How to Handle Career Transitions with Grace & Resilience

I'm transitioning from healthcare to tech and overwhelmed and exhausted by the job search. How can I leverage healthcare experience to make me more desirable as a developer?

I am currently working in retail to have an income. I have been out of my trained field of medical coding for a couple of years . How do I handle this type of gap and different type of employment...

Is there a way for me to get back into the accounting industry after being out of it for 5 years?

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Because of toddler I am not getting sufficient time for preparation to get restart my career.

I'm curious as to how I can transition to a career in technology without spending a fortune?

how do you shine at a new job when your confidence has been sapped from months of unemployment?

Should you take courses to get yourself current if you have been out of the workforce for 10 plus years?

How do you keep interviewer's interest throughout the interview?

How do you get the courage for jobs that don't 100% align with your experiences, background, and/or skillset.

Getting that first step or that first interview call. How hard was it for you guys. Did you face a lot of rejections and how did you handle the pressure of rejections in interview calls.

How do you get assurance in knowing that the journey is a process and you are working and moving at the highest level and filling in gaps within your startup business organization to motivate...

When I lost my job I was embarrassed. I have gotten over that a little-but not entirely.

For Mary Pearce, how did you start your technology consulting firm and what advice would you give to those wanting to pursue that path?

How to increase my probability to transition from a contract role to full time employee?

How do you manage to run both a management position at work and a household without getting permanent exhaustion?

What helped you most through career transitions? What would you tell someone who is considering one now?

How do you set healthy boundaries for yourself during transition?

Hello! I have been working part-time to focus on my children since graduating with my masters in 2013. And I have been working in administration when I really want to be a researcher,...

What would you do if you were seeking to transition from Senior Consultant with 8+ year of experience in enterprise performance management to Product Owner / Manager positions?

What do you fill the gap in your resume? Especially when it's around 6 yrs.

I feel a lot of what is said with women and work can seem glamorized. Can we have real conversations around what mid-life corporate careers look like for women?

I’m an ‘only’ and it’s difficult to work at a global level in a white male dominated team.

How do you overcome the objection that you are over qualified, use to making a significantly more amount of money, and they do not believe you will stay?

How to you ensure a layoff doesn’t define you?

What advice do you have for a newly divorced mom of 5 boys, with over 7 years of experience in human resources that is already learning and transitioning into a new challenging career as a web...

I have trouble networking, especially in a remote way. How can I get people I connect with on LInkedin to respond to inquiries for an informational interview? Is it just s number game? I recently...

How can someone transition career after the age of 40?

You read a lot that 18 months is the optimal time to switch jobs to make sure to continue growing, can you talk about this a bit, for those who are completely for it or against it

How to stand out amongst hundreds of other job applicants

How can I return to work without worrying that my career would shut down again?

What is the best way for former business owners to position themselves as a competitive job candidate?

When transitioning, I have been told warm introductions is the way to go. Thoughts?

How did you handle the professional work pressures with your personal life? For women with kids, it's sometimes extremely difficult to fulfill both roles. Also, how did you deal with Male...

My experience is often that I ask what feels like a straightforward question: Colleague says "User X has to fill out a questionnaire and upload it" and I ask, "Are we talking about User X's ideal...

How did you navigate driving a culture change?

I struggle with wanting to re-enter the job market at my previous level of employment, with desiring to seek a less demanding job to allow for more flexibility. I find that my former job...

I am a Career Coach and I ended my corporate world HR job in a male dominated company. (All engineers) I feel like with what I do this is of interest to me and I would love to join. Sue

I have been a marketing consultant by default for the past 2-3 years while looking for full-time work with an employer, I am on the older end of the spectrum. How do you address this--if at...

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What is a good method to develop a rapport with recruiters without being annoying? How can you put your best foot forward transitioning from a non-tech career into tech? What is something that...

We know we have knowledge for role we are transitioning into. How to get the prospective employer know that we have done our homework before even applying for it? Or to say we are something within...

I'm transitioning from being a stay at home mom for almost two years to getting back into the workforce. Any words of wisdom? Thank you!

I have 8 years of experience in construction and now will have a degree in logistics in a few weeks, I want to find jobs in logistics but recruiters do not seem to give me a chance. Resume is...

I've often been praised for being a "team player" and doing many things that others push back. While it’s important for the company, do you have advice on how to manage these expectations and...

How best to handle transitions when one is multi-faceted and has the ability to run multiple functional areas & domains - from product to marketing to strategy to ops to channel partnerships?

Do you think there is more of a challenge for Gen X women trying to return to work after a career pause then for younger women?

Looking for advice on how to explain a longer than anticipated absence from the workforce.

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How to get past the 'throwaway" response by HR when they see a large work gap? Other job resource suggestions?

How do you handle starting over? After being a stay at home mom for three years, I'm back at the bottom of the corporate ladder and it's driving me crazy. I am capable of so much more than I have...

How to succeed as #stay-at-home-immigrant-engineer-moms-that-returned-to-work and still have time for the family?

do you have any guidance for discussing a career 'detour' that did not work out? I took a role as 'financial advisor' vs. my years of success selling technology just to get back in the...

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What are some tips on getting noticed by companies? It can be hard if you don't have the right experience to even get a call back after the application, so what is some advice on how to get your...

Not at this time but questions may arise during the meeting.

What are some of the key strategies and skills required to transition into project management roles in the IT sector?

How to get hired for new grad/ entry level software developer role at PayPal

How to handle a new job while still working from home, with new colleagues, new team etc

Does paypal hire globally

Does PayPal offer a return to work program for moms who left the workforce?

For Mini: What became/are your go-to strategies for keeping your "razor sharp focus"--for example, the Pomodoro method? What focus tips & tricks are most valued at PayPal--and why? For Mary:...

How do you sell your transferable skills or limited experience for a new role? If you are successful in transitioning to an entirely new role, how do you accelerate to keep pace with teams...

What are you most excited about for this year in terms of your career? What are you most nervous/anxious about for this year in terms of your career?

How.do you handle leaving a company for a career change and you plan to come back in the future? Would you try to network before leaving or after? Is there any financial advice you would give for...

Best way to identify your transferable skills

How was your journey towards this path?

Listening to learn some wisdom from the speakers' experiences.

The pandemic has changed the way many work, worldwide. While I personally feel that would enable companies to create more remote positions, it seems that many companies are on a hiring freeze....

Looking for Job opportunity

I would like to return to academia (History + Theology) to get my Ph.D. in my mid-thirties. Previously, I come from a legal, finance and strategic planning background after undergraduate at...

how would you present yourself to overcome ageism in the interview process? Do I delete all work experience over ten years old even if it was 'award winning' and international experience?

What are your resume and interview recommendations for small business owners transitioning into working for a company?

I'd love to hear their perspective on retirement. What is their personal outlook on their own retirement?

Any salary negotiating tips if obtaining a new position virtually?

Are there any work from home positions?

What helps us settle well in the new environment when we switch careers?

How do you balance responsibilities as people manager(s) with your product work as you transition to more senior roles that may require managing a team?

I like the company I work for, I am very engaged in what my team is doing. I had a career goal in mind and I was working hard towards it in 2020. Last month the company announced a new acquisition...

How can you best position a career transition that didn't go well and you're looking for a long-term opportunity?

How to deal with situations when you being under valued?

How do I move on to another role in my job without feeling like I am breaking up with my current team.

I was recently moved from a team with a very supportive manager to one with a less supportive manager and I'm struggling trying to keep my footing. My previous manager and I still have a great...

How to handle compensation negotiations with your manager?