Are you planning to make a career change? As the countdown to the end of the year has already started, this season is usually associated with making plans for the coming year. If making a career change is one of yours, then you might need a little help.
Deciding to change career is a big step, and just like all big steps, you have to be sure that you have thought of everything in order to succeed. If, after careful and thorough consideration, you have concluded that you are ready for the big leap, this article by Jacquelyn Smith, in Forbes, addresses all the things you have to think about next and the questions you should ask yourself.
If you’re bored, burned-out, or your job just isn’t doing it for you anymore, there’s a good chance you’re ready for a change. But before you make any big moves, you must determine whether it’s the job you don’t like—or your career.
“If you’ve had more than one job in your field and it’s pretty clear to you that no matter where you go, things won’t be any better because you don’t like the type of work you do, then it’s time to make a career change,” says Andy Teach, a corporate veteran and author of From Graduation to Corporation: The Practical Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder One Rung at a Time.
But don’t put the cart before the horse and jump right into “shotgun-blasting your résumé out into cyberspace” without any thought to what you are really looking for, says Michael “Dr. Woody” Woodward, PhD, organizational psychologist and author of The YOU Plan. “Diving in head-first without looking is likely what landed you in the situation you are currently in.“
Read the whole article “How To Start Thinking About A Career Change”
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