25 Careershifters’ Stuck in a job you don’t like? Want to leap out of bed looking forward to work? Feel it’s time for a change? Not sure what to do next? TOP TIPS to kick-start your career change Careershifters.org , the UK’s leading dedicated online career change guide, has compiled practical advice from some of the country’s top career change experts to help you make a successful shift. Whether you’re just thinking about a change or you’ve already started the process, these nuggets of expert wisdom will help you create a career that really gets you going
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25Careershifters’
Stuck in a job you don’t like? Want to leap out
of bed looking forward to work? Feel it’s time for a change? Not sure
what to do next?
Top Tips
to kick-start your career change
Careershifters.org , the UK’s leading dedicated online career change guide, has compiled practical advice from some of the country’s top career change experts to help you make a successful shift. Whether you’re just thinking about a change or you’ve already started the process, these nuggets of expert wisdom will help you create a career that really gets you going
25Top Tips
to kick-start your career change
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Assess your current positionIf you’re unhappy in your career, it’s sometimes tempting to think that moving into a completely new arena could be the answer. However, don’t discount a less dramatic shift. You could move jobs within your company, you could find a similar role but in a different industry, or you could move to a different city or different country. Ask yourself what is it that you like and
dislike about what you do. Do you just want to do anything as long as it’s new, or is there a burning desire to follow a specific career path? What do your answers tell you?
1 Stay and negotiate
Assess your current position
and what it is about your job
that you are unhappy about. You
may realise that the job itself
isn’t the problem, but that some
things need to change for you to
start enjoying it again. Work out
what these changes are and see
what can be done. For example,
voice the issues that have been
concerning you or ask your boss if
you can work from home one day
per week.
2 Leave for a new, but similar job
You may actually enjoy the
activities and tasks involved in
your job, but find that the people
you work with, the company
culture, or the objectives of your
work don’t fit with who you feel
you are and what’s important to
you. Consider moving to a similar
job but one that feels more in line
with your values. If for example
you are a frustrated PR in a large
law firm you might find that a
new but similar role working in a
different industry brings all the
fulfilment you were looking for.
3 Leave for something completely
different... ≥
ILLUSTRATION: NEIL COLLMAN
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About CareershiftersCareershifters.org is a groundbreaking service for anyone considering or going through a career change. Through a unique mix of free and affordable online resources, regular workshops and an online community of thousands of fellow career shifters, it helps people who are unfulfilled or at critical transition points in their careers make a successful shift.
Careershifters offers:
Inspiration from people who’ve •
successfully made changes in their own
careers
Confidence by sharing other people’s •
experiences and offering access to no-
nonsense advice from some of the best
career experts in the business
Connections, by providing links with •
professionals, with relevant institutions
and fellow career shifters
Find out more on our website:
www.careershifters.org
You can find a whole raft of useful advice and inspiring stories on our website
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