So proud to be celebrating 20 years of mediaINTELLIGENCE.ca!
Lets take a walk down memory lane and reminisce on everything we’ve accomplished so far!
Thank you for all your support & encouragement. I can’t wait to see what we can accomplish in another decade or two! With gratitude and the best of wishes, mitch nadon
In my blog “How to Get Your 2024 Career Act Together: Step 1” we talked about clearing the decks (our computers as well as our minds) in preparation for the 2024 January to April job market. Good start! YAY YOU, if you did it! Your mental wellbeing will thank you for it, and you’ll be twice as efficient servicing colleagues and clients. Show ’em just how professional you can be, with organized files, documents, and upgraded software, marketing tools, etc.
Now, we need to turn our sights towards our 2024 “Career Wish List”, AKA GOALS! Take an hour, and write up a list of 12 separate items (personal goals, professional goals, professional development goals, relationship goals, spirituality goals, health & wellness goals, financial goals, creativity goals) … C’mon, I dare you to “gift yourself” with a brand new list of wants and needs for the year!
Simple fact: Unless you write your goals down on a list, and prioritize them via your calendar, you’re going nowhere — fast. There is simply no point in letting your goals fly aimlessly around your head: Get your goals off your mind and onto an actual list! Goals remain unresolved UNLESS you “take your goals to the next level”.
Brilliantly simple. Infinitely do-able.
Seriously, all: I write up my goals every.single.year on my birthday in January. Then, I prioritize them and calendarize each item. And you know what? … For the last two DECADES, I’m happy to say I realize 90% of my goals, in real time — religiously — year over year. Easy-peasy, once you get into the habit of it.
It’s a beautiful thing. Aren’t YOU, and isn’t YOUR career worth that one hour of preparation? You’re worth it. Your life is worth it. Give yourself the chance to self-actualize! ONE HOUR OF YOUR LIFE versus months and/or years of experimentation… C’mon! Just get the goals/wish list done for the year. Then you’ll be in a position to rock your goals, you’ll articulate them better to others, and most importantly, you’ll feel more in control of your career. What’s not to like?
2023 demands we all get comfortable with change … We couldn’t have known that the onset of the pandemic in June 2020 would prompt so many career disruptions! Newsflash: 36 months later, working from home has become a way of life. The pandemic has resulted in huge changes to job seeker expectations and employers’ expectations. It has also prompted a true overhaul of everyone’s perspective on meaningful work! More information on post-pandemic job search best practices can be found here.
The good news: One of the most beneficial side effects of the pandemic is that there is now a profound, significant increase in proactive interaction within online groups and more openness to networking within professional communities. We are witnessing more connectedness, more inclusion, a greater appreciation for diversity and more authenticity than ever! The pandemic has certainly brought out the best in us, in terms of watching out for, and facilitating for, each other. Getting comfortable with change means that everyone can now be assured of a whole opportunity to expand their networks! In other words, connect already!
What would you like your professional name to stand for?
Employers are seeking talent with greater flexibility, greater skills and greater knowledge — especially with respect to new technologies and new platforms. Demand for talent is high. More importantly, along with a multitude of new jobs and new functionalities, comes a multitude of employer demands!
Employers are on the watch for “digital currency” and “a consistent digital presence” from potential employees. They are also seeking talent that have existing — and expanding — social equity (read: connections!). Employers are inviting/incentivizing staff members to help add to in-house human resource pipelines. As an example, a great way to make a favourable impact on your employer is by helping them find qualitative leads. Job seekers must make a concerted effort, now, more than ever, to connect, connect, CONNECT! Above all, this will help you maintain your currency and digital presence, and will increase your social equity, therefore making your candidacy more attractive to employers.
#careergrowth, #careersaf @mediaINTELLIGENCE #careerchanges
With COVID quarantining an outstanding amount of peoples’ careers, now is the perfect opportunity to prepare for a new career in 2022. One that you have dreamed about. Below you will find some key tips on how to do just that!
Working from home has forced a lot of change on job seekers — regular methods of job search have been seriously impacted, and the competitive environment has increased ten-fold. If you are going to get after this new career, you have to make it a focused part of your energy. Here’s how.
Things to consider while creating your career wish-list
Writing up your “goals statements” sounds like a chore, doesn’t it? But what if you treated your goals statements as a “career wish-list” to help you identify your goals and turn your career wish-list into reality? I like to write up my goals/wish-list annually, on my birthday. As a result, each year, writing up my goals wish-list gives me a great opportunity to reinvent myself (read: out with the old, and in with the new) and to realize my goals!
Boss your job search with WPBS Weekly: Inside the Stories
Sauga960 AM Interview with #BrianCrombiehour
Best Recruiting & Career Consultancy — Canada
Toronto Star: New year, new career? A recruiter’s tips for a pandemic job hunt on “This Matters” with Saba Eitizaz. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bXNbDUFawbseVwDtneLZf
CJRU The Scope: CJRU sits down with Michelle Nadon on job hunting from home.
CKBJ London, Interview: Career Coach Michelle Nadon with Ken and Loreena.
Vibe 105 York University Article: “Careers AF!” The Book Every Millennial Needs To Read!
Humber Radio 96.6: Career activism interview with M. Michelle Nadon
Are you are a new grad trying to get a foot in the door? A millennial looking to move up the ladder? Are you a Gen-Xer seeking to reinvent? Or, a new immigrant trying to get a handle on the Canadian employment markets? …
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Pro-actively planning and managing your career puts you in the position where you are no longer at the mercy of your industry or the job market. Think about that for a minute! Planning and scheduling your goals puts you in charge, instead of external factors being in charge of you!
Write up your new career goals/career wish-list every year on your birthday … you owe it to yourself!
How cool would it be if you actually could manage your career with confidence? Wouldn’t it be great to reduce the uncertainty of the gig economy? Even better…what if you spent less days and weeks throwing everything at the wall hoping something sticks, but came in with a clear, targeted message to hiring managers instead?
Imagine having a real plan, that has teeth… As a career coach, I help you identify the career goals that support your professional and personal values and aspirations.
The following career planning exercise will help you figure out the career path you want to pursue at this stage of your life. All you need is your wish-list!
Challenge yourself to make a wish-list of 12 goals you’d like to realize. Each statement should reflect your dream job or professional wish-list — things you’d really like to do at this particular stage of your life. Then, add in some personal goals. Work/balance goals. Health goals. Spirituality goals. Relationship goals. Financial goals. All of it!
Think of it this way: If money were no object, what would you really like to do?
When you’re done, send your list in and book a complimentary phone / Zoom call with me. I’ll show you how to prioritize each of your goals into short- mid- and long-term themes, and help you identify any professional development you need to get there. Then, we’ll help you build an easy, effective timeline to help you reach those goals!
As a result of identifying your career goals, I can easily guide you to realize them!
Careers AF! 2nd Edition tells you everything you need to know to manage your career c2025. The Workbooks provide templates on exactly HOW to do it!
