Show mSBmuG ‘ VMV1JV wo YES CAN mm Craig Jennings of Manhassett Long (fiver who was Island NY was a deep-se- a fired in 1969 because of budget cutback at Ms firm For more than a year Jennings combed toe Job market via toe traditional seekers routes feeling guilty about his impotence in securing another position Then in 1976 on a assignment Jenwrote a promotional brochure for a nings former employer That led to a direct-mabooklet for the man who sold Mm a typewriter Slowly a new career option emerged 1 got some more contracts and this fall I landed a major contract with a Michigan-base- d diving firm” he says proudly Jenntogs at 43 has now formed Ms own advertising agency to handle Ms accounts Mid-lif- e career changes cm be thought of in degrees of angle: those who make a shift bring many old skills to their new Job Bill Rider 36 of New Canaan e Conn is an changer! After life monk few as a a leaving years ago he was able to bring Ms interest in people to a new career as a counselor Piider now works in New York at' an agency which serves people changing careers In According to Rider 60 percent of Ms agency’s clients are men with an average age of 33: These men are depressed because they’ve found that what they thought they wanted to do is not enough They are looking for a renewed sense of purpose like I was” If these people coaM make career rhaagrs why not yea? Dr Entine suggests a to review before seeking career alternatives: Identify the activities and thills that have brought toe most satisfaction in life (Was it organizing that Little League dub for the town? Volunteering for toe community fire department?) Identify career possibilities in which to channel these skills Determine what further education or training may be necessary to achieve career goals Evaluate the options What are the de- sired geographic locations? Which companies or organizations are appealing? Individuals who already are pursuing professions of your choice should be sought and consulted Men who are eager for but wary of change should seek out professional support Ten Speed Press publishes What Color s Your Parachute? a fascinating and handy guidebook for career changers Authored by Richard NL BoHes director of tits National Career Development Center of toe United Ministries the book also contains updated valuable appendices on available resources Local college now revamping their programs to meet the current demand also can be good sources on the caracrchanglng process Finally a word of warning: don't nidi yourself into a change do carefully exam- toe your motivation If you move too fast you can expect too much too quickly and will therefore falL And If your motivation is based on a personal problem such as fear of old age or marital trouble a simple ran Wm career change can’t help you free-lanc- e It used to be that once you began your career you stayed with it until you retired But now thousands of people are not only switching at all ages they’re also very successful at it yfi V By Monica Surfaro Si e nt Only sixyears ago Rousselot was a New York stockbroker keeping pace with toe dynamics of urban hfe He had success but Hhd to pay a high prices high taxes a hectic lifestyle for himself and Ms family He was beginning to wonder whether it was all worth it With some savings courage family support and a love of skiing as Ms backup Rousselot moved west to Taos and began a new career as a ski instructor sidelining In horticulture in the - off season v 6 A fairy tale? Net fates Rousselot Is Just another example from toe swelling ranks of middle aged men who are successfully changing their careers in "midstream” Ahhotjgh there are no official numbers on toe phenomenon a few interesting statistics reveal a growing interest among middle-age- d men in pursuing alternate career goals: According to a 1972 report by the Ameri- can Management Associations almost half of a group of 2700 successful executives surveyed were discontented in their Jobs ' and had cither considered or executed a r career change during the previous - five-yea- penoa Mid-Lif- Mcniea Surfaro it s works for - S B - ar roller-coaste- - writer who firm in New York free-farc-e FAMILY WEEKLY Fafcruwy IT 1ST7 BillPUder adult-educati- ’ Call-foml- choice however Unemployment and a consulting self-checkl- ist wife traveled around the country and man-- 1 chanced upon the computer-assiste- d agement program at the University of Texas at Dallas Kinne was turned on: “I knew I could bring something to the progranvand 1 talked to them about the possibilities” He landed a Job as an Instructor within toe program and now is attending classes for an advanced degree Tve never been happier” he commented 'f Walter J StoH 54 of San Diego Calif made the move at 44 Stoll didn’t then know what he wanted: “All I knew was that I wanted to live In California” Because he always wanted a degree In business StoO went back to college Soon after that he moved Ms wife and daughter to Southern California where a chance meeting led him to a jab managing office machines After two years he moved up to a better position within a security firm to toe same area Thenjie bought up two small security firms with Ms savings 1 saw what I was doing for someone else and decided I could do Just as well for myself” Stoll explains Now a his business is enlarging in Southern and it serves both national and International accounts Career changes dent always coaie by farced retirement can also force career " changes yXs acute-degre- mld-Hf- e - ’ - Harold Kinne Many asea may asaied at Rousseiofs ability to switch easily in midstream Actually the changeover was simplified because Rousselot was able to transfer skills used earlier in life He was a ski buff and he had always loved gardening Harold Kinne 52 of Richardson Texas also was able to recycle skills into a new career After retiring from the Army Kinne returned to toe United States in search of a new career 1 wasn’t ready to leave toe work force and computers had always been a hobby of mine” he said Kinne and Ms - A recent survey by Harold L Sheppard of the American Institute of Research in Wash--' ington Indicated toat 40 percent of male workers desired career changes if alternatives were available in mid-lif-e A 1974 Department of Labor survey reported that almost two million adults over 35 were back to school men comprised 46 percent of that totaL Why is there this burgeoning movement to seek career change? v r A economy Is a prime factor comments Dr Alan D Entine dl- e Assessment Program rector of toe at the State University of New York at Stony Brook Today there are no more anchor or “safe” professions which are im-- jCL da" price--tensio- blue-coll- 0 mune to change Inner conflicts common in this life stage "itch” also are causes of the career-switc-h Psychologists label toe turmoil part of a iMd-lifcrisis syndrome At this tone says Dr Entine a mm may reach a “plateau” in Ms Jobb and Ms perspective on life changes Instead of thinking in terms of “years ahead" a man contemplates the “years left to Bve” Rousselot agrees: ‘It wasn’t toat I was miserable in New York rather I needed to take stock of my life I knew I loved skiinffi I knew I wanted something more than a career on Wall Street I (Mi what I had to Just after dawn in Taos NM a virgin snowfall Is tested by a Iona skier He zips along the natural slopes engraving the Sangra de Cristo ranges slowing now and then to savor the crispness and silence of the forest Later that morning he joins other skiers at the lodge sipping steaming hot chocolate and planning the day’s to- struction logs After lunch Tony Rousselot is bade on toe slopes a fulfilled and happy man in love with his work and hie environ-me- Hi d &&& Tony Rousselot ' |