Change Your Career Path

It’s something that a lot of people consider at some point during their working life, and it can happen to anyone in any profession at any time. You may fall out of love with with the company you work for, with your job role or with your career in general, or you may just feel that you’ve gone down that particular career path as far as you can.

Changing you career path is something that can be both daunting and exciting but a lot of the time it’s a positive change. It’s much better for you mentally and emotionally to thrive on your work situation and be excited about going to work in the morning. The last thing you want to do is be dragging your feet to your office door every morning with a sense of foreboding.

Obviously there is a difference between a bad day or a bad week at work, and realising that you are no longer happy in your current position or field.

The trick is to recognise the difference between the two and then decide what to do accordingly. We’ve used this infographic from TheMuse.com to help you recognise when a career change is your best course of action and how to make a plan.

It’s important to have a plan in place and to do your research so that you are sure of your decision. Do you need any other qualifications? Do you need to find yourself a mentor to make the transitions go more smoothly? Or do you need to acquire a few extra skills and attributed before you would be suited to your proposed new area of employment.

Whatever you decide, there is always help at hand to make things run as smoothly as possible.  don’t be scared, take a risk and a leap of faith. Good Luck!

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