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From my new book, Life’s a Bitch and Then You Change Careers, discover how to change careers at any age. Plus interview questions to be prepared for, how others made successful career changes, if you have what it takes to make a change, how to get an offer in a new career when you have no experience and how to stay focused and motivated.


For help on negotiating alternative work schedules, researching companies that have family friendly policies, defining the environment and job you want that gives you the balance you seek, then positioning yourself on your resume for this job, see Resumes That Will Get You the Job You Want, Greener Pastures: How to Find a Job in Another Place and Interview Strategies That Will Get You the Job You Want.

 

Changing Careers

"Where to start a career change"
Dear Andrea:

    I work for a successful airline and like my job and enjoy the travel benefits immensely. It's a wonderful company. Retiring would offer many benefits for me and a financially solid future. All of this sounds great but I have no passion for my work. I have gone to school for various careers and always quit because I lose interest. How do I find something I feel excited about? I can't seem to pinpoint that ideal, rewarding career to match my personality.

    --Passionless in Ohio

Dear Passionless:

    You can get a handle on this by doing some exercises on your own. Write a description of times in your life when you enjoyed what you were doing and were excited. Then list the skills it took to do that. This will help you understand what functional skills you actually enjoy using.

    An ideal career encompasses your strongest skills, fits your personality, challenges you to grow, pays you reasonably well and is in an industry you care about and culture that matches your values. Define all of this for you. If you're struggling, pay a career counselor to help. You may want to take tests to determine your interests.

    If something is nudging at you to challenge yourself and do more with your life, listen to that nudge. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."

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