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Career Change: Experiences
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Tama Kieves, a sought-after alternative career coach, has first-hand experience of the career transition through her own courageous career change. Tama, an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, left her law practice with a large corporate law firm to write and to embolden others to live and breathe their most meaningful self-expression. She is the best-selling author of THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love (Tarcher/Penguin). As a dynamic life/work, creativity, and alternative career coach, she does individual career coaching and leads workshops / retreats around the country on Creating the Work You Love.
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Before you consider a career change, learn all you can about the industry you are interested in joining. Attend an industry trade show, order subscriptions to industry publications, read online newsletters and blogs. Are there volunteer experiences that could help you gain the skills you need? For instance, if you're interested in marketing, volunteer with a political campaign or charitable organization that needs help marketing their efforts.
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Once an interview has been landed, career changers should take steps to ensure they have plenty of strengths to talk about, despite their lack of experience. "Brainstorm examples of how your background ties to the new position you want. Next, make sure you’ve got a few powerful stories to share that include What, How and Proof components to demonstrate your achievements and skills.
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