Radio Interview with Marlo Scott, Mullin Alum and Entrepreneur magazine covergirl!

Excerpt from Marlo's interview on 101.9: "The owner of the firm, Keith Mullin, ended up mentoring me, because I wasn't doing a job search, I was working on a business plan...and a year and a half later, ended up introducing me to a good friend of his, who is a set designer for Martha, and he'd been telling her about my adventure, and she had me drop off cupcakes the first week in January of this year... a week later, the show aired and I couldn't have been happier."

Mullin Alum lands cover of Entrepreneur magazine!

Marlo Scott has struck gold with her cupcake bakery/bar, Sweet Revenge in NYC.  After losing her job a few years ago, Marlo rethought her career path, and with the help of Mullin and Associates, she made a business plan and started Sweet Revenge!  Now, her business is flourishing (they've recently launched a line of apparel!) and she's the new covergirl for the April issue of Entrepreneur magazine!

Read the article here.

Check out her website here.

Congratulations, Marlo!

Articles of the Week

NY Post: Hurry up and wait for a job

By Keith Mullin

Mullin and Associates CEO Keith Mullin's article on the importance of social media in the job hunt.

The message is:
* Be prepared to brief your contacts, friends and colleagues well in advance of actually interviewing/networking.
* Have a great written, verbal and online resume showing results on the job. Results matter.
* Pick companies you think you can work for and develop a rationale as to why you think so.
* Be humble and assertive. These qualities are not contradictory when used in the proper setting. Employers want stars who do not act like stars.
* Be prepared for a long haul. The process will take longer than you think.

Read it here

Harvard Business Review: Where will you be in 5 years?

By Amy Gallo

An article urging introspection when it comes to what you want to be and where you want to be.

"Most people have been asked that perennial, and somewhat annoying, question: "Where do you see yourself in five years?" Of course it is asked most often in a job interview, but it may also come up in a conversation at a networking event or a cocktail party. Knowing and communicating your career goals is challenging for even the most ambitious and focused person. Can you really know what job you'll be doing, or even want to be doing, in five years?"

"'Remember the goal is to find the right job, not just a job. You don't want to get it just because you were a good interviewee,' says Weintraub."

Read it here

CEO Keith Mullin speaks about showing off potential in an interview

Excerpt from Keith Mullin's Interview

Most people when they’re looking for a position, whether that be internally or externally, what they fail to do is articulate what the results of their last role has been.  And they fail to articulate those results against three key measurements.  The idea is: how have you increased revenue or sales for the organization you’re part of, how have you helped manage cost, or reduce cost associated with the department or your particular job, or the third element, depending upon your organization, is how have you helped them manage risk.  So when we look at someone’s skill set, and we ask people to look at their own skill set, what we’re really asking is, “tell me where you had an impact, not only in terms of leadership and collaboration but how is that measured in the success.  How did you know at the end of the day you did a good job?  If you look forward three, six, nine months, how do you know you had an impact on the organization?”

Book of the Week: Don't Retire, Rewire

“What is retirement?  A liberation from mandatory duties.” –Jimmy Carter

Retirement looming in your future?  Feel like you’re ready to take that step out of the workforce that you’ve been a part of for 40-50 years?  Perhaps you’re being pushed into retiring early, or maybe you’re just ready to enjoy your “Golden Years.”  Whatever the reason, retirement is still a scary thought for most of us.  If you’re feeling unsure about what your future after working holds, take a look at “Don’t Retire, Rewire: 5 Steps to Fulfilling Work that Fuels Your Passion, Suits Your Personality, or Fills Your Pocket” by Jeri Sedlar.   She understands that for some, retirement is not the happiest time of a person’s life: for example, Ken, a 63 year old recent retiree, is quoted as saying “I thought the stress of work would kill me, now I’m afraid retirement will.”

Sedlar tells us that retirement need not be boring, without work, or entirely based on leisure.  Rather, it is an exciting new chapter in our lives where we can really take a look inside ourselves and ask “what do I really want to do?”  It’s a chance to take risks, learn new skills, do things we’ve wanted to do for years (skydiving lessons, anyone?)

She begins the book by saying that “traditional retirement isn’t for everyone,” and he’s right.  Some people may thrive on a leisurely retirement of golf, Florida, and time in front of the television, but for some people, that seems empty and unfulfilling.  To each his own, but if you’re one of those people who can’t imagine life without work, this book offers excellent suggestions about how to find meaning in life after work.  She explains his theory best in the title for section 1 of the book: “Retiring is a going from and rewiring is a going to.” 

Sedlar suggests the following exercise: imagine your funeral.  Are you happy with who would attend, what the eulogy would consist of, how you would be remembered?  If you’re not, retirement is the chance to turn yourself into the person that you want to be remembered as.  Remember:  “When you retire, your energy doesn’t stop flowing.”  Rather, this is a chance for a new start, and it’s a great chance to become the person you want to be.  One of the people quoted in the book, Dick (age 56), puts it eloquently when he says:  “When I retire, I’ll have the time to rediscover myself. I used to be a nice person.”

One of the key things Sedlar addresses is our intrinsic motivation.  What makes you want to wake up in the morning?  What makes you excited about the day?  Is it competition in the workplace, feeling like you’ve helped change someone’s life, achieved a personal best?  This is because of our “drivers.”  She says “Drivers are personal motivators that we use as a selection tool to choose how to match up our deepest needs with the world around us… Drivers are what make you tick as a human being because they go deep inside you, to your brain, heart and ego.  We all have drivers.”

“Don’t Retire, Rewire” is a great read for anyone unsure of what the future holds.  Even if you aren’t ready to retire, but feel like you need a shift in your work life, this book can help you put into words and actions exactly what it is that you want to do with your life.  After all, work shouldn’t be all about… work.  Al, a former executive, puts it most succinctly when he says: “I’m going to clown school to become a clown.  That’s love, not work.”

So check out “Don’t Retire, Rewire” today!

Sedlar’s List of Top 10 Pointers from People Who Have Rewired

1.     Have a plan

2.     Plan to evolve

3.     Test-market ideas

4.     Dare to discard

5.     Recognize goals can change

6.     Learn from others

7.     Don’t look to others for direction  or approval

8.     Think of freedom as a good thing

9.     Think of too much freedom as a bad thing

10.  Don’t overcommit

“Finding your dreams, interests and discoveries is about leaving the practical world behind and powering up your imagination.  We believe that if you imagine it, it can happen.”

Buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Retire-REWIRE-Jeri-Sedlar/dp/1592576893

Read Sedlar’s Blog: http://dontretirerewire.blogspot.com/

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."        -Author Ayn Rand

At Mullin, a big part of what we do is ask our clients "What do you want to be when you grow up?"  This might seem like a silly question when it's being asked of a 45 year old rather than a 4 year old, but think about it: if you had to answer that question right now, what would the answer be?

If it's exactly what you're doing right now, then well done!  But if it isn't, then take this opportunity to think about how you can go from where you are now to where you want to be.

At Mullin & Associates/Lincolnshire International, our goal is to maximize value by providing services that lead in people, process, and technology. We are recognized as the premier global provider of individual outplacement solutions which focus on the individual and offer progressive winning strategies. Our unique Career Pathing service provides professional-level candidates with up to 18-months counseling support once they have landed new positions.

In business since 1980, Mullin & Associates/Lincolnshire International has a superior reputation for providing individual personal service. We are able to do this because our career consultants have significant business experience, have personally experienced outplacement, and dedicate appropriate time to each candidate because of the manageable candidate/consultant ratio. As an example, with our Quality Assurance Program we require consultants to maintain a consultant/candidate ratio of 20:1, the lowest in the outplacement industry.

We are confident that our professionals have the talents, skills, capacity, and innovation, as well as the overall management experience, to successfully and effectively provide the highest standard of outplacement for departing employees anywhere in the world.

Whether you're already a client at Mullin or are considering utilizing our services, know that we are here to help you decide what you want to be "when you grow up," and will do everything possible to make sure that you get there.

"To be successful, you must manage your career by thinking about your own needs and also the needs of the organization, and contribute in ways that satisfy both." -Vijay Sathe, "Manage Your Career: 10 Keys to Survival and Success When Interviewing and on the Job" 

Social Medial: the Grand Experiment

At Mullin, we pride ourselves in being on the cutting edge of technology and ways of reaching and communicating with people, and today that means developing social media.  In coming weeks, we'll be highlighting not only what we do and what's happening at Mullin, but also valuable job tips and suggestions from the experts who know best.  And of course, your comments and feedback are invaluable to us.

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