5 Career Change Mythbusters: Breaking Free to Achieve Your Dreams
In addition to the statistics on the vast number of careers in our lifetimes in 2009, there are a host of new perspectives on career planning and career choices. Was being a network engineer in a small office an option when you were young? How about a nanotechnology researcher? Have you ever heard of international microcredits? Here are some illustrations of new trends in occupations and career path options.
Even if you’re not changing careers this month or this year, you’ll need to adjust to changing job demands and responsibilities. Also, you probably know someone who will be helped by this informative and liberating approach. Let’s take a look at the threats Changing career myths together. Please read, consider strategies and options for your future, and share this timely information with your friends and family.
1. Race Bondage: You have to choose a career and stick with it. I didn’t realize that no one still believed this until I started surveying high school and college seniors. Indeed, these young adults are convinced that their career choice is an irreversible decision. What pressure do they experience? Career bondage. When people look at the statistics and realize that they will probably have multiple careers in their lifetime, it’s a liberating experience. Suddenly they are free to enter the first chance. Phew! I have seen this excruciatingly expected step in people between the ages of 17 and 55. They have similar issues despite being in very different life stages of course. The freedom to step into your future is always a good thing.
2. closed doors: Many careers are closed to me because I don’t have the correct academic degree. You know I have to use the Thomas Edison example here, right? He didn’t have a college degree and look at the influence he had on our world! It is innovation, dedication and inspiration that make a significant difference in many situations. Today, the American culture expects not only a high school diploma, but also a college degree for careers. However, once you’ve tagged that base, you have a multitude of options available to you. Most careers have entry-level positions; Consider that as you gain more experience and work more in the organization and industry, you may become even better paid and more exciting.
3. FULL TILT, or nothing at all: If you are going to change careers, you have to do it completely, or not do it. In fact, a much more successful approach is to try your new career as a part-time position while maintaining your current career. If you really enjoy it and find it profitable, determine the best strategy for further training and career opportunities. Another strategy is if you are thinking of starting your own business, use the same strategy and research the details, plan your acceleration to test the waters while continuing your full time job. This approach often works for consulting services, mail order, web-based fulfillment, and other home-based businesses that may meet product or service needs during non-traditional business hours. Just make sure your full-time job isn’t affected by your new career exploration. The references and relationships you have now will allow you to continue and it is much more advantageous if they are always positive.
4. The lone ranger rides again: No one can help you with your career; you have to do it alone. From the country of the ostensibly self-made person, this myth seems to have become a gold standard. To tell the truth, it’s a Golden Failure The most successful people realize they can’t know or do everything on their own and instead surround themselves with smart and understanding advisors, coaches, and assistants. Use recommendations from colleagues, friends, or research people who can help you. Whatever the route, make sure run, don’t walk, as you begin to build a crackerjack support team. Key members of this network include a financial advisor, career coach/advisor, proofreader (for cover letters and correspondence), and attorney (for reviewing employment contracts, agreements, etc.).
5. It is a matter of luck. Successful careers are a matter of luck, you have to wait for the right door to open. Upon closer examination, it appears that many people who defend this myth are not very successful. Successful people have sweated too much in their efforts and they know better. At the beginning of my second career, I thought I was experiencing a lot of lucky; However, when I told this to my supervisor, he said, “You make your luck, Kathy. I watch you do it.” I am often reminded of this comment because it seems natural to me to scan the environment for trends, look for opportunities, and look for ways forward. Also, I take the initiative: I love what I do; therefore, I keep wanting to learn more about it! To the outsider, it might appear that I am working very hard to create lucky. I think it’s much simpler. The key to creating successful career opportunities can be initiative.
Whatever your current situation, consider how you can destroy the myths that are holding you back. Re-evaluate them, collect new information and kill them one by one. Where are there opportunities to advance? What would you like to be doing for work and recreation in 5, 7 or 10 years? What do you need to do to achieve those dreams? Assemble your support team and step into the world of career change and freedom!
