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Professional Compass: a Career Change Guide

 

To help you with your decision try the following systematic procedure before you maneuver the steering wheel to a new career destination.

1.    Assess yourself

At your first crossroads along the path to a better career, figure out where you are now. Start by identifying what elements make you miserable at work today such as your present role, the overall industry you work in, your location, the hours required, the skills you use and the skills you are not using.

 

It will help you quantify and evaluate your reactions to work and identify what elements are most decisive to you-- be it supportive colleagues, salary, or a lively company culture.This assessment will provide you with solid and real-life information to inform your next move.

2.   Figure out what working atmosphere you can work best

 

The next vital point on your journey determines how you like to work and who you want to work with. Are you happiest working in teams, or alone? Do you enjoy motivating others? Or perfecting the details?

3.    Clarify work options

Identify the benefits that you get from your present job versus the benefits you might get from the career you want to pursue. Do the companies give importance to the professional growth of their employees? Do they offer seminars and group dynamics? Do they give bonuses and other perks to their employees?

 

Answering these questions will help you decide if you would actively pursue your desired career or stay with your job.

4.   Evaluate your transferable job skills

 

What do you use in your current position that you could use in another role (writing skills? management experience?

 

Find a way to use transferable skills in a new position. Consider the following:

 

A.     An investment banker who likes research might enter a more research-oriented role in their current company.

B.     Web designer who loves literature might design book covers for a publisher.

Whether you decide to stay put in your job, make a lateral move, or make a radical change, youð€™ve taken steps to better understand yourself and your hopes for work. No matter what path you choose, clarifying your needs and interests will get you moving toward the peak of your potential.






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