University careers advisers are used to steering fresh-faced students towards the labour market but they are now increasingly seeing graduates in their 40s and 50s looking for help to revive their careers. More UK universities are now giving their graduates lifelong access to campus careers services, including advice with job applications and interview preparation as well as helping to find new opportunities for those who feel stuck.
Negotiating salaries is hard and awkward and most people hate it as it's a necessary evil. Unless you like volunteer work. But, luckily for everyone, it doesn't have to be a should I rip the band aid off quickly, or take my time and peel it? sort of situation. Maybe more of a let's soak it in water and then take it off with more ease. There's a neat language tactic people can use to assert a grounded stance on where they think their salary should be, providing more legitimacy to their request and making it a tad bit harder for employers to low-ball them.
I set aside extra money for my kids, mortgage, bills, and car payments. My original goal was to reach $12,000 in savings. That way, when I started my coaching business, I could jump right into it without affecting my family financially. I ultimately reached about $10,200 before my exit. I'm glad I did that because it gave me some peace, and I wasn't thrown into a scarcity mindset when I left.
