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Your 2015 Career StrategyLittle Ladies ClubFebruary 24, 2015
Slides: www.KimEisenberg.com/Downloads
Our Game Plan• Intros• Presentation
– Finding Purpose– Planning & Action– Connecting
• Q & A• Red Ink
Intros• Name• Professional Elevator Pitch• 1 Personal Passion / Interest
Finding Purpose
Finding Purpose• Premise–Work paradigms are shifting – You are a business of one– You have agency
Finding Purpose• Current Ethos• Passion Trap• Bottom Up vs. Top Down• Multiple Right Answers
Finding Purpose• How To
1. “Good Enough”2. Imperfect Action3. Practice / Time4. Competence5. Mastery Passion
Finding Purpose• Implications for Here & Now– Reject top down ideal– Change by doing– Patience
Finding Purpose• Implications for Here & Now– Planning is good!– So is flexibility– Expect change every 2-5 years
Planning & Action
Planning & Action• Goal Setting– Pragmatism– Idealism– Short List
Planning & Action• Goal Setting
Idealism Pragmatism
• Values• Interests• Strengths• Preferences• Work-Life Desires
• Budget• Work-Life Needs• Marketable Skills• Geography• Tolerances
Planning & Action• Goal Setting– Short List– Imperfect Action– Chase Momentum– Rinse & Repeat
Planning & Action• Goal Setting– SMART– Accountability– Revisit ~6 months
Planning & Action• Sign You’re Doing it Right– Knock out goals– Set new ones– Never arrive – Reinvention– Discomfort
Connecting
Connecting• Premise– Networking: not a dirty word– “But I’m An Introvert!”
Connecting• Success = Skills + Relationships– Not luck, pedigree, academics– Caveat!
Connecting• Coverage Area– The Obvious– Sports & Social– Service– Community– The Weird
Connecting• Strategy– Diversity– Leadership– Authenticity
– CONSISTENCY
Connecting• Strive to – Be known– Add value– Average middle of pack• Mentee• Peer• Mentor
Q & A• Finding Purpose• Planning & Action• Connecting
Red Ink
Red Ink• Online Ads = 25% Effort MAX• Resume
– Must tailor to specific goal• Cover Letter
– Must tailor to specific position and company
• LinkedIn– It’s social media; treat it as such
Red Ink• Tonight– 5 minutes per person
• Later this week– Email for feedback– Consult to discuss
