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Career Change Journey: Part 1 |

Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter

If you are like most people, today is not the same person you left school. At that time, you might be happy to start a new job. Today, not so many. In fact, 49% of people have undergone a huge career change, and 30% of the workforce changes careers every year.

Where did you start? What’s your job?

Take your time.

On average, it takes nearly a year to change your career. During tough economic times, it may take longer. Like most things, you can easily make mistakes when you are in a hurry. Juanita is a person who started her initial conversation for 18 months until she started a new job. “I thought I knew what I wanted, but I needed time to go through various options and subsets that were the right thing for me,” she said.

Determine the possibility that you are good at or are likely to be good at.

For example, when I transitioned from hiring to a career coach, I knew I really liked the feeling of helping people find their next job or career, but didn’t like the agency between them and the employer who hired me and paid me. Their pressure is too great to deceive them. As I transitioned to coaching, I took all of these experiences and turned them into helping job seekers explore job searches with all their twists and turns and play the next role.

Ask yourself what it is The most important thing to you in your next job or organization. What do you need to see or hear to believe this is the right choice for you?

As long as you want to make up for this list. Just what you want. This is not the time to eliminate options and options. Now, we are opening our hearts for your thoughts and hearts.

For you, the most important thing is not only about work.

Of course, your salary must be correct, but other things are important to you. Maybe it is shortening your commute or keeping more money instead of handing it over to a higher tax status or not having to drive to work. Maybe it’s working in a physical environment that people you really care about really like. Maybe you can learn or improve the benefits you gain. Maybe you need extra autonomy. Don’t just focus on the actual work. Check out the aids for this job.

Remember to ask yourself, “What do I want to be when I grow up?”

Often, it is impractical to have your portal to achieve what you want to do through your childhood wishes. Maybe you still can’t be a ballerina or baseball player. Maybe it’s about dancing or baseball, or whatever dream you can see. This memory is something you like.

Can I reapply for a job?

Prioritize items on the list.

One of them is the most important thing, and start ranking everything you identify that is crucial to you. What is the least important? Which one in your project list is second, third and fourth? It is very correct to recalibrate your list regularly. After all, you may need to spend time with your sick parents, so as your job search and career transitions progress, you may need to improve it. Take your time. If you do this in an hour or a day or a week, you’re in a hurry.

How will I evaluate these requirements for me?

Employers usually develop job specifications to determine the skills and experience they think can make someone successful. This is what I’ve been asking you to do until now – OK your Versions of these specifications. Smart employers also figure out how to identify people who can meet these requirements. When you get interviewed, you and they will both show each other a good image. Given that you and they will be doing well, what might you ask or listen to to determine if the company can satisfy those desires of yours? For example, if you don’t want to work in a workaholic environment, you might ask, “What is a typical day like? When do people come in, what will they do, and when will they leave?”

Identify the gaps in your background for the role you want Or the situation you want to encounter.

Maybe you need to take online courses or return to school to get the job you need. Maybe you need a reliable car to drive to the location you are going to work and move to every day.

Get support from important people in your life.

Your husband, wife, or partner will be an important part of your transition. They should be brought into all the work that will be done. Listen to their concerns and make sure they know you are listening. It’s not just you. It’s about them too.

In this article, we’re always talking about the beginning of the journey that will change your career and your life. You are determining where to reach. Often, the journey is dangerous, and people benefit from guidance and support during this journey. In the next post, we will look at the map, GPS, possible detours in the journey.

ⓒThe Big Game Hunter Company in Asheville, North Carolina 2020

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