Career Changers - 6 Steps to Becoming 'Unstuck'

Are you 'stuck' in a career you dislike?

Do you want to change careers but feel 'tied' due to the salary you earn within financial services? Do you sometimes get excited by the idea of doing something completely different - but then find yourself (or others) talk you out of doing anything about it?

If this sounds like you, then you need to shut down that brain of yours and stop listening so much to the people around you. You need to stop planning ahead and just focus on taking some baby steps to get you unstuck. Once unstuck, you're in a much better place to push on with any type of change.

To successfully manage careers during times of uncertainty you need to stop over thinking career decisions and to stop over planning.

Old style 'Career plans' that rely on you doing X then Y to get to point Z in your career are no longer effective in today's work place. Career plans in times of rapid change and uncertainty are a waste of time - the world of work is changing far too quickly. Instead, your intuition and gut instinct is far better placed to offer solutions in times of change than your rational brain. If you're a potential career changer who is feeling 'stuck' - over thinking and over planning is precisely what will paralyse you into a state of inaction.

So instead of a 'plan', use your internal compass to navigate you in taking just the first step so that you become unstuck and can start moving forward with purpose and confidence. Here are 6 steps to help you get unstuck by experimenting with new careers.

1. Identify what it is you are drawn to

If you were given 3 days to go and 'test drive' 3 new careers - absolutely any three jobs or careers that interest you - what would they be? Jobs and careers that you find yourself intrinsically drawn to are like 'clues' or 'hunches' a detective would have. Neither you nor the detective know where the hunch will lead to - but you have to take the next step and let the trail unravel as you go along.

Whilst you're experimenting, forget how much they pay or how 'realistic' the 3 career ideas are. Forget what people would think if you ultimately chose to transition into those careers. Don't worry how ridiculous it may sound for you to become a professional poker player, a chef, a maths teacher or whatever else you are drawn to.

2. Identify people in your network who can help you

Who do you know that knows someone working in the sectors which interest you? Scan through your mobile phone, look through the contacts in your diary and take a look at all the people who you are connected to on social media platforms such as LinkedIn and Face Book.

3. Identify people within your contacts' networks that can help

Which of your contacts are likely to know someone in those sectors? I can pretty much guarantee that someone within your network (or within the network of someone you know) will have the right contact - you just need to work through them, ask the right question and request their support

4. Ask for help

Make a call or send an email asking for an introduction to the type of contact you're after.

And do it NOW whilst you're excited and energised at the prospect of spending a day with a great chef, hanging out with a professional poker player or whatever it is that rocks your boat - take action immediately. If you put it off, you'll convince yourself it's a silly idea or else put it off through fear.

5. Follow up (and keep following up)

Track every single lead and new contact you collect and follow through until you get the opportunity to spend a day, half a day or even just an hour with someone doing a job that interests you.

If that means you need to take the odd day off work - then do it. If it means you need to do it in the evening or at the weekend, then make time for it. If it's an activity or career that you are passionate about, it won't seem like 'work' anyway.

6. Listen, Reflect and Adjust

Whilst doing this volunteer work and work shadowing, listen to yourself. What parts of the roles you see interest you and excite you? Truthfully, what aspects do you feel you have a natural strength for - what aspects are you likely to struggle with? Answering these questions will give you some initial thoughts on whether you want to spend more time looking into this as a career option - or adjust your search to different areas.

Listen also to the people you meet. What's been their journey - what roles have they previously done? What other related roles exist in the industry that may also interest you? Who do they know in those sectors that you can go and spend some time with and so continue your journey towards finding your next career move?

You may never become a top chef, professional poker player or whatever dream career you have in mind right now. But spending time in these environments will open you up to related jobs or careers which you didn't know even existed.

The work shadowing may open new doors, provide you with new ideas and new contacts that will help you make a career change which satisfies your need for a change - whilst also meeting your financial needs. But you won't know what this career choice is unless you take the first step by listening to your instincts instead of your brain and your friends.

Is all this easy? No

Will it happen overnight? No

Will all this be a little scary at times? Yes

But it will be also be exciting and, if you follow ideas that you are personally drawn to, these steps will energise you. And even though you won't know exactly where you are heading at times, paradoxically you will feel much more in control of your destiny than when you were 'stuck.'

It requires courage to step out without knowing exactly where you will end up. But once you realise that the 'pain' associated with being stuck (frustration, anger, fear, loss of confidence) is far worse than the pain of stepping out into the unknown - it will give you a huge lift.

The 6 steps above won't magically transform you into a new career overnight - they will get you kick started by getting you out of a that rut and moving forward - which is the very first part of any career change.

So what are you waiting for? Go back to the top of the page and take the first step......

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Ten Steps to Getting a Cool Career

If you are looking for an unconventional career, you need some unconventional strategies to help you find it.

Here's 10:

1. Network, Network, Network.

Networking is the best way to gather information about unusual and unconventional careers. Most of the conventional job market is hidden. The unconventional job market is even more hidden. Search out success stories. Find out who are the top people in your chosen field, or role models who can teach you new things. Find ways to meet them. Don't expect to find them in your existing social network. Break out of your existing social habits and meet new people. Remember the Six Degrees of Separation theory - we are each of us only six people away from anyone in the world. If you contact a friend they can put you in touch with another friend who can give you another contact and so on down the line until you meet the person you really want to get in touch with. Do your research and ask questions all along the way about what interesting careers are out there and how you could get started in your career of choice.

2. Think Creatively

Take the path less travelled. There may be one career that suits you but several that will suit you at different times. If you have the chance, volunteer or do short contracts, trying out different jobs as much as possible. Each of them will teach you more about what you like and dislike. Remember, in this country we can invent our own careers by taking bits of different careers and giving them a new title.

3. Live with Contradictions

If you can't find the perfect career straight away, that's OK. Just keep taking step after step and make sure each step is consistent with your values, personality and interests. As you build self-knowledge by taking action, inspiration about different career paths you could follow will come along.

4. Keep Flexible

Remember, we are each of us more than one person. What interests you at one time in your life many not be right for you at another. Be prepared to be flexible and respond to your intuition as to when to change paths.

5. Failure is OK

It is perfectly OK to have a career on your CV that wasn't right for you. Trial and error teaches us more than introspection. As you learn more about yourself, you can get more precise and accurate in matching your career choices to who you are.

6. Take Small Steps to Get You to the big Goal

Even if you know what your ideal career is, it may take a while - even years - to get there. Although it would be wonderful to wave a magic wand, small wins are the best ways to work the path towards a bigger goal. Use each small change you make, and everything you learn, as feedback about what you want and how to get your big goal. Accept that the path often weaves in and out of rocks and disappears for a while underground before coming back again. It is not a straight line. A series of small wins will add up to a big change over time.

7. Keep Learning

If you don't have the opportunity to learn through your current job and you can't afford to take an immediate leap to another career, identify voluntary or parallel projects that you could take on that will give you new skills or insights. Turning points in careers don't usually come because of one huge leap, but because of a build-up of preferences and commitment from the different assignments over time. It is better to spend more time trying out different ways or styles of working in extracurricular projects, where you can afford to change direction, rather than taking a huge career leap that might prove hard to reverse and cost you money or security.

8. Be Patient

Career growth and transition take time. If you want to take the unfamiliar path, it may take two, three, or even more, years for you to grow the career you really want.

9. Recognise Opportunities When They Appear

We all have periods when we make progress and periods when we seem to get stuck. Always keep your eyes peeled for opportunities. Career changes don't always come conveniently labelled as such. Keep your eyes open for opportunities to make your career cooler than it is at present. Think about becoming an expert in a particular niche area. Or how about changing geographical location? What are you prepared to do that other people might not consider? Make a story out of your career so far. Take advantage of whatever life throws at you. Only you can make your career a positive experience for you. Tell the story of your life in a positive way to bring meaning to your career and it will make you get clear on the next steps you can take.

10. Take a Risk and Become Self-Employed

You can aim for an employed career or you can just get your name out there and invent your own. Be prepared to take a risk and go self-employed once you really know your own working preferences. It takes some courage but it could be your best investment in yourself ever.

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Tired of Your Career? Don't Miss These 6 Crucial Steps To Moving Out Of That Job You Hate

Sometimes you are met with the reality that you are stuck in a career...and headed nowhere fast. Here's what you need to do the moment you realize that you have become tired of your career.

1. Begin by making a conscience effort to separate your disdain for the job (and the people and the policies) from those small tasks in the job that bring you at least a little joy.

2. Don't let the fact that you are tired of your career get you sidetracked - promise yourself that you will separate the people from the issues.

* To make this a little more doable, pretend to watch yourself from an outsider's perspective.

* Pretend like you are the star of a new movie...and in that movie you watch how your current career unfolded...scene by scene.

3. Look closely at all of the tasks involved in doing your job. Make sure you observe everything - from the mundane to the exciting.

* Take an assessment for everything you do in your job.

* It doesn't matter whether it's a task that you do everyday or one that you do once every two years...place it on the list.

* Perhaps you interact with customers, or you interact with a team...list out all of the various things that you do or have done in your job

4. Now...go down your list and give each job task a score between -3 and 3 based on how much you liked (or disliked) that particular task.

* Use a "-3" for those tasks that you hated with passion.

* Use a "%2B3" for those tasks that made you feel like "yeah...THIS is what I was made to do.)

* Use any number in-between -3 and %2B3 to score the rest.

5. Take a look at those task that scored anywhere from -3 to 0.

* Those are the tasks that you can do without in your next career.

* Those are the tasks that are driving you bananas and making you want to tear your hair out.

6. Now take a close look at those tasks that were scored %2B1 and above.

* They will give you an indication of the types of new career move that might fit your more closely.

* These are the tasks that you need to try to match to your new job.

* These are the tasks that you organize your resume around in an effort to attract a new job.

Sometimes when you are tired of your career, you get locked into looking at everything that you don't like about it.

You find yourself not liking the people, or the policy or even the job task itself...but when it comes down to it, the job that you are in had to have something about it that attracted you in the first place.

Give yourself a little credit.

* Even though you're tired of your career because it involves a lot of stuff that you DON'T like...there has to be something about it that you DO like.

* Force yourself to look at your career to find those things that you like will help you figure out your next step.

* Your challenge is to identify that something that attracted you to your job.

When you become tired of your career...don't make the mistake of leaping BEFORE you give yourself a chance to do a thorough what-I-want-from-my-next-career assessment.

* Recognize the signs of career burnout...and then create a plan of action that will move you forward.

* Though you are tired of your career - and you know what you DON'T want...it's just that you're not quite sure of what you DO want.

*The next step of career success requires proactive planning and action from you [http://www.career-change-positioning.com/career-success-with-contribution.html].

* Then, Review The 10 Biggest Career Change Mistakes And What You Should Do To Avoid Them.

Whatever you do, don't stay stuck in a career that you hate. Protect yourself by figuring out what it is that you want from your next career.

You deserve to be in a career that makes your heart go wild!

* Signed: Latarsha Lytle, MBA your career positioning advocate...and your greatest fan.

Latarsha Lytle is a motivational business and career consultant who works with women who are looking to do more with their lives to find flexible and rewarding careers and businesses that kindles with their passion and fits into the context of their life.

She works with many women to wrap their SweetSpot, THAT thing that they were made to do, into a career or business that fits their life, stirs their passion, earns them money AND lets them leave their mark.

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Mid career change tips-5 easy steps to a perfect career

So, you are considering a career change and want to Board of career change. Good for you. It is important that you get satisfaction and fulfillment from your job or career.

However, some people in your life may not see it that way. You may feel that you shouldn't be changing careers "at your age" and that "it is a job, you are not supposed to like it." But both of these are very false. It is important, though, to assess your situation and find a career that is right for you. When you do that, you have all the ammunition you need to fight these nay sayers that want to stay where you are.

1. your current job is satisfactory?

This is the most important question to ask and one that is often overlooked. In fact, you like the job? You must drag yourself to the Office or shop or any every day? Fear returning to work after a day out? Keep a log of how you react to various issues in the workplace. Jot down various thoughts you have on your work all day-those who are positive and negative. Not enough focus on tasks; also think about the company culture, co workers and other factors. For example, you work for a company but are more idealistic in nature?

2. assess your skills, interests and personal values.

There are lots of free skills assessments and evaluations of interest that you can take over the internet. Think about things you have done in the past that you liked, including volunteer work, work that you did in high school or college and jobs they liked. Take a look at your skills and lasting values. Is your current career directing them? There are some really good sites out there that can give you some advice to solid career change and point you in the right direction.

3. know the difference between edit jobs and careers.

When you change jobs you are typically one side shift. A career change is usually not even on the same scale and often require different or additional skills. When deciding on a move, take a moment to think about it. You are making a lateral movement? Or you are making a move in a job that challenges you and asking more of you that your current job?

4. do your homework.

Select several career choices and read about them. Read the requirements as well as any additional training or skills that are needed. Changing careers is not something you want to walk into blindly.

5. talk to who is already there.

Talk to a few professionals who are already in the career of your choice. They can be great sources of advice of career change. Ask if you can shadow them for a few hours or a few days so that you can get an idea of what it entails. Ask questions and learn about the training and the skills that are necessary to reach the place that they are.

Paul Sarwanawadya offers career change advice to help career changers pursue their ideal careers. He maintains an informational website that provides advice on taking to change the Midlife Career. Please visit http://www.career-tests-guide.com/ to get more advice on career change.

Career Change Pathways: 5 Critical Steps to a New Career!

In many ways there are striking similarities between a mid-life career change and the effort required to find a first job. Both require discovering a career target and planning the skills and experience required to qualify for the planned job.

So regardless of your position on a specific career path, here are five things you must accomplish to help you move toward you planned new career.

1. Career testing is a great start. The internet has any number of career, personality and interest testing tools. They will do a great deal in focusing your career direction. Perhaps even pointing out specific careers where you would excel.

Some career tests may charge a fee, but many do not. Take several to make it easier to validate the results. Your local library can be another resource. Whatever steps you take at the very least they will get you thinking and pointing out areas for additional career research.

2. Keep a record of your ideas and progress. When you start your journey for career discovery, begin by keeping a written record of your ideas and progress. Jot down ideas, the results of research, conversations with others, articles read, and any other possible career directions that you may uncover.

Refer to your notes on a frequent basis. Your written record will be a big help in planning your career and job hunting efforts.

3. What are your interests? Do you have a hobby? Maybe something that you used to enjoy but for whatever reason have moved away from the activity? What do you enjoy about the hobby? Look at each action that goes into the hobby. What do your see? What part of the hobby is fun?

Even though you may not be able to make a living from the hobby, many of the activities can easily translate to major functions of a career.

4. Get ideas and feedback from a variety of sources. In any research project, the more sources the better the decision. Do some informational interviews of individuals working in the proposed career. Talk to friends and family for ideas. Your school or alumni group may have resources you can tap to discuss your career ideas.

5. Gear up your career planning by laying out short and long-term goals. After you've decided on a career, there will be gaps in your skills and qualifications. How will you close the gaps? Education, self-study and possible part-time positions are all possibilities.

Lay out your career change plan starting with your long-term goals. Now fill out your short-term goals by completing a course, added informational interviews, attending a workshop or seminar all will get you closer to you final goal.

As you get closer to the finish line, craft a resume targeting your new career. Your resume cover letter should focus on the needs of the prospective employer and introduce your resume. As you go through these steps in discovering your new career you will be less likely going after jobs that do not fit your interests.

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Setting Career Objectives - 9 Steps to Achieve Career Goals

How to Set Career Objectives & Achieve Career Goals

Many people find that the pressures of juggling with work, family and everyday life means that our career goals and career plans are more difficult to achieve than we had hoped. Well-intended resolutions such as setting up new career objectives are soon given up. However, when goals aren't achieved many of us can feel useless and frustrated. This is particularly so if we are giving up on our career goals for a better job. This drains our energy and limits our potential. What I have observed, whilst working with organisations and people going through change is that everyone's approach to handling change is very different to anyone else's.

The key to greater success in setting career objectives is having a better understanding of where you're regularly stuck, and apply new steps at these stages in the cycle to achieve what you truly want in your career. Have a look at the cycle of change. What stage are your career goals at?

Career Goal Awareness Stage

This is the starting point for any change or goal. First there is awareness of dissatisfaction or a new need in your life. Think about the simple need to have a drink. You might feel a little thirsty but can you ignore it? Perhaps for a while if you're busy. Eventually though you get a headache and can't concentrate until getting a drink becomes the most important thing you must do, until your thirst is quenched. It is the same with setting career objectives. The more dissatisfied you are in your current career and the stronger your need for change the more compelled you will be to act. You might feel that you want to a promotion or a more challenging job, but if you feel fairly comfortable where you are, there won't be sufficient motivation to energise change and achieve a career goal.

1. Remove the career goal 'shoulds'. Remove all the resolutions that are being driven by your family or friends. These are the sort of goals you feel you should be doing. For example, 'I should get another job'. 'I should get paid more for the job I do'. All these might be well-meaning goals but unless they are your goals then you're not at the awareness stage of change with these goals. What this means is that any positive results are going to be very unlikely.

Career Goal Mobilisation Stage

This is the stage where you feel the most excited and energised for what you are about to do, and you'll be thinking about all your options and options and ideas. If you start off really excited about a new goal and then all that motivation and energy fizzles before you have made any real progress, the chances are you're being over ambitious. Too much excitement can colour our judgment on our choices and direction. Equally, if you're one of those people who say 'I don't want to get too excited in case it doesn't happen', then you could be draining the energy from the project before you've had a chance to create it. You need to mobilize energy to create change.

2. Remove unrealistic career goal options. You can make progress if you're making unrealistic demands on yourself. Break down your career goal into smaller steps which can be achieved more easily. This will help create more confidence and a belief that you can achieve what you really want to.

3. Find a career supporter. Try to find someone in your circle of contacts at home or at work who will support and encourage you in achieving your career goals. If not, join a related self-help group or find a career mentor who can help you to focus on the positive changes, however small. Their excitement can help you keep up your momentum.

Career Setting - Goal Action Stage

This is when you start to experiment with different types of actions to achieve your career goals. So many resolutions are lost at this stage when the reality of achieving the goal becomes clear. It is often much harder and takes longer to achieve than first thought. If you are getting stuck at this stage the chances are that you're being too much of a perfectionist and expecting to get great results all the time. It's easy then to feel demoralised and give up too soon. To achieve satisfaction requires lots of action!

4. Experiment & be flexible with your career goals. Be prepared to try many different ways to achieve your goals. Ask yourself how many different options can you try to make this happen. View these approaches as experiments to be carried out rather than solutions. Inevitably some approaches will work better than others. Thomas Edison, the renowned electric light inventor was supposedly asked by a New York Times Reporter, "How does it feel to fail seven hundred times". He answered that "I have not failed seven hundred times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those seven hundred ways will not work."

5. Face your career fears. Sometimes we give up very quickly not because our resolutions are really impossible to achieve but because we feel scared of trying to achieve them. It is easy to procrastinate and let day-to-day pressures get in the way of following our dreams. This is why some of the most fundamental life changes such as starting a new business or a new career are only made when change is forced upon us, such as following a divorce or redundancy.

6. Be kind to yourself. We are often harder on ourselves than we would be with our friends. Try and reframe your results so that there is no such thing a failure or mistake, just a need for new approaches. Ok, it can be scary but looking for failure is not going to help. For example, an unemployed man has applied unsuccessfully for over a hundred jobs! He now works actively as a volunteer three days a week, and has been on a training course to upgrade his skills. He could panic and give up. But his proactive approach means that he is increasing his chance of finding suitable paid work. It's essential to find alternative options to improve your chances of success.

7. If it's not working do something else. If something isn't working there is a tendency to look for something or someone to blame. 'I haven't got the new job I wanted because of the children'. If you want to achieve something new in your life you will need to take responsibility for where you are, and then try to take some small steps to do something different.

Career Setting Satisfaction & Career Goal Celebration Stage

This is the stage when the project or goal is completed and satisfaction is reached. If you are the sort of person who has many half finished projects still open waiting to be completed then you probably feel that your career goals never get completed. However, you might have achieved more of your career goal than you think. Many of us have the tendency to look at what hasn't been achieved rather than savouring the pleasure of what has. For example, 'I've got a new job but at a lower salary than I wanted' It is also very British to talk-down our achievements. None of us want to be seen to 'be a show off' but celebrations are good for our morale, confidence and give closure to projects which help us to achieve new dreams.

8. Appreciate completion of career goals. Appreciate how far you've come so far. It may not have been exactly what you had in mind when you started out, but good enough might be all that is needed now. It's OK for your goal to change and develop over time.

9. Celebrate your career successes. A desire for perfectionism can get in the way of celebrating your achievements. Identify what you've achieved and find ways to celebrate your success regularly. A bottle of champagne, a meal out or a trip out can do wonders for your self-esteem and happiness. Go for it and enjoy.

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How to identify a career they want in 5 simple steps

Some people can identify their career when they are very young. At eight years of age, you may decide that they want to have their occupations as their parents or you may decide to enter various professions. Others can discover their career ambitions while attending high school or at some point later in their lives. Although people can select careers to work in, it is important to realize that other professions may change at any time. Although many individuals may feel as if they are stuck in their careers for financial or other reasons, they should take a moment to assess their situations and to determine whether the other career opportunities are most ideal for them. When you look through their lenses, can discover the freedom to select new, more attractive careers-careers that can also be dramatically different from their initial choices.

Just my career has changed significantly. Although I knew that I wanted to be a veterinarian since I was thirteen, I decided to transition to a career assisting people instead of animals. After sixteen years of veterinary practice, I made the radical decision to throw my stethoscope down and accept a unique opportunity to work for the President and CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I became a Senior Executive for that organization and had many job responsibilities. Despite numerous job duties from day to day that I had, I found time to coach many of the company's employees and other persons employed in various institutes. During this time I discovered that I loved to support people during their quest for a successful career. My passion for helping others led me to establish my own business and motivate others to experience the bliss of pursuing their career dreams.

You can also determine the career that is ideal for you. Take some time to consider your answers to these questions.

or would you like to do even if you did not get paid for it?
or what jobs might do every day and never grow tired of it?
or when you picture yourself in that profession, a huge smile on your face appears suddenly?

After spending enough time reflecting the issues above, proceed to the five steps below. These steps will help you identify your ideal career.

1. list the careers that appeal to you. If you can't think of any, write down what you truly enjoy doing, and list the careers that are associated with these activities.

2. Get substantial information about each of the careers in your list so that you have a reasonable understanding of what causes the career. You can obtain data on careers by searching online or reading books which describe the careers you selected.

3. After conducting your search, go back to your list and delete the careers you are interested in is no longer on the basis of the information collected. Now you can focus on careers that you're still interested in.

4. take your short list and talk to people employed in these professions. During conversations with them you can ask more questions that have not received reply when you conducted your research. These discussions will provide great opportunities to get their personal perspectives on careers. Can talk to these guys on the phone, however, meeting face-to-face with them allows a more personal (having coffee or tea set is a great way to have a nice discussion). When you plan your meeting, be careful not to develop thoughts intimidating to talk to them. Just remember, they began their career by using the same process and will be extremely flattered that you want to discuss what they know best-their very own professions!

5. continue to reevaluate and refine your list until you collect sufficient data to determine which career is right for you.

The more you learn about your career of interest, the more you increase the likelihood of whether you truly want to pursue it. As a result, you will decrease significantly with time or money may be wasted in a discipline that do not wish to have as your career training.

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Carriera di successo di cambiamento in 10 semplici passi

They decided that this year is really going to change career? Fantastic! There are exciting to embark on a journey, but it is one that will be worth the time and effort you invest in it. I really owe it to yourself to finally get out of that job of junk that was frustrating. All you need is a genuine commitment to see this through a simple process and 10 stages to follow. Believe me, it really is possible to make changes!

What is the secret of success?

There is no magic answer that just may happen overnight, but if you follow the 10 steps outline below, I guarantee you will be well on your way to making the change to a career that will enjoy.

Get your mind right

Many attempts to change career fail because the underlying attitude impedes the success. It is important that work from the beginning to have a positive approach. Treat your career change as an exciting project and any challenges that you run against will be things that make the journey interesting.

As done so far?

Look back on your career so far and consider how you got to this point in your career. What made you choose your current line of work? What were the bad and good points about your career so far? What are the lessons that you can take from the past?

What I'm selling?

A successful career change always involves a careful review of skills, interests and values so that you know what you are ' selling ' to prospective employers. If you want to be happy in your work, you should take advantage of your natural talent and ability and what to do should fit in with your values more deeply had.

What is my personality?

Understand the type of person you are is a very important part of the process of career change and career changers many forget to consider it. If you are thinking about a new career that does not match with your personality, you run the risk of ending up in a job that is frustrating and unrewarding.

Do your research

View out there in the world of work as well as looking at yourself. There are many jobs that do not appear in the lists of careers. Adopt a proactive, looking for new opportunities, taking into account the work could initially are out of reach, ask others about their jobs to expand your thinking.

Display the results of all your searches

Put the outcome of your review and your exploration of the world of work in a file and go to it regularly. Ask yourself what ideas feel right for you career. Think about what you would do if you knew you couldn't fail-what a dream career would pursue?

Challenge questions

Yes, we all have our doubts, we all hesitate when faced with making a big career change. But these apologies are often just that-apologies. Back to their habit. Just imagine what it would be like if you just did? I challenge you-for once in your life, take a courageous step forward!

Take a creative approach to your job search

After choosing a new career direction, not just waiting for the perfect job advertisement to appear. Go look at it. Take advantage of all people know, speak with your contacts, network, let people know what you are looking for at all. Are much more likely to find something, if you take a proactive and creative approach.

Update your CV or resume

It is not enough to dust off the old resume and modify it a bit. Will need a complete overhaul so that you really focus on skills that will take you to the new line of work you are aiming for. Avoid simply saying their basic facts-show the recruiter to meet their needs and be ready to promote yourself positively!

Do thorough preparation for interviews that you get

Make sure you have the last step right. When you get invited to interview that almost there are! Make sure you have the skill and quality tests on the tip of the tongue, so you can prove that you have what your new employer is looking for. Since we really believe in yourself. If you don't-expect?

Never forget that you are the only person that will make this happen. All you need to do is to write the first step take-then go ahead and do it!

And if you still need more ideas and inspiration to help with career change, then I invite you to take a look at How to change careers where you will find a myriad of career change ideas to get moving. You can also download my free Blueprint career change http://www.how-to-change-careers.com/career-change-blueprint.html that takes you through a simple process of 5 stages of successful career change. Also features a large bundle of bonuses, so don't miss out!

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Career Change - 4 Steps to Career Change Success

Losing a job may just be the opportunity you need to make the career change you have always dreamed of. Plenty of people spend hours at a job that just isn't an ideal fit for their needs. They stay for financial reasons, or because the routine seems easier than looking for a new job, or because they know they want something different, but they just don't know what that something different could be.

When you lose your job, however, you're forced to face all of those career issues head on, which can make this phase an ideal career change opportunity. Having only one career throughout a lifetime is a thing of the past for a lot of people. Depending on who you speak with, experts will tell you that the average person will have anywhere from four to seven different careers in a lifetime. So changing careers is a pretty normal fact of working life.

1. Develop a realistic plan.

Do your research and understand exactly what skills and experience are required for success in your new career. Be realistic about whether you have the skills to land a job in your new career or whether you'll need to develop some new skills and experience. Know the typical day to day tasks in your new line of work, whether local employers are hiring in your chosen field and how much you can expect to make.

Often you see the public side of a job, but there are a lot of behind the scenes responsibilities that may not be obvious to someone outside of the industry. Find ways to get inside information into your new career: talk to people in your new industry, job shadow someone, or even volunteer in your new profession. Do your research so you're certain that your new career is a good fit for your needs.

2. Move toward something you want, don't run away from something you don't like.

Often people can say what they did not like about their last job, or what they don't want in a new job. However, people typically struggle to say what they do want in a new job. Make a concerted effort to think through exactly what you want in your next job. Consider your personal priorities and values and ensure they are met in your next job.

It's far more powerful, positive and motivating to move toward something as opposed to moving away from something. For example, you may have hated your last job because you had a micromanaging boss who never allowed you to have any autonomy. You could think, "I never want to work for a micromanaging boss again." Or, you could turn it around. Instead, focus on that fact that you are a self motivated individual who works well independently and that you would be a great fit in that type of organization. It's a simple shift in perspective, but it's amazing how far it can go in helping you to reach your career goals.

3. Try to shut out all of the outside noise.

You know the people I'm talking about here. There will always be people who will not support your goals. It could be you neighbor who says, "Are you having a mid-life crisis?" or your mother who tells you, "You have unrealistic expectations; work is not supposed to be enjoyable." Of course there are always the people who won't come right out and say anything, but you know from the look in their eyes and sound of their voices when they say "That's interesting." They are really thinking, "Has she lost her mind?"

These people are not helpful in any way. Stay away from them as much as you can, or at least avoid the topic of your career change with people who are not supportive. They will only serve to undermine your efforts.

4. Do, absolutely, find mentors and people who will tell you the truth in a supportive way.

Unlike the neighborhood naysayers, mentors, can tell you the truth about your efforts to make a career change. Supportive people who have experience in your new field, and professional career counselors can objectively help you to assess a career change and determine whether you are heading down a realistic and fruitful path.

Do you have people in your life who cheer you on when you're making great strides, who kindly but honestly tell you when they think you're heading in the wrong direction, and who have only your best interests at heart? Everyone needs a few friends like this. These are the people who need to hear about your career change plans; they'll support you in surprising ways through your transition.

Too many people get comfortable and settle for second best. If you're thinking about making a career change, take the first step today. Search out information about your new career online, talk to someone supportive who can help you find the information you need, or pick up a book to help you get started. Remember, "You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water." (Rabindranath Tagore).

Lisa McGrimmon is a career counselor, author and entrepreneur who has helped over two thousand clients achieve their career goals. If you'd like to learn exactly how to manage your career and gain enormous control over your future, visit Career Choice Guide. To get more tips on making a career change, drop by Lisa's site.

Career Choices - 4 Steps to a Fulfilling Career

Understanding how to make smart career choices is a life skill that everyone needs. The decisions you make about your career have a profound effect on every aspect of your life. The more good knowledge and resources you have to make informed decisions, the more control you'll have over your career and your future.

Unfortunately, plenty of people believe that career choice is a one time event that happens naturally, without a lot of thought, some time in early adulthood when you're about to leave high school or apply to post secondary programs. Smart career management actually happens across your lifetime, and we continue to make consequential career choices over the years.

Whether you are looking for a new job, aiming to take the next step in your current job, completely changing your career or planning your retirement options, you are making career choices, and using good resources and the guidance of a career counselor can help you to make those decisions well.

So often when people find themselves at a career crossroads, the first thing they do is jump right in and create a new resume without putting any thought into what their next steps should be. Smart career management and job search is about so much more than writing a great resume. If you take the time to learn about, think though and act on the four main areas of career management, you will be rewarded throughout your career.

1. Understand Yourself

Your interests, abilities, values and personal needs and realities should all be taken into account in any career decision making process. You spend hours at work, and it impacts your life in many ways. It makes sense that you should be fully informed and aware of your personal needs, strengths and possible challenges before making such profound decisions.

2. Understand Your Options

Do you know how many different career choices are available to you? Both The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (American) and The National Occupational Classification (Canadian) list well over 20,000 different job titles. Unless you have actively explored a variety of career choices, there is a very good chance that there are great career options available to you, and you don't even realize they exist.

3. Connect Your Information

Match your self knowledge with your understanding of the labor market and possible career options. Once you have developed a good understanding of yourself, you will be able to combine that self knowledge with your career and labor market research to determine potential career choices that are a great fit for your strengths, preferences and personal needs and goals.

4. Make it Happen

Finally, now is the time to start applying all of your job search strategies. You actually don't get to the resume writing stage until step four. When you have made a well informed career choice, then you're ready to make it happen. Making use of good career guidance and resources will help you to acquire the education, skills and experience needed to get the job and learn and implement effective job search strategies.

Avoid taking the "ready, fire, aim" approach to making career choices and job searching. Time spent understanding your needs, researching your career options and developing outstanding job search skills, guided by great career resources, is a powerful investment in your future.

Lisa McGrimmon publishes Career Choice Guide, an in-depth career management and job search information site. For tips on making a career change, please visit her site.

Change of Midlife Career-5 simple steps to get a great career

Career change or frequent job changes once wore a negative stigma and raised a red flag to warn prospective employers. No more. According to the Department of Labor Statistics, the average person will change careers somewhere between four to six times in the course of their lives. Also, make an average of twelve workplace changes to fifteen.

The red flag was lowered and these frequent changes now say potential employers that the applicant with a variety of careers and employment performs workplace flexibility-and that is highly desired. So, if you are contemplating a change mid-career, now is the time to act.

Evaluate your current position

Take a look at your current location, both professionally and personally. I am stuck in a rut? You feel choked or held back? You feel as if you're going nowhere? A career switch may be in order. If you feel that they are not properly using your existing skills or you can hit a plateau, it might be time to think about a new career plan.

Evaluate options for career change

Think about not only what you can do but also what you enjoy doing. If you're going to do a job change, salary and benefits can be a factor in determining the route you should take, but that should not be the only reason I make the move. It is important to find a career that you can actually enjoy. Statistics show that people who work in a job they enjoy are healthier and experience less stress-related diseases. You should also take a look at the knowledge, skills and abilities that require your career future. Do some research on your chosen career. Your State Department of labor is a good resource for finding profiles on the various careers.

Determine your transferable skills

Once you've taken a good look at your new career, determine what transferable skills you have that you can bring to the table. Transferable skills are those skills that you can bring from one job to another. When you pursue a new career, it is important that you can identify your transferable skills. This can be very useful in when and how to make your move.

Establish the educational track that you need to take

Depending on the career move you're doing, it may be necessary for you to get some exercise. With the boom of online schools that allow professionals to take courses on-line, their time, getting an education to boost your career change now easier than ever. If the online location isn't your thing, though, you can additionally classes at your local university or community college. There are also technical schools that offer courses in many different careers. Note also that non-traditional students-students who have more than 24 years-are a rapidly growing population on college campuses in the United States.

Get help if you need it

How to take your career choice, don't be afraid to ask for help. Find a mentor or life coach who can help you take a good look at yourself and your life, your profession and your goals. Can help guide you and make your transition from your current career to a new career much easier. You can find a life coach or if you know someone who is already in the field that you want to enter you can ask them for help. If you attended the school, you can speak with a career Adviser there. The point is, if you need help, don't be afraid to ask.

A change of Midlife Career can be exciting and terrifying at the same time. If you keep your head and make intelligent, you can insert into a new career is being accomplished in the manner that you need, either professionally, financially or personally.

Paul Sarwanawadya offers career change tips to help career changers pursue their ideal careers. Runs an information site that provides tips on how to make a midlife career change

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Commutazione carriere - 7 passaggi chiave

Are you thinking about switching careers? If you are, you're not alone. Most Americans switch careers three times in their lifetime. Nevertheless, switching careers is scary. And it's especially paralyzing the older you get. But making a career switch is very possible and much more common than you might think. Before you're ready to leap, realize that it's a heavyweight decision that deserves some time and solid thought. Here are seven steps to help you on your way.

1. Gain insight from your current situation.

When considering a career switch, the first thing you should do is learn from your current situation. To do this, take a step back and study what you do for a living today and why you do it. Examine the reasons that you are in your current job or career. Was it what you went to school for? Was it what your parents wanted you to do? Was it the "hot career" at one time? Did you just "fall into it"? Did you love it at one time? Did you do it for the money you could make? Was it just to pay the bills? The answers to these questions can provide valuable insight into the core reasons that you want or need to change.

Now examine why you want to leave your current career field. Remove any company or management related politics that are specific to your current employer from the picture. See your situation for what it is and ask yourself why you are looking to switch. Are you being forced out because of market shifts of business trends? Are you burnt out? Do you want to make more money? Are you miserable doing what you do? Have you tried your best but found that your career is "just not a good fit"? Have you decided its time to pursue a long lost career love?

Inspecting your current situation and reasons for your desire to change careers will provide a foundation for your next step.

2. Look inside

Whether you already have a career in mind or you are searching for a new career, you must look inward. In order to gain the most from your reflection, it is essential to start with a clean slate. Set aside any notions (real or imagined) about what type of money certain careers offer. Discard any stereotypes or judgments of occupations. Distance yourself from any pre-conceived ideas about what you are right or destined for.

Now seriously examine what you truly love. First start with the obvious. Look at your hobbies and interests. List out the things you are passionate about or in which you have talent. Give yourself credit for things you are good at and don't be afraid to write things down that you love, but are not yet good at. Write them all down, even if you think they may not be a possible career path. You're just brainstorming at this point and you should not eliminate anything right out of the gate. And it's important to bear in mind that what you may think are your interests are not necessarily all of your interests. To help you get a good look at your interests, observe the simple things. What kinds of news stories perk your interest? What kinds of TV shows do you enjoy? What kinds of books magazines do you find yourself drawn to? What kind of people do you like to associate with or find interesting? What parts of your current career have brought you the most satisfaction?

Next, remind yourself of what you wanted to be when you grew up. Is it something you still want to be? Do you still get stars in your eyes when you think about it? This may give you some real clues. And of course, depending on what you wanted to be, that young dream may be out of reach. Or...is it? Think about it. If your ideal career aspiration at the age of 10 was to be an astronaut and you are now over the age limit or are not physically able to, you can rule it out. But what about other careers associated with astronauts or astronomy? There is a wide array of careers that touch upon astronomy from teaching, to marketing telescopes, to writing for a science magazine, to building models or sets for movies to working at a museum on a space exhibit! When you look at your passion and then use a little imagination, the sky (or should I say space) becomes the limit.

Lastly, look at what type of person you are. Be honest with yourself. Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you enjoy working alone? Do you enjoy a social work setting? Do you enjoy being part of a team? Do you enjoy working at night? These are all examples of questions that will lead you down the path to discovering and evaluating whether a given career path is right for you.

As you are going through the exercise of looking inside, it is important to avoid cluttering your mind or list with any "buts". If your answer to the question "do you enjoy working with your hands" was "yes", leave it at "yes". Don't append any knee jerk reactions to your answers such as "yes, but I am clumsy" or "yes, but those jobs don't pay as much". Leave your mind open and you will be pleasantly surprised at how easily any natural human discouragement subsides.

3. Explore what's out there

Now that you're armed with a list of personal interests and talents, sit on them for a few days and let them cook. Let yourself get used to your newfound list. You may find yourself adding a few more during this time or even crossing a few out.

Begin your next step by opening your eyes to what's out there (not what you perceive to be out there, but rather what is out there). Pick up your local community college catalog and flip through both credit and continuing education courses. Look online for education or career programs. Make a list of the careers of your friends and family. On your next ride to work or to the store, turn off the radio, look around and take notice of the buildings and businesses around you. Look at the people you see outside and start piecing together what their days are like.

The object of this exercise is to compare what is out there, with what interests you. Let's stick with the astronomy example. You're interested in astronomy. So what? Well...now you've begun looking through the local community college catalog and there, you see a continuing education course on astronomy. You've now found something concrete, a class that you can take that will allow you to pursue your interest. But what is a continuing education course going to get you? A couple of things. One, you will meet other people who share your interest. These people bring information to the table. They may know of groups or clubs that you can join. Or perhaps, they may have friends or relatives who are looking for someone to do research work or work part-time in their science store. Two, you will be able to further your interest...or be able to rule it out as a career path. You may learn that you really love astronomy and would like to pursue it further. On the other hand, you may learn that it really isn't what you thought it was and you really don't care enough about it to pursue it as a career. Any way you slice it, you will learn something about yourself and at the very least will have met others who share your interest.

Let's try another example. Perhaps, on your way to work, you start to notice a road construction worker. The first day you see him, you're in a suit, he's in jeans and he's joking with a coworker as he shovels asphalt under a sunny sky. You think to yourself, "Boy it'd be nice to get out of this suit, work outside...break a sweat for once! Maybe I'd like to do that..." The next day you see him and you watch as a driver leans out his window and curses at him. "Hmmm", you think. The third day you see him, it's raining and cold and he's out braving the elements while you're dry and warm inside your car. "Cross that one off the list", you think. If you had only noticed the man on the first day, you'd only have seen him on a good day. If you had only noticed him on the last day, you'd have seen him at the worst. Either way, without really opening your eyes full time, you may have a fragmented impression on what it means to be this or that. The point here is not to look for distinctly negative or positive things about a given occupation, but to begin to see it as a whole. With this type of information, you will be able to form an opinion on whether a given occupation could be a possibility for you.

In addition to concrete and mindful exploration, talking to your friends and family is an invaluable type of investigation. When you start bringing up your interests or ideas for possible career paths in conversations or e-mails, you will no doubt hear a lot of "Oh! Susan's son teaches astronomy at the university, he's writing a book on the Hubble telescope this year." or "Oh John does construction on the side, he loves it!" By talking to other people, you may make connections or gain insight into the experiences and opinions of people connected with your interest areas. It will also trigger some more ideas for you. Perhaps it never occurred to you to pair a love of writing with a love of astronomy until you talked with your cousin.

4. Do your homework

So, you've looked inside. You've come up with several interests and you've taken steps to explore what's out there. By this time, you've come up with a few things you might like to do or have found one you've decided you want to pursue. Now it's time to get to work. It's time to delve into what it really means to have a job in a particular career field. To accomplish this part of your journey, you need to do serious research.

Your research homework consists of concrete exploration of available paths for your career options. For the majority of careers, you will need to embark on some type of structured educational path. Examples of this are things like sponsored career programs, college degrees, certification programs, professional designations, internships or apprenticeships. Even if your chosen career path does not require ordered training or education, you will no doubt have to "put in your time" and you will need to find out what and how much time you will realistically be expected to "put in".

So how do you find out? Let's say you've decided you want to seriously explore being a pharmacist. Wonderful! How do you get to be a pharmacist? For starters, inquire with your friends and family to see if anyone knows a pharmacist that you can speak with. Talk to your neighborhood pharmacist, find out where she went to school and ask her about any professional designations she holds or ongoing education she may be taking. If you're brave, ask her what kind of salary pharmacists can expect to earn. In addition, pick up that college course catalog again and inspect the pharmacology program. Look at the prerequisites and notice how long the program will take to complete and how much the courses cost. Read the course descriptions. Do they peak your interest or do they make you want to throw the book down? A great supplement to all of your research is the internet. There are plenty of newsgroup, blog, forum and professional association sites out there. Any of these can give you a solid peak into what it means and takes to be a given occupation.

For each career path you are interested in, you will want to know the following:
What are the education requirements?
Does it require any job certification?
Is there an apprenticeship required?
Does it require travel?
How much money can you make?
Where are the regions of the country that people in this career field are more successful? more in supply? more in demand? make more money?
Will it require you to relocate?
Will it require regular, ongoing education?
Will it require you to have your own business or work for another company?
Are there yearly fees? (e.g. license renewal, union dues, association membership, equipment, etc.)
How many hours will you normally work in a week?
Are there any age requirements or cut-offs?
How much will it cost you to become gainfully employed in the field?
How long will it take you to become gainfully employed in the field?


The answers to these questions will help you narrow your career choices further and may even get a fire burning under your feet.

5. Take financial stock

Okay. You've done it! You've come up with one or more career paths that you'd like to embark on. You have looked into what it means to be employed in the career field(s) and you are now powerfully armed with the knowledge of what it takes to get you where you want to go! But like everything in life, it's going to cost you. You now need to list out all the costs, add them up and compare them with what you will be able to swing. There's no doubt you will be able to accomplish your goals, no matter what your financial situation. It may take you longer than you like or may come at the expense of some other items or conveniences in your life, but you can do it if you set your mind to it and approach it methodically. This may mean you have to call upon your research skills again and explore financial options such as grants, scholarships, payment plans, or 401K or private institution education loans. You even may be able to pay for education or experience by doing an internship or by performing work using a skill that you currently have in exchange for training or experience.

When you are taking financial stock, allow yourself breathing room. Perhaps your goals are not financially feasible at this moment in time. Perhaps you just had a baby, your youngest son needs braces, or you've just paid an absorbent amount of money to repair your car. It's okay. Rejoice in the fact that you've come this far. You can put a plan together and start saving or start applying for aid or other means of financing. There may even be things you can start to do that will be free or cheap, such as volunteering in the field or reading books to prepare you for your studies. Most people don't have the luxury of quitting their jobs while they switch careers, so most likely you will be living a "double life" while you prepare for the switch. Whatever you do, don't break the bank, because you'll inevitably find yourself right back where you started.

6. Check your calendar

Great! You've got it all under control. You know where you're going, how you're going to get there and how you're going to pay for it. But can you afford the time? Do you have enough free time or flexibility to meet the educational requirements? Are you young enough or old enough to fall within any professional age requirements? If you have the time and the age, skip this step. If not, the last step of your journey is to shuffle your calendar!

Shuffling your calendar may be easy. You may know right away what to eliminate or move in order to make room for your new career path. Conversely, finding the time might be downright complicated. Maybe you have small children, maybe you have an ailing parent, maybe you have church or community commitments...any of these things would make working towards a new career an uphill battle. Here again, it may mean that you have to post-pone your journey for a little while. Or, it could mean that you have to settle for beginning your education informally by reading books or taking online courses when you can. Whatever your challenge, don't lose hope! Faith in yourself and perseverance will get you where you want to go.

7. Take the plunge

You've arrived at the last step. It's time to jump in! Time to register for that first class, accept that internship, or apply for that entry level or part-time job in your chosen field. Whatever you've found to be the first step towards your new career, delight in the fact that you've come a long way and you're doing it! You've done a lot of hard, thorough work and you have a lot to be proud of. Start down that path with your chin up and your shoulders back!

Food for your trip

You can't take this trip without packing! If you leave home with one thing, leave home with the comforting knowledge that your approach to a new career is circular. This means that you can always go back to the beginning of the circle or to any point within the circle. If you've started a class or program and found that you hate it. So what? You've learned to cross it off you list and go back and take another look. Even if you get all the way to end of the path and decide it is not for you, take comfort that you did your best and its time to go back to another number in the circle. There is no shame in that.

So go on now...get out of here! Your train is leaving and you better be on it! Just don't forget to take some pictures along the way, stop and smell the flowers, buy a few souvenirs and by all means, don't forget where you came from!

Alotta Candor is a staff writer and commentator for JobSchmob.com, the "lighter" side of the working world. She is proud to be a liberated ex-corporate office worker.

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Midlife Career Change - Success in 7 Simple Steps!

Midlife career change, find career change success in 7 simple steps.

A mid-life career change can be a challenging project. Think about the possible results after you make the career change. The rewards should bring you new job satisfaction and fulfill a range of personal and financial needs.

Midlife career changes occur for a variety of reasons. One reason not to stay in your current career is that you've achieved some success and you then rationalize staying in a job as you are becoming more and more disillusioned and miserable. Another thing you might hear is that you shouldn't be changing careers because at your age it either can't be done and you should be satisfied "you do have a job don't you."

Leaving one career for another for the wrong reasons will not fix the problems; it will just transport them to a new location.

As you develop your midlife career change plan here are 7 steps to consider:

1. Where are you now? Carefully consider you current career. Is there anything you can do to make the situation better? Can you transfer to another career with the same employer? Is it the employer or the career that's the problem? If it's your current employer that's the problem, should you consider staying in the current career with another employer?

2. Self-Assessment and Research: Review your skills and knowledge. What do you enjoy doing? What do you not want to do? Why? Do you have any interests that translate into a new career? Are there parts of your current career you really enjoy? Do not enjoy? What skills and knowledge are required in prospective careers? What possible gaps do you have to fill to qualify for the new career?

Gather information about prospective careers by talking to those currently working in the field, reading job descriptions and other internet resources. After you've analyzed your situation, looked carefully at your likes and dislikes and sketch out a possible direction building a new career plan. As you research possible new careers you should write out new career goals. Stay flexible and be willing to move in another direction if you reach a dead end.

3. What are the skills you bring to your new career? Your new proposed career may require different or additional skills and knowledge. However, with your previous experience you will find a whole family of transferable skills to your new career.

Skills and accomplishments in leadership, project management, problem solving, communications and others will cross over into the new career. How you list achievements in these skills on your resume and cover letter will help get you noticed and scheduled for the job interview.

4. Adding Qualifications and Education: Once you've identified a possible career look carefully at the normal qualifications and skill sets required. Do you have a possible gap in any area?

If the career requires specific training or education can you cover it with self-study, internet learning, or seminars and workshops? Perhaps a night course in a local junior college would be sufficient. Or a mentor could put you on a path toward completing the required qualification.

Sometimes the requirement is career related experience. This can be solved by doing work for a non-profit, or helping on a committee in a career related association, or part-time, temp or working as a contractor.

5. Networking your way to Success: Find others working in your planned career. You can locate them through friends, relatives, co-workers, or area or national career related associations, or Linkedin and other social networking sites.

You can learn a great deal about your proposed career by speaking to those currently working in the career. There are many good articles about making maximum use of this resource. Study the information available to turn networking into a valuable source of career information.

6. Financial Planning is a Must: You must integrate financial planning into your midlife career change plan. Your prospective new career may not pay you what you earned in your old career. How you cover the shortfall is important. It can be a combination of savings or reduction in expenses.

Be realistic in you planning on promotions and pay increases in your new career. With proper financial planning you can reduce your money concerns in the job change. In your career planning you may find you need to make several jobs change to qualify for your proposed career. This also must be factored into your career and financial planning.

7. Plan for Success in your New Career: You've now gotten a job on the first rung of your new career ladder. It is absolutely not the time to coast or put you career plan in the closet.

Continue your course of study and reading in the new career field and business and leadership in general. If your new employer offers help in added education take advantage of his offer.

Work carefully with you new boss on what is expected in the job; under promise and over deliver. Keep your eyes open for opportunities to excel. Build up your network of like-minded individuals. Help others find their dream careers, you'll feel great and be building a productive network

Keep working and building your career plan. If you do your midlife career change will be nothing but successful.

For more information about career planning and career development go to http://careersafter50.com. You'll also find ideas about changing careers and the stories of individuals just like you who successfully made midlife career changes.