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Research shows that most people will change jobs and careers a number of times in their lives. Here's some help for dealing with career changes whether you choose to change, or whether the changes are imposed on you.


6 career-changing strategies that work

 By Anne Fisher - Carolyn Hughes, a vice president at career site SimplyHired.com, puts it bluntly: "In this job market, it's not at all unusual for a hiring manager to be looking at a pile of 200 resumes for each opening. Some of those candidates are going to have exactly the industry experience they're looking for. So if yours doesn't, why shouldn't they throw it out?" Gulp. But wait! Before you throw in the towel on trying to change careers, consider these six tried-and-true methods. One of them, or some combination, might get you where you want to go. new (Added: 5-Apr-2012 Hits: 66 )

A Four-Step Strategy For Changing Careers - WSJ.com

 By Pat Stevens - Is a more meaningful job or a new career in your sights this year? It's unrealistic to expect a role you may have once loved to remain a perfect match. When your position becomes unsatisfying, it's time to make your New Year's resolutions a reality. Many executives and professionals experience an inner tug-of-war about making career and job changes. They vacillate between nightmares about jumping ship and daydreams about work that's heaven sent. Perhaps your heart is whispering, "Time to start over with something better." Before you can discover your perfect job, you must find courage to dream a bigger dream. Explore the possibilities. new (Added: 5-Apr-2012 Hits: 31 )

Strategies For Changing Careers

 By Wailin Wong - With the country's jobless rate at 10 percent, many workers are simply grateful to be employed. Giving up financial stability to pursue a dream job or long-burning interest is a risk even in a buoyant economy. Yet experts say career makeovers are still possible -- they may just involve smaller steps, rather than a radical change. new (Added: 5-Apr-2012 Hits: 56 )

Changing Careers: Transition Strategies for Midcareer Professionals | Suite101.com

 By Sharon Russell - Making a career change at midlife is not a matter of identifying what you want and then following a series of steps to arrive at your final destination. It is a process of self discovery that requires experimenting with different selves, exploring interests, and reevaluating priorities. Sometimes, at the start, all you know is that you want to be somewhere else. It is through your actions and experiences that you will come to know yourself, and then, by making various course adjustments, discover who you want to be. new (Added: 5-Apr-2012 Hits: 51 )

Five Strategies For Success - Riding the Wave of Changing Careers Trends

 By Dr. Kathleen P. King - One of the best-kept secrets among working age adults are the many resources which are freely available for researching careers, career demand and training needs. Moreover, because we were raised in a culture of career allegiance, we do not frequently assess the need and strategies for changing careers. It is clear, however, that the days of the gold watch for serving one company thirty years are long past. This short article provides five strategies to revise our expectations and develop a new outlook to keep our career skills competitive and our employment options open. new (Added: 5-Apr-2012 Hits: 91 )

Four Small Steps to Help You Change Jobs or Careers

 By JESSICA SIMKO - Good article, but the site has an annoying popup to have you register. Obstacles. Risk. Fear. Change. These are some of the words that often apply to why we get held back from making positive and necessary changes in our lives. But most of these are things we simply believe. Are our beliefs always accurate or is it possible that at least some of what holds us back is more about self-limiting beliefs and less on actual facts? There is a big difference between the two and you really owe it to yourself to find out the truth before settling for anything less than happiness in your life. new (Added: 13-Mar-2012 Hits: 97 )

Changing careers after 50 - Tips and Advice

 By James Gonyea - Before turning 50, I couldn't figure out why so many people who reached that milestone made such a big deal of the event. Now that I'm safely past 50, I understand. If there's a single word that describes the difference in my life since I turned 50, it's "adjustment." It seems I'm constantly making adjustments of one sort or another and faster than I ever did when I was younger. It takes me more time to do certain tasks, and I'm not as fast at recalling important names or events. So, to continue enjoying a rewarding life, I've had to learn how to adapt to my advancing age. (Added: 8-Feb-2012 Hits: 69 )

Career Reinvention for the 50+ Worker

 By Barbara Jaworski - You’re over 50 and your current job or career isn’t making you happy. You desperately want to shake things up and make the second half of your life into something you want it to be, but people are telling you that’s not possible – "You’re too old," "No one will hire you, "It’s too late, "You’re only going to retire in a few years, so why bother?" What to do? There's hope for the over 50 worker. (Added: 8-Feb-2012 Hits: 62 )

The 10-Step Plan to Career Change

 By Randall S. Hansen - How does it happen? Perhaps you just begin to lose interest. Perhaps you find something that interests you more. Perhaps your company is downsizing. These are just some of the numerous reasons people find themselves on that precipitous cliff looking back on their career just as the dirt begins to crumble beneath them. Are you facing that career change plunge? Do you wish you were? Take it slowly and make sure what you really want to do is change careers. Then use this 10-step plan, and you will be on much more sure footing -- and on a path toward career change success. (Added: 8-Feb-2012 Hits: 75 )

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