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Lori Parker
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06/25/20 at 1:05PM UTC
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I'm also trying to pivot!

I'm trying to pivot from school psychologist to client success or relationship manager because so much of my job has been rapport building and I love it. I'm definitely not at all a sales person or prospector. I'm finding that even with a professionally written resume that displays my 15 years of experience in terms of how it reflects in the "real" world, companies are not interested in talking with me, let alone interviewing me. I use a cover letter to explain how my experience ties in and my years of experience, etc but nothing. I don't have the years of experience in the specific jobs required for the position or some other specify requiremen, even though I've basically been doing whatever the requirement is, for many years. I'm very frustrated and even though it's no longer a good fit, I find myself going back to the same career that I have my M.A. in, School Psychology. To make things even worse, my B.A. is in Psychology with a minor in Political Science! I have LinkedIn with the major players in the fields of education sales, and other things education related as a start, and various other types of businesses too. I'm basically a hermit and have no circle of friends and am working in a city away from home. I'd love to have a remote job but will do it wherever. My salary needs are commensurate with my current position. Oh! And did I mention that I'm 54 years old? Suggestions?

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Kelley Shields, Career Happiness Coach
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07/05/20 at 5:12PM UTC
Hi Lori, I think Aly gave you some great advice. I just want to emphasize that it doesn't matter right now if you don't have much of a personal network - sometimes even having 1 friend can be enough, based on their friends and contacts! But starting to email or to reach out to people on LinkedIn who have the types of jobs or are in the types of departments you are interested to learn about their jobs and how they moved into them is probably going to be a great way to go for you. And see if they will do a videoconference - then you're more a real person that they are getting to know! (Also, definitely try to follow up with them, or at least connect with them on LinkedIn, afterwards.) It might be scary, but you can do it! Good luck!
Kelli
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06/30/20 at 1:05PM UTC
Hi Lori - I'm happy to help you. I used to be in EdTech and have a ton of connections. If you're interested in a chat feel free to book here: https://bit.ly/freecareeradviceconsult
Lori Parker
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06/27/20 at 6:10PM UTC
I appreciate the help! I'll use the link. I don't really have a personal network and I work with elementary age special education students. It's not cool to try to network with their parents! I've been in three different districts in three years for various reasons and never got to know my co-workers well.
Aly Brine
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06/28/20 at 4:01PM UTC
Of course! Let me know if I can be of additional help, I love networking :)
Aly Brine
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06/25/20 at 3:47PM UTC
Hey Lori! I'd agree with Sarah's comment above, networking is probably going to be the best route for you in this instance. It's great that you've had professional assistance with your resume and cover letter but it's still going to be challenging to convince a recruiter through a cold submission that your skills directly line up with their needs when they have other candidates who have been doing the exact job they're recruiting for previously. It's also a great start that you've connected to other major players on LinkedIn and I would encourage you to grow your network on there. You could start with a group like this: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4426714/ of Client Services Managers. From there, you can find people actually doing the job and connect with them. When you connect, ask for an informational interview where you're just approaching it from a learning perspective. People LOVE talking about themselves so prep some questions about what they do and how they got there and see where the conversation goes! There's power in the collective so make sure to utilize it!
Sarah Hulick
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06/25/20 at 1:44PM UTC
I think this is a situation where you really need to lean on your network. You must have many students you’ve helped over the years. Call up 5 of them figure out what they do now and find someone who can help you get the job you want! I genuinely believe people like to be asked for help. Think back to old friend in college and do the same with them to. With your ‘unusual’ background for the job you want you’re going to need someone to help you get a foot in the door. Then you can wow them from there!

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