Career Switch Podcast

Welcome to Season 3! Are you thinking about making a career change, but aren't sure? I speak with certified life and career coach Deirdre Taylor about three big signs you should watch out for that are telling you it's time for a career switch. We also cover how to begin taking those first steps with your career change.  Deirdre has over a decade of experience supporting her clients, many of whom are career changers. She also hosts a Masterclass series for professionals who are unhappy with their careers and ready for something new.     Episode Highlights:Signs it's time to change jobs vs making a career switchBeing aligned with your values = being authenticExcuses we use to deal with the signs we're experiencingLonging for something else Physical and mental symptoms How to take those first steps to making a career changeFind Deirdre Taylor at:Website: deirdretaylorcoaching.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deirdretaylorMore episodes featuring Deirdre Taylor:Ep 7: Lost with what career switch to make? Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I speak with Charlotte Castillo, managing director of Poderistas, a non-profit founded by Latinas that focuses on building a digital community that inspires civic engagement among Latinas. Charlotte tells us how she first got involved with Poderistas as a volunteer and how she used her marketing and brand strategy expertise to help launch the organization in 2020. She shares the initial hesitation she had about leaving behind her corporate career when she was offered the opportunity to run Poderistas, how she worked through her doubts, and how she's adjusting to her new non-profit world.Learn more and get involved with Poderistas at:Website: https://poderistas.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/poderistasTwitter: https://twitter.com/poderistasTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@poderistasFacebook: www.facebook.com/poderistasYouTube: www.youtube.com/poderistasLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/poderistasMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Some of the most listened to episodes of Career Switch Podcast are those that feature guests who've switched industries or professions after age 50. So, I decided to dedicate an entire episode to making a career switch when you're over 50. I speak with Penny Kastaris, executive coach and senior consultant with Right Management Talent Solutions, a company that offers career transition services. Penny is a young Boomer, who helps over-50 clients—both those who know what they want to do next and those who are lost—with their career change. In this episode, she addresses the most frequent concerns she hears from her clients and offers her best advice for making an over-50 career switch.Resources:Assessment tests: Hogan, Birkman, Myers-BriggsBetterUp: Changing Careers at 50? Here's Everything You Need to KnowIndeed: Should You Make a Career Change at 50? Tips on How to Do It SuccessfullyMonster: The After-50 Career ChangeYahoo: How to Make a Career Change After 50Additional Episodes:Ep 4: Aged out and making a career switch at over 50Ep 16: A career switch 15 years in the makingEp 18: The pros and cons of being a full-time authorEp 21: A side hustle results in a career switchEp 23: An unexpected career switchMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Chances are you need to make a career switch if your industry is in trouble. Maria Azua was just starting her career to become a magazine editor in 2016 when she realized print publishing was unstable. She tells us how she made the tough decision to leave her rocky industry and switched to search engine optimization, or SEO, in digital marketing.  She offers advice if you need to leave your industry, too.Resources:TheMuse: 5 Steps You Need to Take if Your Company's Feeling Even More Unstable and Shaky than UsualHarvard Business Review: Worried You Might Be in a Dying Industry?Yahoo News: 8 Ways to Escape a Dying IndustryThe Muse: How I Shifted from a Dying Industry (and Landed a Job I Love)Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Career mindset coach Ellen Torreyson helps women challenge their beliefs and get real about why they want to make a career change and how they go about it. She fills us in on the major mistakes she sees with her clients before and after they decide to make a career switch, and how you can avoid them. Find Ellen Torreyson at:Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellentorreysoncoachingFacebook: www.facebook.com/EllenTorreysonCoachingLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ellentorreysonMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Sometimes a career switch can be inspired by a life-changing experience. After working in finance for almost 10 years, Teddy Levarda was looking to make a career change. Having to sit all day at work and the constant stress of his investment job had given him chronic hip and back pain. Teddy tells us how acupuncture changed his life and how it inspired him to become a licensed acupuncturist. He shares his initial doubts about giving up a six-figure salary when he went back to school for his Master's in 2016, and he opens up about the anxiety he felt while starting and building his practice, Morningside Acupuncture, in NYC. Today, Teddy specializes in treating pain and stress using acupuncture, dry needling, and Chinese medicine.Find Teddy Levarda at:Website: www.morningsideacupuncturenyc.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/morningsideacupuncturenycFacebook: www.facebook.com/morningsideacupuncturenycLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/morningside-acupunctureMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

If you're in your 20s and you feel stuck in your career, this episode is for you. Perhaps you majored in a certain subject in college, got a job in that major after graduation, and you now realize it's not the field for you. Or maybe you had limited career options because your parents expected you to follow a specific path like doctor, lawyer, or engineer, and you now want to make a career switch. I speak with Delicia Alarcón, an academic and career coach who helps recent grads and young professionals with their career transitions. As the CEO of the coaching company Delilingo Academy, Delicia shares the three biggest challenges many 20-somethings face when making a career switch and how to work through them.Find Delicia Alarcón at:Website: www.deliciaalarcon.comInstagram: @deli.the.explorer  TikTok: @hypetiadeliLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deliciaalarconYouTube: https://youtu.be/T7S0wTLBBW0Podcast: College and Career Coffee Chats with DeliciaRevamp Your Resume mini course: www.deliciaalarcon.com/resources1:1 Coaching: www.deliciaalarcon.com/letsworktogetherResources: www.deliciaalarcon.com/resourcesResources mentioned in this episode:The Alchemist by Pablo Coelho on Amazon16personalities: www.16personalities.comUpwork: www.upwork.comPeoplePerHour: www.peopleperhour.comHeyTutor: https://heytutor.comMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Former high school teacher Tyler Banh certainly understands why so many teachers are leaving their profession nowadays. In this episode, Tyler shares why he quit teaching in 2018 and the transferable skills he used to become a senior specialist in digital learning for a management consulting firm. He talks about the techniques he utilized to address his knowledge gaps, how he purposely took care of his physical and mental health while making his career switch, and how he's giving back by helping other educators transition into corporate.Resources:LinkedIn group: Teaching: A Path to Learning and DevelopmentFind more advice geared toward teachers in Episode 13: How to Market Yourself as a Career ChangerMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

One of the trickiest parts about making a career switch is having to show someone that you've done A, B, and C in one industry or profession and that you'll be able to do X, Y, and Z in a new one. You basically have to convince somebody to take a chance on you. Career coach Win Sheffield walks us through how a good story can make your transferable skills stand out—no convincing required. We cover how to find stories throughout your career, what to include, and how to best use stories when you're networking, interviewing, and writing your resume. Find Win Sheffield at:Website: www.winsheffield.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/winsheffieldFacebook: www.facebook.com/WinSheffieldCareerCoachResources from this episode:Stories worksheet: www.winsheffield.com/stories/Stories microcasts: www.winsheffield.com/microcastdraftRegister for Win's online Stories Workshop: Conveying Your Value Mondays at 4:30 pm ESThttps://www.winsheffield.com/events-2/  Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

When people offer to pay you for something you do well, take note. It could lead to a career switch. It did for Anthony Randazzo. As a straight-A student, Anthony grew up with two career options—doctor or lawyer. He became a corporate lawyer and worked on Wall Street before he quit at age 29 after he realized the profession was not for him. Anthony tells us how his photography hobby led to his next career when his friends started offering to pay him for taking pictures. He shares how he got his small business, 1028 Photography, off the ground and offers advice if you, too, want to start your own business. Find Anthony Randazzo at:Website: www.1028photo.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/1028photoFacebook: www.facebook.com/1028photoResources:Professional Photographers of America: www.ppa.comOther photography associations: https://csus.libguides.com/photography/associationsMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Nancy Ancowitz, author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead, walks us through why introverts can struggle with networking, interviewing, thinking on the spot, and impostor syndrome when making a career switch. Nancy points out the quiet strengths you likely already have as an introvert to help you work through these challenges. She also shares techniques and her three-part formula for introverts.Find Nancy Ancowitz at:Website: https://nancyancowitz.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nancyancowitzAmazon: Self-Promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting AheadBlog: PsychologyToday.comMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

When Julia Abrantes moved from NYC to Atlanta, she assumed she'd have no problem finding another job as a legal secretary with her 30 years experience. To her surprise, she had a hard time landing a job in her new city and ultimately, she had to make an unexpected career switch in her 50s. Julia shares how she eventually became a licensed insurance agent, a new career she was willing to try for six months. Today, Julia helps State Farm clients with their home, auto, and renters insurance needs—in English and Spanish—and truly enjoys it.Resources:Indeed.com: How to Become an Insurance AgentIdealist.org: The Benefits of Being BilingualFluentu.com: Reap These Benefits of Being Bilingual!Monster.com: The Value of Spanish in the WorkplaceMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

One of the best things you can do for your career switch is volunteer. I speak with career transition coach Bonnie Diamond, a senior executive coach at Right Management, about the professional and personal benefits of volunteering when switching industries or professions. Get motivated to volunteer today!Find Bonnie Diamond at:Website: www.bonniebdiamond.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bonniebdiamondFind volunteer opportunities at:Idealist: www.idealist.orgVolunteers of America: www.voa.orgCatchafire: www.catchafire.orgPro Bono Planner Match: https://probonoplannermatch.orgVolunteerMatch: www.volunteermatch.orgVolunteer.gov: www.volunteer.govUnited Way: www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteerLearn more about the benefits of volunteering:Indeed: What Are the Benefits of Volunteering? 10 Reasons to VolunteerFlexjobs: 9 Ways Volunteering Can be a Step Toward Changing CareersJobscan: Where and Why to Include Volunteer Work on a ResumeFast Company: You're Probably Not Doing This One Activity that Can Help Your Career Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

If you listen to audiobooks, you may have heard Mike Lenz on Audible. Mike is a voiceover actor who has narrated about 170 titles over the past 15 years. When  Mike started doing voiceover in 2006, he was working as a pharmacist and running his own business. For some 10 years, he narrated books and voiced other projects on the side. Today, Mike is a full-time voiceover actor and works with corporate clients and major publishers, like Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. In this episode, Mike shares how he learned his craft, the mental challenges he had about making his career switch, and the decade he remained, as he calls it, “persistently consistent” with his side hustle to make voiceover acting his new career.  Find Mike Lenz at:Website: https://mikelenzvoice.comPodcast: https://mikelenzvopodcast.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mikelenzvoTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mikelenzvoiceInstagram: www.instagram.com/mikelenzvoiceVoiceover course: https://vosuccess.comAudiobook mentioned in episode: Sell More with Science by David Hoffeld on AudibleMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

Welcome to Season 2! I speak with career coach Vilma Usaite, who believes in taking a holistic approach to making a career switch. In this episode, Vilma breaks down her signature program for finding a fulfilling career into three stages. Her goal? For each person to have a career where it feels like you're, essentially, getting paid for being yourself. Find Vilma Usaite at:Website: www.vilmausaite.com/Instagram: @vilma.usaitePodcast: The Holistic Career Change PodcastMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

If you know that you need to make a career change, but you keep procrastinating, it's time to get real. I speak with career coach Jeanne Lyons, founder of Accelerated Synergies, who sheds light on why we hold off on starting the process of a career switch, and how our mindset is key to taking those first steps.Find Jeanne Lyons at:Website: acceleratedsynergies.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannelyons-acceleratedsynergies/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acceleratedsynergiesMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

How many of us have dreamed of ditching our 9 to 5 job to become a full-time author? In 2020, Jody Leber-Pay quit her job in financial services to write books. Under the pen name, Bradley Pay, Jody has written two novels so far in The Spectrum Series with her co-author Robin Bradley. Jody shares how she prepared to make her career switch, the pros and cons of being a self-published author, and how she handles both the creative and business sides of her new career. She also offers advice if you're thinking about writing full-time.Find Jody Leber-Pay and The Spectrum Series at:Website: https://TheSpectrumSeries.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thespectrumseriesAmazon Author's Page: www.amazon.com/Bradley-Pay/e/B085FXJJN5/Goodreads Author's Page: www.goodreads.com/author/show/20021721.Bradley_PayResources:Writer's Digest webinars: www.writersdigest.com/webinarsReedsy webinars: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) webinars: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202193640TED Talks about writing: www.ted.com/topics/writing Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Does making a career switch require faith—in ourselves, in the steps we're taking, in the future, and even in something bigger than us? Christian author and life coach Nancy Gavilanes shares how your faith (whatever it may be) can play an important role in making a career switch, and she offers 3 ways to make it part of your journey.Find Nancy Gavilanes at:Website: www.AboundingFaith.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboundingfaith/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AboundInFaithFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AboundInFaith/Podcast: Abounding Faith for Today Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/author/aboundingfaith Book mentioned in this episode: Waiting on God Well: How to Prevent Breaking Down on Your Way to Your Breakthrough! Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

After climbing the ladder, project manager Andrew Grossi missed the creative part of being an architect—designing. In 2002, he decided to make a career switch to become a boat designer. He set up a plan and started taking courses in boat design. Unfortunately, the 2009 recession threw a wrench in Andy's plan, and eventually, it took him two tries and some 15 years to make his career switch. In this episode, Andy tells us what kept him motivated, how he broke into a new industry in his 50s, and how he is back to learning and growing as a novice boat designer—and loving it. Resources:The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers: www.sname.orgMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

U.S. Army veteran Regina Ross is a professional certified coach, who helps military service men and women transition into the civilian sector once they complete their service.  Regina is the founder of Walk on Purpose and she suggested we talk about the hard time some veterans have with their career switch post military. With the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan and Iraq this year, plenty of vets are looking for new careers. In this episode, Regina explains the common pitfalls military vets should avoid when switching to a civilian career. She highlights the skills unique to military personnel that we should all pay attention to. Plus, she provides resources for vets who are looking for a new career AND for companies that are hiring.Find Regina Ross at:Website: www.walkonpurpose.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/reginarossInstagram: www.instagram.com/regina.l.rossWalk on Purpose free 90-minute replay of Career Empowerment During Crisis Workshop: www.walkonpurpose.com/career-empowerment-during-crisis Walk on Purpose 6-week virtual group coaching program, Fortify Your Foundation: www.walkonpurpose.com/fortify-your-foundationResources:Stand Beside Them: www.standbesidethem.orgU.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes: www.hiringourheroes.orgU.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Veterans Employment Toolkit: www.va.gov/VETSINWORKPLACE/index.aspU.S. Small Business Administration Veteran-Owned Businesses: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/grow-your-business/veteran-owned-businesses Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I speak with Isabel González Whitaker, founder of the Sara J. González Memorial Park in Atlanta—the first park named for a Latinx individual in the state of Georgia. Isabel's mother, Sara, was a Cuban refugee who became a leading immigrant and minority rights advocate in Georgia.What began as a passion project for Isabel—memorializing her mom with the founding of a park—eventually led her to a career switch from celebrity journalist to social entrepreneur. In this episode, Isabel shares how she used her journalism skills to raise funds for the park, and how her hard work caught the attention of a large children's healthcare charity, where she is now a principal advisor. She is also a senior fellow for Encore.org, the leading think tank on intergenerationalism.Learn more and support the Sara J. González Memorial Park at www.sarajgonzalezpark.orgInstagram: www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sarajgonzalezmemorialparkFacebook: www.facebook.com/sarajgonzalezpark 92nd Street Y's Women inPower Fellowship: womeninpower.orgPresidential Leadership Scholars Program: www.presidentialleadershipscholars.orgEncore.org: encore.org Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

It's no secret (or is it?) that career changers need to market themselves differently than regular job seekers. Certified resume writer and professional career coach Timothy Lo, founder of Your Next Jump, uses a real-life client example to walk us through how to put together a resume that'll stand out, how to best use LinkedIn, and how to talk about your experience in one industry or profession when you're interviewing for a job in a different one.Find Your Next Jump at www.yournextjump.com.Free monthly webinar: Practical Strategies for Standing Out in the Crowded Job Market www.yournextjump.com/gethiredMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Imagine you're at your funeral. What 3 things would you want written on your tombstone? What would you want people to remember about you after you're gone? It might sound grim to think about these questions, but they make up the Tombstone Test and it's what spurred 27-year-old Allison Fedele to make her career switch and become an elementary school teacher. In this episode, Allison tells us how she trusted her gut when she started seeing red flags at her 9 to 5 job as a graphic designer. She shares her ups and downs about going to grad school, including how she handled the financial burden in her 20s, and how using the Tombstone Test helped her follow her calling to teach. Resources:Transitioning Life: The Tombstone Testhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transitioning-life-tombstone-test-nick-kittle/ The Tombstone Test: What Legacy Will You Leave?https://www.personalgrowthchannel.com/2018/03/the-tombstone-test.html Did you know that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides tax benefits for education?https://studentaid.gov/resources/tax-benefits Student Education Tax Creditshttps://www.efile.com/education-or-student-tax-credits/ Education Tax Credits and Deductions You Can Claimhttps://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/student-loans/education-tax-credits Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

We tackle 3 roadblocks that can creep up while making a career switch. One of them is impostor syndrome. It's when you feel incompetent and attribute your success to luck or other factors, and you downplay your skills, experience, and achievements. We'll also look at low self-worth and lack of self-care, which can take you on a mental detour with your career change journey.Here to discuss these roadblocks with me is certified executive coach Natalie Archibald. Natalie focuses on evaluating her clients' belief systems, identifying their blind spots, and exploring their hidden gems, to help them achieve their career goals. In this episode, she tells us how to handle impostor syndrome, low self-worth, and lack of self-care, so we can move forward with our career switch.Find Natalie Archibald:Website: www.nataliearchibald.com Instagram: @knicknats_by_nat Resources:Career Change and Impostor Syndrome—How to Increase Your Confidence When Changing Careershttps://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2018/04/08/career-change-and-impostor-syndrome-how-to-increase-your-confidence-when-changing-careers/?sh=579441576c06 Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome Ithttps://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/overcome-impostor-syndrome Practicing Self-Care During a Career Changehttps://verilymag.com/2018/09/self-care-during-a-career-change Self-Care Will Help You and Your Careerhttps://www.case.org/resources/self-care-will-help-you-and-your-career Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.   

If your company offers tuition assistance to pursue a degree, you can start making your career switch NOW while you're at your current job. This is what Weavy Garcia did when he decided to diversify from IT.  Getting his MBA through his employer was an opportunity to learn about business, get his master's, and switch into sales, a more lucrative option for him. In this episode, Weavy tells us what it was like to work full-time during the day and take classes at night to earn his degree. Spoiler alert: it was tough, but it was worth it for his career switch. His MBA, along with his IT experience, have helped him secure his future by always being employable, whether in IT, sales, or both. He now has the flexibility and diversification he was looking for. He also shares how he had to move on from his employer after he got his MBA in order to grow and how networking was key in making his career switch. Weavy's podcast: The Uncanny CoconutsWeavy's drone business: FlyTechGuy Drone ServicesResources:10 Best Master's Degrees for Career Changers: https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/best-masters-degrees-for-career-change These Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employee MBAs:https://fortune.com/education/business/articles/2021/07/15/these-fortune-500-companies-will-help-pay-for-employees-mba/ 50 Companies with Amazing Tuition Reimbursement Programs:https://myscholly.com/50-companies-with-amazing-tuition-reimbursement-programs/ 25+ Companies with Tuition Reimbursement Programs:https://getschooled.com/article/5206-companies-with-great-tuition-reimbursement-programs/ How to Use—and Ask For—Employer Tuition Reimbursement Benefits:https://extension.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-use-and-ask-for-employer-tuition-reimbursement-benefits/ Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.   

It can feel like you're starting over when you're making a career switch. Perhaps you're thinking that you'll for sure have to take a pay cut to switch industries or professions. This is a common assumption for women.Here to set us straight is Anna McDonnell Dowling, the CEO and co-founder of the f school, an online platform that teaches women the life skills that are not taught in school. Her mission: to equip women with tools they need to live more empowered lives. One of these tools is salary negotiation. In this episode, Anna explains the 3 biggest mistakes women tend to make when negotiating a starting salary as part of a career switch.  She teaches us how to prepare both verbally and physically for the negotiation, how to counteroffer that initial starting salary, and how to handle common roadblocks, such as, “It's not in the budget.”  She also tells us about her free online class on salary negotiation, where you can get even more help. To date, the f school has taught close to 1,500 people in over 50 countries!Free online class for women: How to Negotiate a Higher Salary Without the Fear of Hearing ‘No' www.thefschool.com/salary Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

Are you thinking about working with a career coach to help with your career change? Bella Holzkenner worked with two career coaches to decide her next move after being in asset management for more than 20 years. One of them was certified career and life coach Deirdre Taylor, who was featured in our last episode about how to figure out your career switch when you're lost. Bella tells us about the work she did with her coaches and how Deirdre's support helped her make the decision to become a mental health counselor—something she resisted at first. She also explains how volunteering and taking on a neutral perspective, which she learned from Deirdre, played an important role in making her career switch.Learn more about Bottomless Closet at bottomlesscloset.org. Find volunteer opportunities at volunteermatch.org, unitedway.org,  volunteer.gov.Want to hear more about Deirdre's career coaching? Listen to Episode 7, "Lost with what career switch to make?" Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay   Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Do you want to make a career change, but don't know what to pursue? You're not alone. So many people are struggling to figure out their career switch as shown on Facebook groups for career changers. The most common post on these groups goes something like this, “I'm so unhappy doing what I do right now at my job, but I don't know what else to do with my career!” Here to the rescue is certified life and career coach Deirdre Taylor. Deirdre helps her clients discover their passion and purpose, and prepare for success in their careers. In this episode, she offers some direction on how to look past simply what you do (or did) on the job to figure out what career switch to make when you're lost.Find Deirdre Taylor at deirdretaylorcoaching.com. Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

After almost 20 years as a structural engineer, Patricia Rodriguez reached a point where her career had gotten somewhat stagnant and she was ready for a change. She jumpstarted her career by starting her own firm and teaching—the dream combo she had imagined in graduate school. Patricia shares how she opened new doors for herself as a woman-and-minority-owned small business and how her long standing relationships in her industry helped her land her first clients as well as a teaching position. She recalls the ups and downs of starting her own business, which included learning new skills to run her firm, PAR Engineering, in New York City. Find PAR Engineering at par-eng.com. Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Making a career change can take time. And not knowing if it'll turn out the way you want and when it'll actually happen, can be very stressful. Are you working on your career switch and constantly worried? Are you feeling discouraged as the weeks or months go by? Life coach Allison Carmen, author of The Gift of Maybe: Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times, offers 3 tools to handle uncertainty while making a career switch.Find Allison Carmen at www.allisoncarmen.comHer book: The Gift of Maybe: Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain TimesHer podcast: 10 Minutes to Less SufferingMusic credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Errol Griffiths spent decades in ad sales until he was aged out. Unsure of what to pursue next, he explored a few options that didn't work out. He shares how he figured out his career switch at over age 50, and made his way into financial advising, where his age is now an asset with his clients and he can work as many more years as he wants.Articles for a career switch over 50:Flexjobs: 6 Tips for Starting a New Career at 50AARP: Identifying Shortage Occupations and the Skills 50+ Workers Will Need, 2017-2020LearnHowToBecome.org: The Complete Guide to Career Change After 50TheBalanceCareers.com:  Top 10 Best Jobs for Women Over 50TheMuse.com: 7 Tips to Help You Change Careers at (or After) Age 50 Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Which key features on your LinkedIn profile should you update NOW for your career switch? And which ones can get you noticed by your target companies? Is it always better to have more LinkedIn connections? Here to tell us is LinkedIn expert Louise Brogan, host of the weekly podcast, “LinkedIn with Louise”, where she shares her best tips and advice for using LinkedIn to make a career switch. Find Louise Brogan at: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/louisebroganPodcast: www.louisebrogan.com/podcastTwitter: www.twitter.com/louisebrogan_YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/socialbeeniFor a free download on how to use LinkedIn, go to: www.louisebrogan.com/download Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Self-declared Type A personality Christina Martin Pendleton shares how she overcame her fear of failure to start her non-profit, LiKen, in spring 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, which turned out to be mostly a positive force for her. LiKen is an organization in the Boston metro area that helps adolescents, who are displaced due to their parents' struggles with substance use disorders. It provides comfort items to these at-risk kids in real time to encourage self-care and healthy coping strategies. Learn more about LiKen at www.likenkids.org.Ways to donate to LiKen:Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1321939. Give Box: https://givebox.com/helpbreakthecycle. PayPal: paypal.me/likenkids. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiKenKids/.  Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

Career coach Win Sheffield tells us how the pandemic has changed the job market and the possible advantages to making a career switch now. Find Win Sheffield at:Website: www.winsheffield.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/winsheffieldFacebook: www.facebook.com/WinSheffieldCareerCoachRegister for Win's online Stories Workshop: Conveying Your Value Mondays at 4:30 pm ESThttps://www.winsheffield.com/events-2/ Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay   Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Lixandra Urresta, executive producer and host, on why she started Career Switch Podcast.Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay  Podcast info:What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.