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Your Career Lifecycle – Tradeoffs at Every Stage Dear Coach Joan, My current job is challenging and rewarding, but the salary and benefits are not good at all. For the first five years (my first job after college) I was so stimulated by the job as a teacher in a small private school, but now that my husband [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-12-26T19:40:14+00:00 December 26th, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More Strange Things I’ve Seen as a Career Coach Dear Coach Joan, I've been thinking about your profession and all the situations and experiences you've seen with people in their working lives. I'm wondering if you've seen some odd or unpredictable, strange things that have happened to people in their careers. Anything readers might find interesting and informative? Thank [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-12-21T00:45:35+00:00 December 21st, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More Shall I join a start-up, even with a lower salary? Dear Coach Joan, I am 28 years old and have been quite successful in commission-based selling for the last 6 yrs. My income has continued to go up each year but I do not like the stress of month-to=month pressure to make my numbers. I also don't like working weekends [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-12-17T17:20:18+00:00 December 16th, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More Three career tips for 2020 Getting 2020 off to a GREAT start! Dear Readers, I wish you all a wonderful holiday season and the best of career success as you move into the new year, the new decade of 2020! What is the best I can offer to you for this new beginning?? [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-12-12T22:18:12+00:00 December 12th, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More Laid off! Now what? Dear Joan, I knew I wanted to leave my job but I thought it'd be on my terms. So when my manager asked me to come to his office the day before Thanksgiving break, I thought it was just for a routine meeting. But NO, I was FIRED!!! Yes, I [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-12-12T21:40:21+00:00 December 2nd, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More Ripple effect in the job search Dear Readers, I've got to share with you updates from a current job seeking client, let's call her Valerie. She writes that after an informational meeting at a company she's very interested in, the individual she met with called to say she was impressed with Valerie's background and credentials but [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-12-12T21:41:56+00:00 November 13th, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More Idealist college grad wants to help the world Dear Coach Joan, Am I the only one who really wants to find meaningful work that is not a part of the consumer, capitalistic, dog eat dog world? I graduated from college with a degree in sociology and I'm very interested in helping people. I have no idea how to [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-12-12T21:42:56+00:00 November 5th, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More From self employed to working for an organization Dear Coach Joan, After decades of being self employed and successfully owning and running my own small business I am ready to call it quits. I'd like to move into to a full time management position in an established organization. I look forward to being part of a team and [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-10-19T05:28:25+00:00 October 19th, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More A Winning career tool: The Resume Portfolio Dear Readers, I'd like to share a winning career tool with you, one that has helped many clients become the candidate of choice, even if they didn't have the most competitive credentials. This tool can differentiate you from other candidates and put you in the lead. It does this by [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-10-05T22:59:43+00:00 October 2nd, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More 3 Considerations for a mid life career change Dear Coach Joan, I recently turned 50 and feel like it's now or never for a mid life career change. I've disliked my profession for several years now and have a number of career directions I think would be much more satisfying. But I go around and around in my [...] By Joan Tabb | 2019-09-29T23:00:08+00:00 September 28th, 2019 | 0 Comments Read More 1 2 3 Next Popular posts: About this blog Joan Tabb is founder of Greatin8Coaching.com and brings a corporate leadership background to her work. She is author of Great in 8: Job Seeking Skills and Building Blocks for the NEW Retirement . An expert in managing life transitions, she is a sought-after career and executive coach, trainer and speaker. Her new program, Revitalment! is reinvigorating boomers’ retirement paradigm. Formerly she served in training, marketing and communication leadership roles in Silicon Valley, including Apple, 3Com ,Intel, Memorex and several start-ups.. 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