16 September 2026 at 01:00AM
Welcome to the Career Connect MENTOR'S CORNER
Here at PMI-LA, we want to help, we want to encourage, and we want to serve. We want you to find a great gig, too. Some of us have seriously struggled to find a great role (or start a business) and have learned a few things along the way. To that end, here are a few ideas and perspectives from the Career Connect team that we hope encourage and inspire you. And of course, we ask that you never give up - fail all you want - but never give up.
- Check out the Career Connect blog: https://pmi-la.org/blog?categoryId=746
- Worried about AI? Check out Sylvain Duranton's Ted Talk from 2019
- Quick blog article: This Is How To Live A Good Life: 5 Secrets From Ancient Wisdom. NYT bestselling author Eric Barker is a master at mastering ourselves. Sign up for his newsletter and enjoy the incredibly insightful ride!
- The Saturday Networking Group is a FREE career coaching group who meet every Saturday morning via a zoom link. See Career Connect for more info.
- Feeling a bit rejected and could use a boost? Get your Greater Self Thinking revved up.
MORE RESOURCES
- Angela Duckworth — Grit
- Carol Dweck — Mindset
- James Clear — Atomic Habits
- Simon Sinek — Start with Why to Inspire Action
- Rick Hanson — How to Develop Healthy Motivation
- Brené Brown — Embracing Vulnerability in Your Job Search: Lessons from Brené Brown
- Adam Grant — Bouncing Back from Rejection
- Richard Bolles — The Way You Do “Life” is How You’ll Do Your Job Hunt
- SGI-USA.org — concepts of Greater Self vs. Lesser Self.
- Book: Hope is a Decision
TED VIDEOS
Why Some of Us Don't Have One True Calling (12:16) with Emilie Wapnick
Talks to Help You Find the Right Job (A portfolio of vids to help keep us sane)
How to Make Applying for Jobs Less Stressful (4:36) with an introduction to predictive assessments. The hiring process is somewhat broken so this topic—geared toward matching a role to a candidate with neurosicence—is interesting. However, it left us wondering which companies can actually afford the "advanced matching technology and comprehensive suite of assessments."
Will AI Take Your Job in The Next 10 Years? Wrong Question (12:17) Concepts: “We need to build a future where humans matter more, not less”. “In the age of AI, human value isn’t gone, it’s just moved”. AI augmentation vs replacement: an ideal workforce model is “…where agents win, people matter, and how best to pair them”. “The future isn’t about being more human, it’s about building the systems that will allow humans to do what matters most”.
The Workforce Crisis of 2030 – and How to Start Solving It Now (12:37) Concepts: Even in 2014, speaker Rainer Strack knew AI and technology could help solve a workforce crisis – but not completely. It sounds counterintuitive, but by 2030, many of the world's largest economies will have more jobs than adult citizens to do those jobs.
The Beauty of Being a Misfit (12:48) Concepts: Finding our "why" can take time, and a whole lotta mistakes along the way. Since some of us had weird, circuitous career paths, so we thought this TED vid might resonate.
How Changing Your Story Can Change Your Life (16:16) Concepts: Stories are the way we make sense of our lives. Are we telling our stories in a particular way that keeps us stuck? Your stories have power, so make sure they help you move forward – and be prepared for change.
Got something to include here? Feel free to reach out to us at Careerdev@pmi-la.org.
