So many of us become reflective, looking back on how things have been and whether we are a little closer to reaching our goals. If you've spent the last year dreading each work day and thinking up excuses for taking sick days, it may just be time for a career change.
The lack of passion in the modern workplace is pervasive. Perhaps it’s because we chose our careers in college and not in our junior schooling years.Those days when we had no idea of what was in store for us or perhaps an increasingly competitive job market makes us reluctant to change.
One of the biggest obstacles to a career change is that most people don’t know what they want to do with their lives. They know that their current careers don’t suit them, but they have never been taught the art of career guidance. If you are uncertain about your career,but just don’t know what you want to do with your life, then these tips and rhetoric questions will certainly be eye opening.
What’s your skill set?
If you are waiting for divine inspiration to suddenly reveal your true calling; that's just impossible. Instead, go about making this decision the way all big, important decisions are made, with an educated guess, a little research and some nerves.
Start by creating a list of skills. Think about what you have been good at since you were a little kid. Don’t confine yourself to what you have listed on your resume; think outside of the box here. Don’t trust this task to memory alone; go online and do some aptitude tests. These are helpful in not only revealing your hidden talents, they also suggest the kinds of careers your skills would support.
Inquire from your Closest allies, family, friends
No one has insights into your abilities and interests quite like the people who know you best. Ask your friends and family members to suggest careers at which they think you will be good. You will be really surprised at what they come up with and they may have some inspired ideas for a career change.
Do some trial
When you have narrowed down your possible careers to a manageable list, give each of them a try. One of the biggest disappointments is that a career may not be what you imagined it would be. For example, if you have an idea of being a lawyer that you got from watching Scandal with the gladiators and Oliver Pope you will almost certainly be disappointed with the piles of paperwork it actually entails.
To avoid these kinds of problems, find people you know in your industry of interest and talk to them about their day-to-day lives. Search online as well.
Start where you are
You don’t have to quit your job to start exploring new avenues.You can use what you already have to tap into different careers until you find what you like. Let’s say for instance you are thinking about being a accountant . After speaking with a couple of accountants to see what their lives are like and taking a book keeping and financial statements courses, you’re still really interested. Start by offering attend to books of accounts of small businesses and see how much interest that will spark in you.
If you aren’t happy in your career, start thinking about changing your lifestyle today. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to make a move. Start with exploring your talents, and put in the time and research you would if you were making any other big life decision like investments or buying a house. When you put the time and effort in, you’re bound to find something that really interests you.
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