Friday, June 17, 2011

Career Tips To Changing Life Pathways

By Lorryann Hoofinagle


So you are love your job but it's going no where and you are looking for a change. Moving out of your safe job into the unknown is a difficult decision, especially in today's uncertain employment climate. Here are a few career tips that may help you find a change in life direction yet stay in control of your income and employment status.

Choosing a new direction in your work life can be exciting and challenging. Attending a work expo may provide you with a broad selection of ideas and resources to assist the process and to help you create a plan that balances all your personal commitments and responsibilities as well as your professional ones.

Many people are finding that taking advantage of online study is the perfect way to make a career change or to up-skill to enable career advancement. Studying online enables you to develop skills to meet your goals but continue to work in your regular job as you do so. Many people find this option is extremely cost effective, self paced and provides them with all the skills they require to make that challenging move to another career or to apply for that desired promotion.

Studying to prepare for a future change is never wasted and will always contribute to your success in your work whether or not you are seeking for a career change. Choosing appropriate courses can be a very strategic move that will benefit you now and into the future. The variety available will help create opportunities that will direct your life course.

Volunteering is another opportunity to gain skills whilst remaining employed. New skills can be learned often free of charge and experience gained in existing skills and added to a resume. This type of experience is often valued by a prospective employer who will value the character strengths that are displayed when someone chooses to volunteer their skills to those in need.

Many people are fearful of developing their hobbies and personal strengths into a career pathway. Increasing numbers of people are discovering that writing for the love of it can actually create an income which enables them to remain in their own home. For people with children this form of freelancing, whether it be writing, photography or a small cottage industry can be an excellent means of developing skills that would probably remain untapped other wise.

Most individuals belong to a network of one type or another, either offline or online and professionally or socially. Taking advantage of this networking may open up formal and informal opportunities for changes in employment or in accessing challenging new projects that can provide new skills or provide for a cross industry employment opportunity.

While a period of difficulty may follow any major decision to change life direction, once the decision is made to make the change the decision has the potential to create a much brighter future for you and your family. The suggested career tips when implemented can provide a guide to how to achieve personal self development as well as self satisfaction in your chosen career pathway.




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