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As a career development coach based in Washington, DC, I’m seeing firsthand how crisis can lead to opportunity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChime In\u201d comprises brief first-person essays by Cornellians. Do you have a topic in mind? Email us at cornellians@cornell.edu<\/a>! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Melissa Reitkopp \u201985<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No one expects to find themselves at the epicenter of chaos\u2014but as a career development coach based in Washington, DC, that\u2019s exactly where I am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past seven months, the career landscape has shifted underfoot, especially for those employed in or adjacent to the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My clients and I are feeling an unprecedented level of uncertainty. Yet I\u2019ve also found that my career, with its own twists and turns, has prepared me to be a resource for other professionals during the current crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\"Melissa<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve learned a lot about the factors driving success, like practice, persistence, maintaining a strong network, and\u2014the one I\u2019m thinking about the most these days\u2014the ability to pivot and reinvent oneself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flash back with me to the mid-20th century, when my parents (Ellen Auslander Reitkopp \u201961 and Howard Reitkopp \u201961) graduated from Cornell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve found that my career, with its own twists and turns, has prepared me to be a resource for other professionals during the current crisis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In those days, you started your career, worked hard, and expected to climb the corporate ladder. Rather than stay in their traditional jobs, though, my parents caught the entrepreneurial bug, and purchased a management recruitment franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I matriculated on the Hill, I expected to end up as either a psychologist or a veterinarian. (I\u2019d chosen Cornell because it offered paths to both options.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The author’s parents on their graduation day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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I was kind of awkward; the idea of talking to strangers made me queasy, and I thought of sales as \u201cicky.\u201d Yet after I graduated, the family business exerted a strange gravitational pull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d always been that person to whom strangers\u2014at airports, in grocery stores, on soccer sidelines\u2014spill their whole history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I enjoyed listening to people\u2019s stories, as I was curious and could spot patterns. I valued meaningful connections and wanted to help foster them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Maybe I could discover purpose in connecting the dots between what someone wants in their career and how a company might benefit from their capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started running the front office of my parents\u2019 firm, and eventually began executive recruiter training. That training and subsequent work taught me how to help people identify their strengths, express themselves, and most importantly, translate their abilities into value for an organization. It also showed me how to help them identify what was important for their next career move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reitkopp (third from right) with undergrad friends at Stewart Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the years went by and the economy shifted\u2014as it always does\u2014I learned how to help people pivot when necessary. A successful career pivot requires the capacity to take a step back, assess the big picture, and see how we can fit into a new landscape in different and meaningful ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A successful career pivot requires the capacity to take a step back, assess the big picture, and see how we can fit into a new landscape in different and meaningful ways.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example, I once worked with a Peace Corps volunteer who\u2019d returned to the U.S. after helping build school libraries abroad. Since \u201clibrary builder\u201d isn\u2019t a job description that exists in this country, they felt adrift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I helped them figure out what was really important to them: mission-driven work and helping a community identify and meet its needs. They took a job with Meals on Wheels, earned an MSW, and are now a case manager in a public hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leading a workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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I\u2019ve also made multiple career pivots myself. One began when I realized that even successful professionals often struggle to manage their career trajectory\u2014especially now as AI reshapes hiring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on my experience as a headhunter, I expanded my recruiting work to include career development training and one-on-one coaching\u2014from helping job seekers write AI-optimized resumes to preparing them for how companies use ranking systems to screen candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This, in turn, led me to recognize that at different career stages, job seekers need help with overall tools and strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I created a blog and a newsletter, the Reitkopp Report<\/em>, and eventually wrote a book, MAD Skills<\/em><\/a>: Make Crazy Good Career Choices!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, this year\u2014after what folks in D.C. are calling the \u201cMarch Massacre\u201d\u2014a whole wave of talented federal employees and contractors are being pushed into the marketplace after long careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many of the job-seekers I\u2019ve been talking to are in crisis: stunned, confused, and demoralized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I have been counseling professionals for many years, the people who need help now have been traumatized\u2014and trauma makes pivoting and reinvention tougher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My methods are now being put to the test. I\u2019ve been digging into my toolbox to not only provide skills, but also emotional support, as the displaced workers try to regain their footing, rebuild their confidence, and reinvent themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do this, I\u2019ve expanded my knowledge and leaned on colleagues in my network\u2014especially to explore how AI can support job searches and uncover opportunities in new industries.\u00a0This, too, is a pivot of sorts.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Additionally, I\u2019m conducting more group sessions for professionals in transition. For a long time, I\u2019ve run three or four workshops per year\u2014but since March, I\u2019ve increased it to three or four per month<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(The Yale and Cornell clubs each invited me to lead virtual career workshops, which attracted more than 160 registrants.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve been digging into my toolbox to not only provide skills, but also emotional support.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Over the summer, I\u2019ve seen these professionals begin to reinvent themselves, transition to new industries, and land new jobs, or at least secure interviews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, one client who lost their position as a drug analyst for the FDA, but has deep concerns about joining the pharma industry, has identified some organizations that align with their values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The author (second row, second from right) with the first Big Red women’s soccer team in 1982. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another client, a former senior communications leader in public health, has been interviewing with biomedical organizations, where their ability to communicate complex scientific ideas to lay audiences would be invaluable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some changes we welcome\u2014and some are thrust upon us. However, I\u2019ve learned that a willingness to pivot, a curiosity about opportunities, and an open mind can help us absorb those changes, and positively reinvent ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Human Ecology student on the Hill who designed her own major, Melissa Reitkopp \u201985<\/strong> is the founder of <\/em>Reitkopp Recruiting<\/em><\/a>. She and her work have been featured in such publications as <\/em>Business Insider and PBS\u2019s <\/em>Next Avenue.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(All images provided.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published August 14, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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