

We welcome back PowerToFly mentor Marisa Sires to continue the conversation around navigating career transitions, now in...
We welcome back PowerToFly mentor Marisa Sires to continue the conversation around navigating career transitions, now in a one-hour Chat & Learn format. Based on the resounding feedback from the group at Marisa's Office Hours on June 10, Navigating Career Transitions, we will continue our focus on (1) how to navigate switches between industries and (2) how to re-enter the workforce after a period away. Related to both of these, we will also talk about how to identify your personal strengths and incorporate them into a targeted resume and LinkedIn profile.
Some of the topics we will focus on are as follows:
Expertise:
I am a digital product leader with over 13 years of experience across client services and product management, bringing a focus on client needs and expectations to guide roadmap planning and overall strategy. My specialties include mentoring product teams and aspiring product managers, remote/distributed team management and leadership, communicating across functions and stakeholders and managing conflicts.
About Me:
My name is Marisa and I am a digital product leader who loves exploring New York City. I enjoy meeting new people with diverse roles and backgrounds, and am energized by the opportunity to mentor others. I began my career in customer support and account management, and segued from beta product rollouts on the client side to full product management and overall company strategy. I have worked across B2B, B2C, and B2B2C orgs, including multi-sided marketplaces. I help product managers to engage with their stakeholders internally and externally, to elevate their EQ toward making better product decisions.
Want to learn more? Check out the 30-minute Q&A hosted: Office Hours: Navigating Career Transitions
Which is more important in a LinkedIn profile: the number of connections or number of recommendations? What’s the best way to communicate your desire to pivot your career with you LinkedIn statement?
How do you best explain in the 8interview process if you have pending opportunities?
When changing from corporate to contract work is it better to take any project that comes your way or to select based on what you hope to focus on once you have a profitable business?
How does one promote being a viable candidate in an industry where most positions are requiring multiple years of required experience that I don't possess.
What is the best way to articulate your experience as just that, experience, not age?
Advice for women over 45, transitioning from a higher education analyst background in to a healthcare and/or HR analyst role?
Since HR and Hiring Mgrs mainly hire candidates within the following parameters - currently working or no more than 3-6 months out of work - how can we make real change to this hiring practice...
The age old conundrum: 'No job without experience, no experience without a job.' What is the best way to overcome this?
My background is in technology but recent degree is healthcare innovations; want to pivot to healthcare but only healthcare experience is school projects.. appreciate any guidance you can offer to...
Do you have any specific advice for women pursuing a midlife career change? I'm in my mid forties with a liberal arts degree and background in nonprofit office administration, and am trying to...
Any advice for people furloughed/laid off on what to put on job applications because of this job gap?
Do you suggest putting your degree (i.e. MBA) after your name like a suffix?
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