@Nancy, next week is our first radio show (I blogged about it today)… and the week after (now back to Sophie)

… the week after we’ll have an expert on who specializes in what to do once you land the job. So glad you brought this topic up as it validates the need for it! Thanks!

My particular interest these days is on the next step after job search. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I’m in the initial phase at a new job, having been there only a few weeks, and I decided to do the next step after a reasonably well-run job search: I’m trying to learn from the experience, bring new or improved habits and tools into my day-to-day work process. I want these few months I spent sending resumes and answering questions to give me more than a different desk to work from.

I’m very interested in discussing with other people the transitions from productive work to either dissatisfaction or unemployment, to job search, to new employment and renewed productivity. What do we learn from the process, beyond the immediate specifics of a job? What would we do differently, once we get a little hindsight? How do we prepare these transitions so they can be as painless and effective as possible?

Yes, a lot has been written on job search and a lot has been written on career management. I’m interested in individual insights into the greater picture these fit in, and in the small tips and tricks that help us integrate the big insights into our life.

@Sophie – I don’t have the bandwidth to manage a group discussion, and want to keep spammers out, so for now it’s broadcast. I’ve been thinking about doing a JibberJobber Group, though, with discussion… thoughts?

In Nov 2007 for National Career Development Month, I wrote on one career activity per day for each of the 30 days. Feel free to share any of those.

Check them out starting here.

Will get into the Yahoo group as well.