Laura M. Labovich of The Career Strategy Group is a dynamo when it comes to start up and growth secrets for resume writers, career coaches, and even outplacement firms.
From her early days as a member to her wowing colleagues as a top-rated speaker at CDI events, she knows what it takes and was, of course, a fabulous guest on my show, which you can watch below.
In the interview she answers:
- When did you start your business?
- Tell us a little about your business.
- What did you do before you started your business?
- What made you decide to start your business?
- At what point in your business did you find CDI?
- What role has CDI played in the success you’ve achieved and what has been most valuable about it? What has your membership made possible? Did CDI provide a pivotal turning point for you?
- What has having your own business made possible for you in your life?
- What’s one thing you wished you had known when you first started your business, or, If you were starting your business today, what’s one thing you would have done differently?
- For those who are considering a career in this field, or who are struggling in their businesses right now, what are a few key pieces of advice you’d share with them?
- Is there anything else you’d like our audience to know in terms of encouragement, lessons learned, or final thoughts around being a successful career industry professional?
About Laura:
Laura M. Labovich, CEO of The Career Strategy Group, a boutique outplacement firm based in Washington D.C., collaborates with more than 120 companies, nonprofits, and associations across the nation helping them nurture their workforce through the inclusion of personalized outplacement services, career management services, and resilience and workplace training solutions.
In addition, The Career Strategy Group has helped thousands of job seekers around the globe manage their careers and land meaningful jobs they love.
Before founding The Career Strategy Group, Laura recruited nationwide for Walt Disney World, and developed the first college internship program at America Online. She is currently an adjunct professor at the Smith School of Business at University of Maryland where she teaches Career Search Strategies in Business.
Laura’s advice has been featured broadly in national outlets including The Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, Sirius XM Radio, Chicago Tribune, NBC 6 (Miami), along with dozens of others.
Laura is the co-author of 100 Conversations for Career Success: Learn to Network, Cold-Call, and Tweet Your Way to Your Dream Job, a 2013 top career book selection by FORBES.com.
While we recommend watching the interview replay below to learn more, here are some snippets of a few of Laura’s tips:
Focus on What You Love.
“Be less concerned about what others are doing and instead focus on what you love to do and what works for you.”
Join CDI.
“Join a careers association (Career Directors International) as soon as you have the money. The learning curve collapses exponentially when you are in the room with others who do what you do and make good money doing it (and, in CDI’s case, are willing to share their advice with you).”
Conduct Informational Interviews.
“Just as we teach our job-seeking clients to conduct informational interviews, aspiring career coaches and writers would benefit from doing them as well.”
Don’t Get Hung Up on Doing Things One Way.
“There are so many ways to make this business work for you; you can offer job coaching and resume writing, or job coaching and entrepreneurial coaching, or resilience training (like we do) and resume writing. Don’t get hung up on doing things one way. Find what your unique gifts are and work your business around those.”
CDI and Laura
Laura has been a member of CDI since starting her business in 2007. Some of her favorite resources are:
- Community networking and live events.
- Done-for-you job seeker tip sheets.
- Courses and certifications.
- Awards.
- On-demand audio and video tutorials.
Replay & Next Livestream
If you’re ready for your own start-up or growth success strategies, then be sure to join us next week.
Wednesday, 3/13/2024 at 3:45 PM Eastern you’ll meet my next guest, Marian Bernard of The Regency Group.
Marian has been in business over 20 years. In her first career, prior to self-employment, she earned an Executive Secretarial diploma and was hired by what was at the time Canada’s largest chemical manufacturer/retailer as a Department Secretary. She was promoted to Word Processing Operator and later Word Processing Consultant.
Today she works with job seekers of all types EXCEPT non-management engineering, non-management IT, government, and military to civilian transition. She provides resume writing, LinkedIn profiles, interview preparation and job search strategy.
One of the most interesting elements of her business is that she operates Canada’s only while-you-wait resume-writing service.
I’ll be asking her the same questions so you can gain yet another perspective on what’s working for resume writers and career coaches today who want to start, grow, and manage a successful business. I hope you’ll join us!
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