A Career Pro is the person in the room everyone shuts up to listen to. When you hear them talk about their job, you think to yourself "That person really knows their stuff and I want to learn everything they know." It is the pinnacle of every career path to be the best at what you do and should always remain a goal.

Congratulate Yourself!

Fine Tune and Enjoy the Ride

Well you've made it to the elite 42+ age group! Most people think life is over after 40, but not you. Even if your body is slowly deteriorating, your mind is filled with knowledge that you can share with the world. People from all corners of the planet will start coming to you for the answers. Sit and bask in the glory of being the "Go To" person at your workplace.

You worked hard to get here, so enjoy it. Hopefully you stayed at a place long enough to take advantage of stock options, the company 401K, and 3+ weeks of vacation days. You will need the time and extra funds to plan for retirement. Yes...I said retirement. It is never to early to start planning and I hope your Mid-Level saving skills are paying off.

Speciality Web Sites.You should now be able to browse for jobs on speciality sites that are specific to your career. There are all sorts of sites catered to trade technicians, information technology, finance experts, construction professionals, and others. Do your research to see what suits your needs.

Job Jumping

There are many different opinions on this topic. The most common myth is that potential employers frown upon resumes that show job jumping, which is staying at a job less than a year before starting another job. If you fall into this class, don't panic. You just need to know how to answer for it in an interview. Every job you work exercises a different set of skills that can be used in the next job. If you worked in project management and apply for a customer service job, you can say that your previous experience strengthened your organizational and customer service skills. As long as you state a valid reason for leaving, and rattle off various sets of skills you picked up from previous jobs, you should feel confident. Just make sure you can perform those skills.

Longevity Pays Off. Once you find a position that compliments your career, you should try to stick it out as long as possible. The career elites that I know, make great money and have the respect of their co-workers because they have been with a company for 10-20 years. Pensions may no longer exist and raises are not as big as they used to be, but the argument for staying at one workplace as long as possible is still strong.