achieve the impact they want in life. Mark has been a career counselor and coach for over 28 years helping professionals connect the dots to reduce stress, regain balance, and thrive in their life and career.

Through his private coaching practice, Mark presents workshops and training for career professionals, universities, businesses, and organizations thought out the United States. His commitment is to help people find the work and life they love and deserve. He has a passion for helping people reinvent themselves to be ready for their next adventure. Mark has been teaching the Facilitating Career Development course online for over 10 years and has taught the career course at the University of Connecticut.

He has been awarded the NCDA Fellows award which is one of the highest honors based on his work in career development. He was the President of NCDA in 2014-1015. He currently serves on the Training and Education Council of NCDA. 

Virginia Franco. I am a multi-certified Executive Resume and LinkedIn Writer, Coach and Storyteller whose documents help clients to land interviews. I founded Virginia Franco Resumes years ago when recognizing my years of corporate communications, journalism and social work offered me a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information.

I co-founded Job Search Journey, the first digital marketplace for job search, to provide job seekers access to high-quality, highly-affordable job search tools from industry experts. 

I help clients all over the world to tell their stories and test the job search waters – often for the first time in years or after deciding to make a career change.I’ve shared job search insight as the host of the Resume Storyteller podcast and in various publications and podcasts – including Job-Hunt, Ivy Exec, Business2Community.com, Jobscan, Career Sidekick, MedReps, Career Cloud and  Career Metis.  Website: HTTPS://VirginiaFrancoResumes.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiafrancoresumewriter

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move and The Adventure of Finding Me in New Zealand. He is also the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth C. Hoyt Award from the National Career Development Association and the Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association’s Professional Contribution’s Award in 2020.

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INTERVIEW: Resilience and Importance of Self-Care

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Another Peak-Careers INTERVIEW  on Resilience for Job Seekers: The importance of having a Healthy Body and Brain.

My guests today are:

Sabrina Woods,  Holistic Career Coach & International Trainer / Speaker

Aileen Axtmayer is a Career Coach and Corporate Wellness Speaker

Kim Bilawchuk is a Career Coach

(1)- Many of our clients struggle to find their next job. Why is having a healthy body and brain so important to them?

(2) What suggestions do you have to help them take care of themselves?

https://youtu.be/7EV9C6bS49g

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW

Rise Above Your Stress: http://www.sabrina-woods.com/uploads/1/0/2/3/10238814/rising_above_job_search_stress_-sabrina_woods-_handout.pdf

10 Tips to Build Resilience: http://www.sabrina-woods.com/uploads/1/0/2/3/10238814/buiding_resilience_top_10_tips_-hopesummit-_sabrina_woods_5-4-20.pdf

https://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/pt/sd/news_article/471023/_PARENT/CC_layout_details/false

Tapping Solutions app https://www.thetappingsolution.com/

Calm App (on phone)

Insight Timer (on phone) Thousands of meditations to choose from, I love Mary Maddux’s Relax Into Sleep meditation and her walking meditation. Jim

Atomic Habits by James Clear
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Emotional First-Aid by Dr. Guy Winch

Yoga nidra and guided breathwork https://www.aspirewithaileen.com/workplace-wellness-guides

The On-Purpose Person: Making Your Life Make Sense by Kevin W. McCarthy

Bio’s

Sabrina Woods is a Holistic Career Coach & International Trainer / Speaker. She has 20 years in the career services field including at Harvard and Northeastern. In her coaching work, she uses holistic and mindfulness-based practices to help people with major career transitions. Sabrina also facilitates workshops on career and well-being topics such as the Myers Briggs, managing our stress, and capitalizing on Linkedin. For more info: www.sabrina-woods.com or www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinawoods. 

Aileen Axtmayer is a Career Coach and Corporate Wellness Speaker. In her practice, Aspire with Aileen, she helps exhausted professionals restore their energy, feel their best, and do what they love. Over the past 15+ years she’s helped thousands of people manage their stress and has presented to global groups of up to 300 people. Aileen believes that happiness in our careers can make us healthier and being healthier enables us to thrive in our work. www.aspirewithaileen.com 

Kim Bilawchuk is a Career Coach who is passionate about helping others live in alignment with who they are truly meant to be by slowing down to get ahead. A lifelong learner, she inspires her clients by creating unique approaches to explore and discover their greatest potential for transformation, growth, and healing, giving them individualized support and encouragement to live a life of calm and ease both personally and professionally, in a safe, supported, non-judgmental environment. Kim lives in Lowell, MA, with her amazing husband, two soccer-playing teenagers, and mutt named Albert. You can learn more about her at www.kbcareercoach.com and connect with her at www.linkedin.com/in/kimbilawchuk

Jim Peacock is the principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF, and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move and The Adventure of Finding Me in New Zealand. He is also the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth C. Hoyt Award from the National Career Development Association and the Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association’s Professional Contribution’s Award in 2020.

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INTERVIEW: Three Words to Guide Us in 2023

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Choosing Three Words to Guide You in 2023

My guests today are Robin McPherson, a mental health professional and career coach; and Telma Sullivan who is an independent career coach helping individuals to launch, advance, or transition their careers.

We have all chosen three words to guide us in 2023.

(1) What are your words and what do they mean to you?

(2) How did you go about choosing them?

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BIO’s

Robin McPherson. A mental health professional and an education and career coach. I have over 20 years of experience in the human service and education field. I help people “figure out” what they want. It starts with Envisioning the life they want, then work with the mindset of Believing that one can Achieve their goals. I believe that the key to success is self-belief! I am committed to the process of helping others reach self-actualization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-mcpherson/

Telma Sullivan is an independent career coach helping individuals to launch, advance, or transition their career. She coaches young adults exploring careers, women reentering the workforce, people in mid-career, and career changers. Her coaching approach is client-focused and outcome-oriented, and her services include: job search strategy, resume/CV/cover letter writing, LinkedIn profile, networking, interview/salary negotiation preparation, and career change exploration. Telma is also a yoga instructor who enjoys creative writing and spending time in nature. Web: https://www.telmasullivan.com/

 

Jim Peacock is the principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF, and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move and The Adventure of Finding Me in New Zealand. He is also the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth C. Hoyt Award from the National Career Development Association and the Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association’s Professional Contribution’s Award in 2020.

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Interview: Books for Career Practitioners

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Join me for another Peak-Careers Interview with a few of my kindred spirits in the book world.

My guests today are:

— Scott Woodard, is a career development coach

— David Lee  is a trainer and job search strategist

— Amy Pierce-Danders is the founder of E³ Coaching Studio.

(1) How do you find the time to read? When is it? 

(2) Favorite books in 2022

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With Scott Woodard, Jim Peacock, Amy Pierce-Danders, David Lee

Here are the books we mentioned in the interview:

BIO’s

Scott Woodard is a career development coach, helping people advance in their careers. He customizes a framework of Purpose, Clarity, Focus, and Strategy to help clients identify and articulate the story of their unique value — their Leadership Narrative. He works with them to develop clear, concise, crisp (not canned) stories that convey their value; how they achieve that value; and examples of those achievements. He then develops strategies that help get them to where they want to be.

Scott has coached people from all walks of life: corporate executives and elected officials challenged to transform their organizations; Boomers trying to determine the “second acts” of their lives, and new graduates starting out in their first career.

He lives the ex-pat life in Ajijic, Mexico with his wife, a retired psychotherapist — so he is truly in touch with his feelings. He can be reached by email at [email protected].

Amy Pierce-Danders is the founder of E³ Coaching Studio.  Her sole driver as a Career+Life Strategist is to act as a guide to help humans uncover their purposes and passions so they can live an unapologetic life. Amy has helped over 3,000 people in their journey. Her desired legacy is to leave an imprint of impact on the corner of the world she touches. Amy is a sought-after trainer delivering impactful career development and workforce readiness programs; she has presented at 100+ events.Amy Pierce-Danders Career+Life Strategist(616) 552-9702[email protected]Social Channels: www.e3coachingstudio.comFacebookLinkedIn

David Lee is a Job Search and Career Change Coach and the founder of SoulSatisfyingWork.com. A 3X career changer, he has an extensive background in the mind/body medicine and resilience fields, as well as over 20 years as a corporate trainer and keynote speaker. He’s the author of Dealing with a Difficult Co-Worker as well as over 100 articles and book chapters on individual and organizational performance. You can learn more about him at his website and Linkedin links
https://soulsatisfyingwork.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlee-maine 

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move and The Adventure of Finding Me in New Zealand. He is also the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth C. Hoyt Award from the National Career Development Association and the Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association’s Professional Contribution’s Award in 2020.

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INTERVIEW: What’s New on LinkedIn?

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Join me for another Peak-Careers Interview. We explore some of the more recent updates on LinkedIn.

My guests today are, Bob McIntosh, Hannah Morgan (Career Sherpa), and, Kevin D. Turner. Today we explore the latest greatest and maybe not so great elements of LinkedIn from three LinkedIn experts who have many years experience on this platform.

Here are my two questions:

(1) What are the latest updates to LinkedIn that you like?

(2) Are there any features on LinkedIn you’d like to get rid of?

LinkedIn Experts Interview

Here are a couple of the resources mentioned in the interview that you may want to bookmark.

1. Identify Your Market Value Titles & Associated Skills 🔘 Go to LinkedIn’s Career Explorer https://lnkd.in/dfTi9sn 🔘 Scroll down the page of visual directions until you get to a box in the middle of the page that asks you to [SELECT YOUR CITY] 🔘 Enter details and select from the provided dropdown boxes for [SELECT YOUR CITY] and [ENTER A JOB] (the Dropdown options for [ENTER A JOB] will be your Market Value Title(s), you may do this for current, next goal, and previous Job Titles) 🔘 When the new set of skills populate the [Skills for ____] box that appears below [ENTER A JOB], copy those skills down with the Market Value Title. The Dropdown options will be your Market Value Title BEST RESOURCE: Check out this article for more details on how to use Career Explorer, including a 3 Page downloadable PDF on this feature: https://lnkd.in/e_vaYtG5

2. [#Social hiring], [Hiring in network], & [Meet the team] Filter continues to slowly roll out, now 60 days in, what’s the easiest way for a Jobseeker to find out who in their network is hiring? https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6973965093155840001 If you don’t have the feature yet try this work around link: Hidden Link: https://lnkd.in/eghegARt

Check out this blog that Hannah recommended. Donna Svei’s blog on using Career Explorer

BIO’s

Bob McIntosh, CPRW is a career trainer and coach who leads more than 15 job-search workshops at an urban career center, as well as counsels job seekers on every aspect of the job search.  His colleagues rely on Bob to critique their clients’ LinkedIn profiles and conduct mock interviews. In addition, Bob has gained a reputation as a LinkedIn authority in the community where he leads workshops for non-profit and for-profit organizations.  Job seekers from across the state attend Bob’s  LinkedIn workshops.  His greatest pleasure is helping people find rewarding careers in a competitive job market.  For enjoyment, he blogs at Things Career Related and contributes to Recruiter.com.  Follow Bob on Twitter and connect with him on LinkedIn.

Hannah Morgan is a trainer and job search strategist. She has worked in outplacement services, a graduate school career center, a department of labor one-stop and as a recruiter/HR generalist. Hannah is a nationally recognized author and speaker on job search trends and was previously a LinkedIn Top Voice in Job Search and Careers and.

She founded CareerSherpa.net to combine her career expertise with her love of writing, speaking and social media. Hannah is a regular contributor to US News & World Report. She has been quoted by media outlets, including Kiplinger, Forbes and Money Magazine. She is also author of The Infographic Resume and co-author of Social Networking for Business Success.

Hannah is active across social media including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Kevin D. Turner is Managing Partner at TNT Brand Strategist with over 30 years of experience in all significant business aspects. Starting his career at Sony and progressing to National Sales Manager, he then served as a VP of Venture Capital at Stone Holdings, CEO of American Teachers Inc, VP of Sales & Marketing at Thomas Nelson, and TurneRRounD. Even led the global expansion of the Nonprofit 50, American Heart Association, into 140 countries, as their Director of International Development and Strategy. 

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move and The Adventure of Finding Me in New Zealand. He is also the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth C. Hoyt Award from the National Career Development Association and the Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association’s Professional Contribution’s Award in 2020.

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