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LYSSA HIGH: WELCOME BACK TO GOOD DAY KENTUCKY. FEELING UNSURE ABOUT YOUR CAREER AND HOW TO MAKE THE NEXT MOVE? WELL, DON’T WORRY. YOU’RE NOT ALONE. ACCORDING TO LINKEDIN, NEARLY HALF OF PROFESSIONALS AREN’T SURE WHAT THEIR CAREER PATH SHOULD LOOK LIKE AND ARE ESSENTIALLY SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THEIR CAREERS. THE REASON? WELL, UNSURPRISINGLY, THERE ARE MANY. HERE TO HELP US WITH TIPS TO REFRESH YOUR CAREER IS LINKEDIN LEARNING INSTRUCTOR, MARCI ALBOHER. WELCOME TO THE SHOW, MARCI.
MARCI ALBOHER: HEY, LYSSA, IT’S GOOD TO BE HERE.
LYSSA HIGH: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MARCI, LET’S JUST GET RIGHT TO IT. WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE FEEL STUCK IN THEIR CAREER?
MARCI ALBOHER: IT’S A REALLY COMPLICATED TIME AT WORK. WE HAVE A MULTIGENERATIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO FIND THEIR WAY IN. IT’S OFTEN HARD TO GET ON THAT FIRST RUNG OF THE LADDER. HAVE MID-CAREER PEOPLE WHO ARE BALANCING ALL THE STUFF THAT SHOWS UP IN MIDLIFE, LIKE FAMILY AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER PRESSURE. WE HAVE OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT AGEISM AND TRYING TO REMAIN RELEVANT AT WORK TODAY. IT’S A COMPLICATED TIME AND ALL OF US AT EVERY AGE ARE SEEKING WORK WITH GREATER MEANING AND PURPOSE AND WE’RE ALSO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, “HOW DO WE STAY CURRENT WHEN THE WORLD OF WORK IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND THE TOOLS WE NEED TO SUCCEED ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING?” THAT’S A LOT.
LYSSA HIGH: I LOVE THAT. I LOVE THAT, MARCI. NOW, IF SOMEONE FEELS STUCK IN THEIR CAREER, WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT THEY DO?
MARCI ALBOHER: WELL, YOU KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, I THINK, RIGHT NOW FOR ALL OF US IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONSTANTLY BE LEARNING. HOW CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT EVERY ROLE YOU TAKE IS TEACHING YOU SOMETHING? ARE YOU WORKING FOR THE RIGHT BOSS, IN THE RIGHT ORGANIZATION, AND STILL LEARNING AND FEELING CHALLENGED? WHAT CAN YOU TAKE INTO YOUR OWN HANDS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE CONSTANTLY LEARNING AND KEEPING YOUR SKILLS CURRENT? WHICH IS WHY I’M A BIG FAN OF LINKEDIN LEARNING AND CHOSE TO DO MY OWN COURSE THERE ON ENCORE CAREERS. LINKEDIN LEARNING HAS MORE THAN 13,000 DIFFERENT COURSES.
I MEAN, IT’S EVERYTHING FROM SOFT SKILLS LIKE LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO TECHNICAL SKILLS LIKE CODING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. BASICALLY, IF YOU WANNA LEARN IT, IT IS GONNA BE ON LINKEDIN LEARNING. THE COOL THING IS YOU CAN SAMPLE THESE COURSES FROM YOUR DESKTOP, FROM YOUR LAPTOP, OR FROM YOUR MOBILE PHONE. MY FAVORITE IDEAS IS NEXT TIME I HAVE TO WAIT IN A WAITING ROOM AT A DOCTOR’S OFFICE, I AM GOING TO LEARN SOMETHING FOR 15 OR 20 MINUTES RATHER THAN WASTE TIME SCANNING ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.
LYSSA HIGH: MARCI, I LOVE THAT. I LOVE IT. WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR TOP TIPS, THEN, FOR GETTING THAT NEXT JOB OR EVEN A NEW CAREER?
MARCI ALBOHER: MY TWO FAVORITE TIPS, AND I THINK THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT BOTH FOR WHETHER YOU HAVE A JOB AND ARE LOOKING TO JUST UP YOUR GAME, GET MORE SKILLS, OR WHETHER YOU WANNA MOVE INTO A NEW FIELD, THE FIRST ONE IS DON’T GO IT ALONE. FIND MENTORS AND FIND EVEN SOME PEER SUPPORT. I’VE HAD A GROUP FOR, I DON’T KNOW, ABOUT 15 YEARS OF TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE MY GO-TO CAREER EXPERTS. FIND YOURSELF A GROUP LIKE THAT AND CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING. ARE YOU OFFERING YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES TO CAUSES YOU CARE ABOUT? OFTEN VOLUNTEERING IS A GREAT WAY TO LEARN NEW THINGS, TO EXPAND YOUR NETWORK, AND IT CAN LEAD YOU TO THE NEXT JOB, REALLY.
LYSSA HIGH: GOOD INFORMATION. I LIKE IT. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR SKILLS UP TO DATE THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER? WHY DO YOU THINK THAT’S IMPORTANT?
MARCI ALBOHER: WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE THOSE MOMENTS. WE JUST KNOW THAT THE WAY WE LEARNED ISN’T THE WAY IT’S DONE ANYMORE. I THINK AS YOU AGE, THAT HAPPENS EVEN MORE. BUT CERTAIN SKILLS BECOME DATED VERY QUICKLY. IT’S JUST IMPORTANT TO JUST BE THINKING. HOW ARE YOU REMAINING CURRENT AND HOW ARE YOU REMAINING COMPETITIVE?
LYSSA HIGH: GOTCHA. WHERE DO PEOPLE GO FOR MORE INFORMATION? WHERE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT THEY LOOK?
MARCI ALBOHER: WELL, FOR ALL THE STUFF ON LINKEDIN, GO TO LINKEDIN.COM/LEARNING AND SEE WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THESE CLASSES I’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. FOR A LIMITED TIME, LINKEDIN IS ACTUALLY MAKING A BUNCH OF THEIR MOST POPULAR CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANNA DIP IN. IT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY GOOD TIME TO TRY IT OUT.
LYSSA HIGH: WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARCI. WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION AND WE WILL BE BACK RIGHT AFTER THIS. YOU ARE WATCHING GOOD DAY KENTUCKY.