Resources For Career Changes

Besides a layoff, there are signals within us that tell us we’ve either been at a job too long or the winds of change aren’t in our favor. Learn how to start reading the elements of change to decide when you have to take notice and be proactive. You can look on this as an adventure to rediscovering the passion and ambition in your life. If you know how to successfully switch from

one job to another, you can have the freedom to create a life of happiness instead of a life of drudgery. It will help to build your confidence and give you more life satisfaction.

You will come face-to-face with the statistics that prove some avenues are surefire ways to

increase your income and help you remold your career. You won’t be one of the ones who are

floundering, unable to decide which way to go for fear of losing a job you don’t like anyways.

You will have a plan, something the majority of people don’t have when they are switching

careers or trying to make a dream come true.

Learn how to overcome your own mindset and reach for a future that excites you. This means

learning what motivates you and what you enjoy. There is ample evidence that most people

have more than three careers in one lifetime. They can be as varied as turning from a medical

doctor to an artist and anything in between. You can re-invent yourself as long as you have the

commitment to follow your dreams while placing your feet squarely on the ground, one foot in

front of the other.

Life’s Practicalities

Some of the problems that people face when changing a career are practical issues:

 How will you finance an extended period of time without a job?

 How will you get an education? Who will pay for it?

 How will you manage your time and your family responsibilities?

 Where can you make business contacts?

These are all crucial life issues that have to be recognized and dealt with in order to succeed.

Very few people succeed in a complete vacuum. There are other people who can become allies

and those who can create obstacles in your drive to change your career. You can even

sabotage yourself and not realize it until many years of what could have been fruitful work have

gone by.

The career e-book gives you practical answers to life’s practical questions. While having a

dream is a noble endeavor the actual execution of it requires a very firm grasp on day-to-day

issues. You will find advice on how to manage your time, how to get your employer to pay for

your career advancement, and how to network.

Networking

So many people have heard the importance of networking, but few actually practice it to make

an impact on their careers. When you are faced with a job loss or a desired career change,

networking is one of the most important strategies to understand and implement. The career e-

book goes over the many different areas in your life that you can network to help you achieve

your goals. With the use of your career survival kit, you can start to make targeted visits to

locations where professionals meet and network. You can, in some cases, even do it on

company time, if you are still employed.

If you are not employed, networking can become very difficult. You may feel isolated from your

colleagues and the industry. You may feel embarrassed to show up without a title. You can get

a lot of networking done at networking groups for the unemployed, but let’s face it; everyone

there is typically not working. You want to be able to go to places where you can meet other

people who are able to get your foot in the door to a company or position that you have targeted

in your plan.

Career Coaches

Some people would prefer to hire someone who can help motivate and guide them in a career

change. This is especially useful if you’ve been an employee all your life and never taken

control of your life before. A career coach can help you adjust your mindset and project an aura

of confidence. They can help you resolve obstacles that may seem daunting when faced alone.

This e-book tells you what to expect from a career coach and how to maximize your results with

them.

If you don’t know if you can benefit from a career coach, the career e-book gives you some

examples of people who can benefit from this arrangement. A career coach can be for someone

who is happily employed and seeking career advancement within their company or for someone

who is trying to make a career switch or start their own business.

Education

You may find out that in order to fulfill your dreams, you will have to get continuing education.

There are so many different teaching institutions that the choices available make it difficult to

decide on where to attend. You can choose by price, but that might not give you the credentials

that you need to make the career change. You don’t want to graduate only to find that you owelots of money in student debt and have made no inroads in your efforts to fulfill your dreams.

The career e-book will give you an idea of how to distinguish a good school from one that is not

adequate for you. It talks about the application process and how to best get ready to apply for

financial aide.

Recruiters

If you are employed and looking to change companies, you know the dangers of posting your

resume online where a supervisor might find it. You also know how that can negatively impact

your career and make you a prime candidate for a layoff. So, there are instances when you

don’t want to do the job search through public means. Hiring a recruiter can be a very thoughtful

way of bringing confidentiality to your search and giving you more time to make sure you are

meeting the other goals in your plan.

Recruitment agencies are a dime a dozen and you want some idea of what agencies are not

only reputable, but aren’t outright scams. There are some dead giveaways on who to avoid as

well as which might be a good match. Keep in mind that even a good recruiter can’t place

someone who has let his or her skill set disintegrate. So, you will want to take any feedback on

your marketability from the recruiters and use it to manage and modify your action plan.

Striking Out On Your Own

If your career goal is to strike out on your own and become an independent consultant or home

business owner, then you can also benefit from this career e-book. Many of the same strategies

apply to both a successful employment search as well as establishing a business. When there is

a difference in strategies the career e-book clearly spells out how to modify the work plan to

include the dream of business ownership.