Changing Careers

Changing Careers - A CV Centre Guide

Careers Advice from The CV Centre, the UK's leading CV consultancy.

Changing your job - or even your profession - can revitalise your life, giving it new momentum. It can also be a very daunting idea to cope with. But with some careful thought and consideration you could find yourself in a role which you find much more rewarding.

"Would it be better if..."

When considering any job or career change, it can be useful to spend some time at the very beginning in trying to determine exactly why you want a change. If you are not rigorous in finding out exactly what is motivating your desire for change, you run the risk of finding a new job with the same old problems you encountered in the one you left.

There could be very clear-cut reasons for seeking new employment, for example you may simply want to earn more, or to change your geographical location. However sometimes the reasons aren't so obvious. Maybe you feel jaded and fed up with your current position, but are not entirely sure why. Take a close look at your work-life to see which aspects you would like to change: is it the actual content of your job and if so why? Have you become so proficient at your job that it has become tedious? Alternatively, are you perhaps struggling with the workload or type of work you undertake? Is there an aspect of the workplace itself which you are finding difficult, perhaps the location, the hours you work, or even your relationship with your colleagues. Perhaps it is possible to gain promotion within your current organisation, to move to another department or area, or to receive more training to overcome difficulties in your current job. You may however decide that it is time to change career paths entirely and to look for a job within a different sector. Once you have a clear idea of why you want to change your job you can then select the positions you apply for much more carefully and, in turn, you should stand a better chance of finding a job which will meet your criteria.

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