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Dear Dorothy,I've been working at an entry level position for about two years. For the last 6 months, I feel as if I have outgrown my job and don't see any room for growth. I enjoy my job and the people I work with, but I feel like I need to make the next move in my career. How should I move forward?

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- Career growth is best achieved if you can pursue it where you are. Look around your place of business and analyze if there is any other work or positions you would be interested in doing. If you do find other positions or work then create a plan with your boss to start taking on assignments to ready you for that work. Volunteer to fill in. Growth only comes if you go after it most of the time, so you have to be the one to make it happen. If you are in an entry level position the implication is that there are higher level positions to pursue and with only 6 months of experience under your belt you probably still have other things to learn. You may be getting inpatient or bored as 6 months is about the amount of time it takes to be fully functional in a job. You also should be looking around your own area of responsibility to see what problems exist that aren’t being addressed and solve them. When management sees you taking on work that hasn’t been pointed out they will be impressed and will want to reward you with new assignments or jobs. However, if you have done that and the conclusion is there is nothing more for you to do then it is time to move on to a new place of business. When you are launching a job search and you are employed it gets trickier to keep your job search separate but you will have to block out time on your personal calendar to work on your job search. You will also have to figure out when you can work day time activities like phone screens and interviews. It can be done but the process will take longer than if you are unemployed and could work on it during the day. The good news is you have a job so juggling the time management for a job search is worth figuring out.
Thanks for your question. Dorothy

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Reduce Stress from YOUR Job Search! Dear Job Seeker, If you are out there working on finding a job and you’re feeling like you don’t know what you’re doing – you probably don’t. Most of us don’t have the skill set for job hunting because we don’t do it that many times in our life. It would be like cooking 5-7 times in your life. Do you really think you’d remember what to do or how to do it? I have a solution for you that I’d like to share with you. This solution will really help you where you need it the most – in your wallet and in your job search. I speak to countless job seekers and I see many of the same problems repeated from one person to the next. I see people thinking they need to update their resume, when they don’t really know what kind of job it needs to help them find or who their resume will go to. It is a waste of their time, but way too many people think that launching a great job search starts with spiffing up the resume. Wheel spinning. My offer will give you the best of coaching, the direction to know what you’re doing, help you when you need it and expertise to tell you when you are driving off the cliff. “Prior to my work with Dorothy, the idea of looking for job after years as an entrepreneur was absolutely daunting. For me, it was like staring into the void, a place that was foreign and hostile. Dorothy changed all of that. She broke the process down into bite size actions and struck a balance between the need for self inquiry as well as putting oneself out there, to be seen and heard in the community. Her guidance is at once direct and gentle and very encouraging. I would highly recommend anyone who is simply looking for a job, to stop and work with Dorothy and begin the process of aligning your life to your dreams, and discover where your search for work fits in to that paradigm.” Jason Porath Sign up now – your job search is waiting! Another common problem I see job seekers have is thinking in this new internet age that they need to fling their resume to posted jobs. Then they wonder why they aren’t getting called. When that happens they go back to tweaking their resume again thinking that is the key to the silence. Is that you? Do you really know what you’re doing? My offer will allow you to obtain this valuable information at your convenience and at the location of your choosing. Affordable, convenient and content rich. This is equal to home pizza delivery. “Dorothy Moran is a gifted individual who is qualified to advise and assist you with positive movement forward in your life. I enlisted in Dorothy’s teleconference and coaching session and discovered though her that I had a career direction that I had been dreaming about but had built a fortress of reasons why I could not move forward. Dorothy listened to my situation with professional insight and helped me to understand that I could overcome the barriers and achieve my vision. Today I am living the dream. I highly recommend Dorothy to assist you in the same way. Your situation may differ from mine but I assure you that you will benefit by this gifted individual. She has brought positive change and great happiness to me and my family. Feel free to email me at the address below.” Thank you Dorothy. Dennis Cloutier Can you really afford to be out there in this competitive environment spinning your wheels, totally clueless about whether or not you are really doing an effective job search? Most of us can’t waste our time (or money) doing things that don’t get results, yet I see many people out there bouncing around without any strategy or plan. It’s like a ship with no sail. It saddens me because I know it doesn’t have to be that way. What I’m offering you is this: • A weekly over-the-phone group coaching – to help you with issues you have and listen to solutions for others that may also help you; each session goes for 1.5 hours • A weekly over-the phone job search strategy topic – the easy step-by-step strategy that will give you the confidence you know what you’re doing – no more wasting your time • Recordings of all materials, so you can replay or catch up if you’re away – if you can’t be there, you get all this valuable information at your convenience • Private online network for materials, resources, sharing and support – the power of many, you have access to additional information and support from others just like you • Unlimited email contact with me as your coach to help you – review of your materials, valuable, timely feedback from someone who knows what to look for • Coaching with me when you need it- things change every day and you may find you need help getting ready for the important interview, you can call me • I call this group coaching the Career Makeover Club and it cost you only $200 Sign up now! – Get you choice of dates and delivery method It doesn’t end there. There are two parts to this program. Once you have gone through my proven job search strategy, you qualify to be a member of my monthly Alumni group. I recognize that job search can take a while, so the process of support doesn’t have to end when the 8 weeks is over. As an Alumni, you are eligible to participate in a monthly group session with other people that know the program and in that session we cover whatever topics YOU want to cover. Also, as an Alumni you will have access to all ongoing great content and resources. Group coaching takes place, so if you have a timely issue you would like coaching on, you know you can get great help right there. Your cost is only $25 a month. But it still doesn’t end there. If you need personalized coaching on an urgent issue, I offer Alumni members the opportunity to schedule what I call “1 off” coaching sessions for half off of my usual fee. This is not available to anyone else. You can schedule 1 session and pay only $50. When you sign up, you will get 3 choices of when or how you want to join the Career Makeover Club: ___ Monday’s at 5:30 pm pst starting July 26 ending September 13 ___ Tuesdays’ at 9 am pst starting July 27 ending September 14 ___OR if you want to go through the material on your own and dial in for coaching when I need it If your job search needs a face lift, recognize when you need help. You’re not going to find a better offer, better program or more qualified coach. This program would cost you $1000’s and I’m offering it to you for $200 for the total program and $25 monthly until you choose to stop. So many people think that job hunting is something they can do on their own without any help or direction. Just like cooking without any skill or instruction, you might toss something together, but you’re probably not going to like the results. You can’t afford to experiment with your job hunt. PLUS! You get to pick a day and time that will work for your schedule when you sign up. Worried you can’t make all 8 sessions? Don’t worry! All 8 sessions are recorded and made available to you along with all 8 job search topics, resources and online community. If you want to make this a self-paced instruction you absolutely can. If you want coaching, you can dial into an upcoming session to get coaching from me. It doesn’t get any easier. Sign up now click here to sign up for the Career Makeover Club Do you have any questions? Ask away, I’m happy to help you make this important decision. Email me: dorothy@nextchapternewlife.com

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