Oso planning to go pro
Well, what aspects of the business did you like? Was it the sales and moving people to purchase, or was it down in the trenches making things go, or back of the house management - billing, contracts, etc?
So after 14 years of owning my own business, I’ve decided to stop doing that and re-enter the job market. I’m currently working with a career coach and recruiters to find something in my area. The biggest problem is that I’m kind of a jack of all trades master of none kind of prospect. It’s a screen printing business, so I’m a part of the process from start to finish. From initial point of contact to production to final QC checks and billing. The career coach and I narrowed it down to a position of a buyer/procurement/supply chain kind of position, but even then I’m unsure if I’d like it - or even if I’d make enough for my family. I guess I’m writing this to reach out for some guidance or direction. It’s a big step for me and I feel talking about this with members of the Marquette community would be more helpful than what I’m getting now. Thanks for listening.
34 years ago, I was a magazine writer for a national trade organization. Did OK, but was restless.I decided to apply for graduate school and was accepted in 1984. l and earned an MBA from Chicago's Jesuit University. Came out of grad school ready to work but had no idea what I wanted to do. All I knew was that after four years at a newspaper and six at a magazine, the lure of journalism had worn off. What can an MBA whose experience was in writing do in the business world?What happened next was amazing. I had a relationship with a senior colleague at work in our technical support area. He offered me a job in a new company he was joining, which I took. He mentored for the next few years and introduced me to other mentors who taught me the ropes. Morale of the story: know your friends, know who can help you and let the people in whom you confide guide and mentor you. They won't let you down.
AKA networking.
I'm (unfortunately) interested in the career coach aspect. Long story short, my company was family owned, passed from two fathers to their sons, but the last father died a year ago and whammo, the company was sold to a competitor 10 times our size. All the IT systems I've created over 18 years are now being decommissioned, which is personally brutal. Lots of beef n cheddars have been necessary, and I have zero idea if I'll be employed in 6-12 months. I frankly don't know what an old programmer does after his coding days are over, thus the need for a career coach .. or something. Kinda hoping to avoid working at Arby's. #sadtrombone
Very true, Brother RealChili. Very true.How's the fish biting, speaking of networking.
Honestly, I'd never heard of the phrase "outplacement" before. So I guess that's one place I can start.