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Changing Career – Is the Career Path Right for You?

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:08:00 +0000

Are you interested in the idea of changing career? If so, you may question whether changing careers is a viable option. “Is the career path right for me?” As there are a number of reasons you might contemplate a career change read on to find whether a second career is worth your while.

If you are interested in changing careers you are not alone. Every year the number of adults in the workforce who have changed careers rises dramatically. The average worker will change careers three times over the course of their life, and that number may grow even more.

If you are unable to advance further in your current career you may want to switch positions to one that allow you to grow further. Your interests and abilities may have developed beyond the point where a specific field is able to hold your attention.

Once you have decided that you need a complete change of career path, your next step must be deciding on your new career.

The easiest way to do so is to list jobs you have an interest in and begin eliminating them. Eliminate particular jobs by considering the experience and education necessary, the opportunities available in that field and your long-term goals. Also, remember to consider seeking out opportunities to try out a new field — on a temporary or volunteer basis — to see if you actually enjoy the work.

No matter what field you decide to explore, you will need to decide what skills you have that will help you in a new position and which you will need to acquire. You will need to create a new resume and you may need to prepare yourself to work in a position with less responsibility than your last, at least in the short term.

In short, changing careers can be a great deal of work but for those workers who are willing to put the necessary work into the process, it can be well worthwhile.

How to Make a Dramatic Career Change

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:24:36 +0000

A common career change step involves doing self-assessments with the expectation that you’ll find your own characteristics and its matching occupations. Using this knowledge you’ll then select one occupation or two for several month internships. And finally you choose a career based on the information you get from the internship.

What if you change the approach? If you really hate your job, do you think it is a good idea to quit your day job and go back to school.

For example, you enroll in a full-time MBA degree. You’ll mingle with different people and you’ll gain new knowledge and skills. And the most interesting one is you’ll see opportunities you haven’t seen before.

During your study you may learn which type of field you’re interested in, its outlook and its possibility for career advancement. In short, you’ll never know what’s possible for you until you take the plunge and experience the process.

Want to try? Learn more about how to make a dramatic career change here.

Paul Sarwanawadya

Career Tests Guide

How To Make a Career Change and Work from Home

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:14:15 +0000

So you hate your job and want a career change. Which career is right for you? This question is sometimes difficult to answer. We usually know what aren’t right for us but we don’t know which one is the right one.

Let’s simplify the issue. What values do you consider important in your life?

If spending more time with your family is your ultimate value then work from home will clearly become an interesting alternative. However, if you’re forced by external conditions such as staying at home for health reasons or having to take care of a disabled family member, then work and earn from home is the best alternative.

Here is another question: is it really possible? Will the income be sufficient to support yours and your family needs?

Well, the last question is the question people often ask. Fortunately, there are online case studies telling us that not only do they survive but they are also becoming more prosperous.

Just click the above link in and read the stories to get some inspiration. You’ll find lessons about the approach, attitude, persistence, passion, choice of theme and monetization models of featured home-workers.

Now…

How about you? Do you possess a “DNA of success” such as presented by people in the case studies?

Paul Sarwanawadya

Career Tests Guide

How To Change Career In 5 Easy Steps

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:14:52 +0000

So you want a career change. What’s the safest way to achieve at your ideal career? Here’s how.

Step #1. Have you found your ideal career choices? If not, then take some career tests to understand your most suitable career or job type. You may want to take career aptitude tests if you want to based your career change on your natural aptitudes. Or alternatively, career interest tests are other roads to find ideal career opportunity.

If you want a more accurate result career personality test is crucial for your additional document before choosing your perfect career.

Step #2. Just immediately you finish your career tests you’ll find suggested career choices inside your test reports. Based on your intuition pick up the three best careers. Mark them up with pen marker or other tools of your preference.

File your best three career choices’ document in your desk drawer or any other place you like. But please don’t do anything with it until about a week.

Step #3. A week later you may open up your three top careers’ file. Do you think they’re still the best three career choices?

If yes, you can be sure that the above three careers is your real career choices. And it’s the time to follow it up with a more in-depth career information.

Step #4. Do your best career choices have any relationship with your current job or occupation? If they’re only slightly different compared to your current career you’re lucky since you don’t need to go through a steep road.

But if they’re nowhere near your existing job then you need to do a lot of research. You may contact persons in related industries to discover what the industries look like. Or you can do online research of the leading companies in your industry of choices.

Once you feel comfortable with the depth of the data you’ve got decide one career choice and be confident with it no matter how difficult it’ll be to get it.

Step #5. Your career choice is just the beginning of your career change journey. So don’t rush but take a time to learn your industry of choice. You may want to take a part time job during your weekend to get familiar with your career preference.

For example, if you want to change career by going solo and selling your services online you may learn from this resource. So use your spare time as your preparation for your next career move.

Once you manage to get a decent sum of extra income from your part time job then it’s the time to quit your current job.

By following the above steps you’ll make your career change less stressful and less difficult to manage. And above all your patience will reward you a perfect career.

Paul Sarwanawadya

Career Tests Guide