How to Change Career

2009-09-02T23:34:00.000-07:00

Interested in a new job or career? Ever felt like you're dragging yourself to go to work but felt that you have no choice and that you’re still lucky you have a job. You could be one of the millions of Americans that need to consider a job or career change.

If you are unhappy with your career, try spending some time rediscovering yourself and researching on the types of careers that revolves around your passions. Look at your likes, what energizes, what perks you up, your interests, what excites… because this will point you to the direction you want to go.

Be prepared for disappointments and be flexible especially when it comes to your employment status and salary. Remember that, in a sense, you are starting your career again from square one. You will make mistakes but learn from them and move forward. This is the reason why you should enjoy what you are doing.

Choose activities in which you’ll interact with many people to expand your network at the same time.

If you don't want to commit to a permanent position just yet, consider a temporary job to help pay the bills. Temporary jobs offer an opportunity to earn income and give you valuable experience to list on your resume while continuing your search for that perfect position, work or career. Temping offers the added advantage of facilitating career exploration and discovering more about your own preferences. And who knows a temporary job can become a permanent position too, eventually.

Temporary employment or volunteering in your new career field will give you a “feel” of whether or not this is the kind of work for you and helps you with your decisions.

Set positive goals for yourself, but expect setbacks and change - and don't let these things get you down.

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Career Changers

2009-08-27T00:27:00.000-07:00

Are you considering a job or career change?

Studies show that the average job-seeker will change careers (not just jobs) several times over the course of his or her lifetime.

Some things are uncontrollable and that makes it important to be prepared for a career change or a change of jobs especially in this economic downturn because you never know when it might happen to you. Trying to control what we can't control (in this case, the economy) can cause of stress and unhappiness. But each of us is really in control and in charge of more events than we generally like to acknowledge.

Explore career options. You can choose a new job within your current field or choose a completely different career outside your current industry or career field.

Set realistic goals and time frames for yourself. Having mini-goals can give you a yardstick against which you can measure how far you are to your goals. Deal with procrastination by breaking goals into small, manageable tasks and make a written list of every task. Reward yourself upon completion.

Examine your likes because this will point you to the direction you want to go. What do you really like doing when you're at work, when you're at home, in your spare time? What energizes you?

One of the keys to successfully changing careers will be your networking abilities. Choose activities in which you’ll interact with many people to expand your network at the same time. You can broaden your network by staying active in your professional association that sponsor conferences and trainings and volunteer for the activities that most closely match your career field and interests. People in your network may be able to give you job leads, offer you advice and information about a particular company or industry, and introduce you to others so that you can expand your network.

Your thoughts and words are powerful but you need to act. Start today.

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