I know from personal experience how difficult it can be to make a career change.
About 10 years ago, I made my own career change after 15 years as President and CEO of a successful Silicon Valley
corporation. It wasn't easy. It took a lot of guts, perseverance and faith.
After working with people in career transitions for over 20 years I have helped numerous people successfully change careers.
Changing your career at any age can be a little nerve rattling; however, as adults several factors keep many in jobs
they would otherwise let go. These factors include age discrimination, opportunity to further education, financial
resources, and much needed encouragement to get started.
If you know what you want to do, you're half way there, but there's still obstacles. I can help you navigate the
difficult changes and uncharted
territories. Often, our relationships and our personal lives suffer when we decide to make a career change because
of all the time we must devote to it. I can help you to achieve better time management and get support from those
around you.
Unfortunately, many people only know that they want out of their current profession but know what type of new career they want. Figuring that out isn't as hard as it sounds.
The key to these changes has often entailed taking an inventory of skills. Here is a simple way for you to get started. Take a blank sheet of paper and draw a very large T on the paper. Write on the left side of the T, skills or jobs you have most enjoyed over the years. On the other half of the T, skills or jobs you did not enjoy. Consider your past work history, hobbies, and volunteer experiences when filling in your "T" area. Here are a few examples: Working with people, leisure activities, working with things, data, instructing others, artistic, mechanical, scientific, managing, influencing, sales, working with your hands, job location. Be as specific as you can with your likes and dislikes.
Another way to explore career choices is to research the classified Ads - Even consider local businesses that you feel you would enjoy working at or even owning. Then make a note of them, and add them to your list of potential careers to further research.
In the Millennium new career opportunities are opening up everyday, and many new small businesses are emerging! Consider how you may use your skills and expertise to take advantage of this growing need in society. Working from your home and starting out small can be fun, too.
I always recommend trying to choose a career you can enjoy, not one that is only directed at making money.
You will need passion and enthusiasm to learn new things, and to push yourself to greater heights. The more you enjoy the work you choose, the more time you will spend at it. This can help you increase your income potential in the long run. Why not create a life based on the best person you want to be not what someone else tells you to be. Life really can be fun if you create income based on what you truly enjoy doing.
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After researching careers you find interesting, narrow down your career selections.
Learn more about each career you find interesting. Helpful books for in-depth career research can be located at your local library or on-line. These books include: The Occupational Outlook Handbook, The Enhanced Guide for Occupational Exploration (EGOE or GOE abbreviated) and The Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
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The final stage is putting your plan together.
Take time to put your plan together, do you need more education, additional financial resources, a new resume, support from your family members, an intermediate job? Write a plan of action and then follow it step by step.
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Consider your financial resources.
If you're struggling for income don't forget some companies have opportunities for career transition within a company, ask the human resources office if any such program exist within your company. As well, you may want to look into government grants or other government programs for financial/educational opportunities. Our government has many programs to help those out financially and educationally to promote growth in each economic development area. Ask your local workforce Center or One-Stop Center for more information on local government sponsored programs. Research on-line for possible grants that may apply to you.
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Changing your career at any age is very possible. Remember changing your career can also include starting your own business. Focus on the skills you enjoy using the most, and build a career based solidly on your likes.
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Changing a career is a process that can be fun, self awakening, and can give you a new zeal for living.
Get started today and ask the people who care the most about you to give you the support you need.
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If you need help with getting a better understanding what career best suits you and would make you happiest,
please give me a call and we can talk about my Career Coaching and Career Counseling.
We spend so much time at our jobs, why shouldn't it be something we enjoy?
For more information, please call me at (408)315-0645 or contact me online.
"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity.
The creative mind plays with objects it loves."
Carl G. Jung
"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them."
George Bernard Shaw
"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful after all."
Michelangelo
"A musician must make his music, an artist must paint, a poet must write if he is to ultimately be at peace with himself."
Abraham Maslow
"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want."
Margaret Young
"The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play."
Arnold Toynbee
Randi Fredricks, Career Coaching and Career Counseling
Randi Fredricks ::: 1723 Hamilton Ave Suite D, San Jose, California, 95125 ::: 408-315-0645
