Recover from A Career Loss
Losing your career is much more serious than losing a job. When you lose a job, you can look for another job in the same profession.
When you lose a career, you have to find a totally new career. For many of us, it means losing an identity and something you were uniquely trained for.Here are some profession-specific resources that members have found to be useful to them.
When you lose a career, you have to find a totally new career. For many of us, it means losing an identity and something you were uniquely trained for.Here are some profession-specific resources that members have found to be useful to them.
1. Accountants
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Accountants Who Lose Their License -- Advice from a law firm
Could An Honest Work Experience Mistake Mean Losing a CPA License? Ethical Aspects Related to Suspension of Your CPA License -- This is a very complete 63-page Powerpoint download from a workshop on this topic |
2. Attorneys
According to the American Bar Association, 1,046 lawyers were disbarred nationally in 2011, or about 0.08% of the roughly 1.27 million practicing lawyers. In most cases, the disbarred attorneys have been practicing for a long time, are over 50 years old and have been involved in trust account or fiduciary breach violations.
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Disbarred--but Not Barred from Work Disbarred lawyers face career, personal hurdles The Death of A Young Attorney’s Career Few Disbarred Lawyers Seek Readmission Disbarred lawyers who seek reinstatement have a rough road to redemption Exposing A Colleague’s Disbarment: Gratuitous Gossip or a Public Service? Second Career for Disbarred Lawyer Substance Abuse Resources for Lawyers |
3. CEOs
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7 Ways to Get Your CEO Fired Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters How Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, author of Firing Back, was himself targeted |
4. Clergy
The Clergy Recovery Network is one place that exists to support, encourage and provide resources to religious professionals in recovery. If you are a pastor, missionary, religious professional--or a spouse of one--and you need help . . .welcome home. We have been waiting for you.
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5. Dentists, Pharmacists, and Veterinarians
The Professional Recovery Network is an example of a program to help health care professionals in Texas. Similar programs may be available in other states.
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The Top Five Common Reasons Why Dentists Lose Their Licenses The Top Five Reasons Dentists Lost Their Licenses This dentist broke his own opioid habit. Can the dental profession do the same? Forgotten, But Not Gone: Some Veterinarians Have Gotten Through Hot Water And Kept Their Licenses Some pharmacists get their licenses back |
6. Physicians
7. Professors
"You put your name into Google, and the first entry is about a transgression from 20 years ago, the penalty for which only lasted three years. Now you can't get a job."
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8. Psychologists and Therapists
9. Teachers
In just one year in Ohio alone, nearly 600 teachers disciplined for teacher misconduct, and 125 had their licenses revoked.
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