I have been working in the automation field for the last 2 years now.The salaries here are very low.I want toi jump to a differnt line.What kind of skill set should I acquire to jump to a new career!
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You can check with your local department of labor office.  They should have some kind of assessment that you could take to help you identify possible career paths.  If they don't, then talk to someone at a local education institution.  They have to have them for the students who are also trying identify career paths.
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Id take a 6 month refesher course to sharpen my skills in the mean time id be looking into my local job placement agency trying to find a little back burner work wile you find a better job. the culter right now is perty good. Posibly good money if you can land the right job
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I am an IT pro, with 18 yrs of international experience and going nowhere. In this IT field, there are no job security and the constant new technology which can make you become obsolete overnight. So my advice to you - go for it. I know that there are a lot of demands for these Asset Mgm. professionals esp. in Singapore, and they also pay very well. I would do it part-time first for financial reason and also to test yourself whether it's really meant for you. Besides, these days the market changes so fast that a profession in high demand today can suddenly become obsolete such as the IT field. Your Choice!
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Have you thought of Louisiana or the Gulf States?  Right now, you should be able to pick up manual labor work -- hauling leftover trees and such, enough to build a repertoire of friends who know your skills.  Moving from your locale to another means you have to earn the respect of new people, which is unfortunately going to be done manually and over a long time.  Do something positive with those skills.  Who knows?  If you take a tent with you, maybe after a bit of time someone would lease a room to you.  Good luck!!
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go and talk to someone who is already doing that job. Get the relevant qualifications, apply for apprenticeships.
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The best way to earn money is get into the field and gain experience.  If you can find someone in the field you'd like to get into who is willing to take you under their wing (ie: apprenteniceship), it would be a great way to get your foot into the door.  At this point it shouldn't be about the money.  To really get more money, I find it's the experiences someone has not the multiple degree's someone has.  It's what they do with the degree and how it's applied that matters.
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Hi Lori,\nNow that the job market is finally looking up, it's the perfect time to seek out new opportunities. This spring you need to shake off that "lucky I even have a job" mentality, polish up your resume, and explore your career options! There are fun, flexible, fantastic jobs out there just waiting for someone like you!\nNow, get out there and pound the pavement. Beat on some doors until you latch onto that incredible dream job you always wanted! \n(I heard the Programming & Design area is a great place to promote tourism?)\n-Zealnik
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You have to start small and work your way up.Your credentials alone may move you up the ladder a little quicker.Most top executives had to start in the "cube".
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This depends on what your goals are. Do you want to be a hands on techie for most of your career (study software ngineering and design, heavy on database), or do you want to cut through the field work quickly and move in to management (study software design, data telecommunication and lots of accounting/finance)?\n\nMost importantly pick a field that genuinely interests you, or you won't be able to stay at it long enough to make your money.
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Go for the more logical step with better prospects. After you have worked hard and made money then you have the freedom to follow your dreams!
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Here is an exercise I use to help make a career map. This will help you figure out what will make you happy, then you can work on figuring out how to connect what you have done with where you want to go.\n\nI tried to past it here but it gets all wonky - so I put the link below.
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more of the same with a bigger title and more people to manage unless you want to branch out into other areas of business. you might want to just focus on your current career for the next five years. some industries don't even last that long much less jobs or careers. you probably want to start thinking about options outside telecom at least.
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One thing to remember you are shifting from a "Technician" to an Entrepreneur.\n"Technician" mean you may be good at a particular skill, whatever it is plumber, accounting, computer etc,.\nNow you want to be a boss and invest your time and money as an "Entrepreneur"\nBecome an Entrepreneur, you wear different hats as Boss, Personnel manager, Accounting manager, Marketing manager, Sales manager and probably still a Technician too.\nAs a boss, you have to implement a strategy for your corporation.\nAs a personnel you have to know how to control your workers which you are liable for their behavior.\nAs a Accounting manager you have to budget your money, the cash flow, determine how much capital you need to start up and how much reserve you have if the situation not as you expect. Over half of small business closed within a year or even few months.\nAs a Marketing manager, you have to market your company to your target using differ means, channels\nAs a Sales manager or salesperson, you have to train or know how to sell your product/service.\nAnd there are some other postions that you may need to do it too such as receptionist, filing clerk, data entry etc.\n\nGood Luck!
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No knowledge or training is a waste of time.  Is it cost effective?  That's a better question.  Consider the job market where you live?  Is there a need for such?  Will you require furthering your education to keep your job?  Are you willing to move to get a job in another location?  Automotive technology is constantly changing.  You'll be studying in that field for the rest of your career.  If you enjoy it, you can earn a living at it.  You'll probably never become independently wealthy as a technician.  But you will be doing something you enjoy.  That is a great plus.  Diesel is a good one also.  My uncle does that.  He mostly works on tractors, but does other diesels as well.  Sometimes he works on other engines.  Unless your job requires the question, "Do you want fries with that", you'll always be learning.
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You need to answer this one for yourself.\nAsk yourself: Will more money make me happier than I am now - happy enough to change jobs?  Can I stand to do the other job for the rest of my career?  Can I survive and be content with the money from my current job?
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Well, I do what I love and this is not just easy, but very creative and huge money source! \nThus, I would advice you to do the same: Do exactly what you love doing, this will always give you strength, pleasures and assist you to arrive to the top! \nIf you try to do the profession some others are doing, it will not be your will and you will soon get tired, exhausted and although others made money you might not!\nStick on what you love doing!
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It all depends what you are trying to accomplish.\n\nI’m 65 and began programming in the very early 1960s.  During the early years I programmed in more than a dozen different computer languages, but over time increasingly move into pure systems work and then business consulting (which I still do) and finally owning my own businesses. For me that evolution was correct, but it didn’t take long to lose my edge with programming.  If you are going to stay in programming you are best served (in my opinion) to remain as up to date as possible.\n\nThis field changes so quickly (it did even when I began) that it is difficult to stay up with it at any point.  For me working on the development of leading approaches to programming specialized applications (for me it was applications for manufacturing environments) was a good path because breaking new ground got your name around the industry.  Job offers were always available.\n\nI don’t know if such helps this day and age or not.  In my experience I used what I learned to start my own business and that was more satisfying than everything else.