Media

Carl’s target audience is:

  • Employment level – Experienced staff, managers, executives, and professionals.
  • Work experience – Six or more years of work experience.
  • Age – Late twenties to late fifties (and beyond).
  • Dealing with a job search, career change, or career development issue.

Carl’s book, 12 Steps to a New Career, was published by Career Press (Franklin Lakes, NJ) and released in late April 2009. If you would like to contact Carl Wellenstein for an interview, to obtain an article or story, or obtain a copy of his book for review, call him at 562-923-0615 or send Carl an email.

Articles

Carl has written articles directly for publications and as a contributing writer for articles written by journalists on a wide range of career issues. Listed below are some of the articles that have been published or are available for publication.

  • When is Work Not a Job – 917 words
  • Ten Job Search Tips to Do During a Recession – 447 words
  • Ten Things to Avoid Doing During a Recessions – 435 words
  • Resume Tips When Former Employer is Under Indictment or Incarcerated – 799 words (Prepared for ACFE Conference) 
  • Top Five Things Job Seekers Must Do (And Top Five Things They Must Avoid Doing) – 606 words
  • How to Impress Hiring Managers – 793 words
  • Five Deadly Interview Mistakes – 680 words (Newsweek.com August 2009).
  • Enhance Your Job Search by Volunteering – 796 words
  • Turning Being Overqualified to Your Advantage – 796 words
  • Most Effective Job Search Techniques During a Recession – 795 words
  • Impact of Hiring the Wrong Executive and What to Do About  It – 734 words (Published by International Institute of Management, September 2009)
  • Hiring tips for Entrperneurs – 491 words (Published by Gaebler Ventures)
  • How to Find a Job When You Think There are No Jobs – 810 words
  • Managing Your Career – 1528 words ( Published by Training Management Review)
  • Focus on Your Diversity Not Your Ethnicity – 500 words (Published by Diversity.com)
  • E-mail Etiquette at Work – 702 words (Los Angeles Times article)
  • Out of The Box Job Search Strtegies – 293 words (The New York Post)
  • Tips on Turning A Temp Gib into a Permanent Position – 757 words (The FasterTimes.com)
  • Job Market in 2020 – 542 words (The New York Post)
  • When is it Time to Rebvamp Job Search Strategies – 172 words (MSNBC)

Career Stories

I’ve written eight stories about several client situations that I have found occur fairly often. Each story explains a situation confronted by a client (the job seeker) and then describes how to overcome the problem or deal more effectively with the issue.

Each story follows a similar structure so they can be used by media in a recurring career advice feature column. The stories range in length from 475 to 755 words. The following summarizes each one.

Make Your Message Meaningful

Job seekers often attempt to spread the net wide when searching for another job only to be disappointed when they don’t find anything. This story describes Brian’s experience when he realized this approach wasn’t working. It then explains how to create a meaningful and highly effective message.

Why Recruiters Aren’t Returning Your Calls

Job seekers often spend too much time sending their resume to recruiters and trying to contact them only to be frustrated by a lack of response. This story describes what Sam learned about how recruiters work and how he could increase his effectiveness when contacting them.

Making Industry Changes Successfully

Job seekers are usually unsuccessful at finding a new job in a different industry because they don’t understand how they need to translate their skills and experience. This story describes what Kristin encountered when she tried to change jobs in what she thought was her industry and learned how to translate her skills in a way that could be understood by others.

Changing Your Resume Too Often

People in mid career often spend too much time modifying their resume in an attempt to tailor it to specific opportunities. This story describes the problems Tom encountered by constantly revising his resume and describes the purpose of your resume and the only six pieces of information it must contain.

Keep Your Head in the Game

When executives fail to detect potential problems within an organization, it usually results from their taking too narrow of a view of their job and responsibilities. This story describes how Cheryl could have enhanced her career had she spoken out about a revised policy that had the potential to adversely affect the company.

Employment Networking That Works

While networking is the most powerful activity people in mid-career can use to find a new job, most people think it is similar to networking for business. This story follows Chuck as he implements a simple three-phase process of building relationships with others that increases his effectiveness at networking for employment.

Finding Jobs in Distant Locations

People in mid-career who need to look for a new job in a distant location often don’t know when or where to start. This story follows Sharon as she develops and successfully implements her plan to find employment in a new location without compromising her current job.

Managing Your Own Promotion

In their climb up the corporate ladder, executives often over-commit and their personal lives take a toll or they suffer burnout. This story describes how Dan was about to be promoted to a role where he knew that the last person to hold the position left because of burnout. It describes how he was able to restructure the position and successfully sell it to top management as a condition of his accepting the promotion.

If you are a journalist and you would like to discuss a subject with Carl or request an article on a specific topic relating to mid-career issues, contact Carl at 562-923-0615 or e-mail him.

Radio and Television

Carl is frequently sought out as an expert on a wide range of job search and career change issues for interviews or discussions on radio stations in the US, Canada and the UK. A sampling: KNX 1070 (CBS) (Los Angeles), AM New York, CBC (Toronto, Canada), WXYL (Texas), WILKS (Denver). 

Television Interview with Janelle So, TV 18 Los Angeles, CA on June 22, 2009

Carl addresses how job seekers can enhance their job search by focusing on what they do best and are most passionate about and why a time of transition can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reassess what you really want to do with the rest of your life and where you want to spend your time. He shares some insights on what employers want and, on a humorous note, uses an analogy of why a successful job search is a lot like fishing. Click here to view video with Janelle So, TV 18.