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Joan Runnheim Olson, M.S., ACC, CCMC, CLTMC, Certified Five O'Clock Club Career Coach
Pathways Career Success Strategies, LLC
Thought Leadership: Non-Traditional Careers
Website: www.pathwayscareer.com
Email:
Phone: 715.808.0344
For nearly 15 years, Joan has worked in various venues to encourage non-traditional career paths for males and females. As a project coordinator for a Dept. of Labor grant, she moved more women into the auto service industry as auto service technicians, aka mechanics and service advisers. As an assessment/placement specialist for a pre-apprenticeship training program for women, Joan helped women break into and succeed in male-dominated jobs in the trades. She presents workshops throughout the U.S. to secondary and post-secondary educators, administrators, counselors, and career center staff and teaches them strategies to recruit and retain students in classes and programs which prepare them for non-traditional careers.
Your brand can show up in your interaction with others. Let’s say you’re employed by a company and you consistently receive positive feedback about how you “go above and beyond” in the area of customer service. This reminds me of a story of a client who worked in collections. We know what kind of reputation they have. Well, this client has actually received thank you letters from individuals she has called on who have been late in paying their bills. Why? Because
Your brand can show up in your actions. I am a continuous learner, always updating and expanding my skills and being sought out as a career expert. I want my clients and potential clients to see me as a career expert.Why? ... Read more
A friend of mine, a local real estate agent, loves the colors of teal and purple. This has become an important part of her brand. Her clothing and accessories incorporate these colors. Her business cards, website, and other marketing materials reflect these colors. And, even her home and office décor include teal and purple. Those who know her expect ... Read more
In my last blog post, Marquita M. Qualls shared with readers the importance of STEM and her opinion on why there are so few women in science, technology, engineering, and math. In this blog post she continues the conversation, expressing her thoughts on the role she sees of educators and counselors on a student’s career decision-making and more. … Read more
As a pioneer for women in nontraditional careers, I asked Marquita M. Qualls to share her thoughts on STEM (science, technology, engineereing, and mathematics) careers. This is part one in a two part series on this topic. … Read more
For 20 years, Anja White, CPCC, MBA, successfully climbed the ladder in high tech manufacturing. She leveraged her experience working in a male-dominated industry and launched her private coaching practice. As a Manufacturing Executive Coach and founder of albaviso, she helps women be successful working in the male-dominated manufacturing industry and below she shares practical tips on how women can do just that. … Read more
Below is an interview with Anja White, founder ofalbaviso and a pioneer for women in nontraditional careers. Anja shares her journey working in the manufacturing industry and how she has leveraged that experience to now coach women working in that same male-dominated industry. … Read more
The use of role models is the number one recruitment strategy to increase the number of females in male-dominated, aka nontraditional careers. Females need to see someone of their gender performing a nontraditional career before they are apt to consider it for themselves. Below is an interview I conducted with Marquita M. Qualls, PhD, a trail-blazer for females in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. … Read more
Karen Purcell is a great role model for women considering a nontraditional career. I recently had the opportunity to interview her and below she shares her path into a male-dominated career. … Read more
Yesterday I received a call from a community college out east. They may want to hire me to provide a motivational presentation to their undecided female students sharing the benefits of nontraditional careers, i.e., male-dominated. What a great idea! Many female students enter college undecided about what major to pursue, and ultimately, what career path to choose. These students range from 18-year olds to those in their 40′s and 50′s that have been downsized due to the recession. What can be done to help these students in their career-decision making process? And, how can counselors and educators raise student’s awareness of all of their career options, not just those based on gender? … Read more
