I need some advice...I want to change my career.?
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Consider looking for volunteer work in an area that interests you.\n\nThat allows you to see what jobs are available in that area.\n\nIf you volunteer at a hospital you get to see what kinds of Dr. and Therapist there are.\n\nIf you volunteer at a school you get to see what specialties teacher have etc.\n\nVolunteer at an animal shelter and you learn about what vets and animal control officers do.  Did you know there are chiropractors that work on animals!  My Friend just spent a small fortune on a lame horse!\n\nAlso...use your library as a resource.  There are books, and magazines related to almost every career imaginable.
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Be open-minded\n\nI was in that same rut until I quit my last job and changed careers to a completely different field.  I make a fraction of the money and have nowhere near the opportunity for advancement… but I love the work I do so none of that really matters anymore.\n\nThe best advice I can give is to not fall into the mindset that you need to work a certain job at a certain level in a certain field.  When I left my last company I went through a few months of unemployment.  Although I could have gotten the same type of job at a fraction of a percent higher pay rate than I left at, I passed.  \n\nI looked at some of the other skills I knew I had developed and used at various jobs and focused my resume on those instead of the obvious.  Although I had worked in IT for years, I realized that I had twice that in Customer Service experience since much of IT is still customer based.  That opened up a massive number of jobs and even allowed me to qualify for much higher level ones than the one I had left.\n\nIf your problem exists in advancing within a company once you get settled in, you’re not alone.  The people I’ve seen advance are the “yes” men, who buy into the corporate logic and never dispute or raise any objections to it.  Hollywood glamorizes the individual thinker and tells stories about people succeeding by being different (ever see the movie, “Big”?) but real life is entirely different.  If you don’t feel like selling your soul to a corporation, you can consider turning to non-profit work or opening your own business.
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I'd go with the fact of it's not a good fit for you, you feel you have no opportunity for advancement, and that you've gone as far as you think you're going to go with that company, and that you're looking for a change. \n\nGood luck!!!
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Why don't you go to a career counseling service, or something like Workforce, which is free, and do a survey which will show you areas you have strengths in, and what area of work you would best fit in. Make a list of all the things you would really like to do. \nAlso, why are you afraid of failing? Who in your life makes you feel fear if you DO fail? \nI went through this as well...turned out, after some soul searching, i realized that I needed my mother to validate my life choices. When i realized that, while i value her opinion, my choices are ultimately that, MY choices, and that each time you make a major life change people are going to give you crap, initially, and while you can respect and value their opinion, you certainly don't need it to make you feel like a whole person. Good luck to you!
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Maybe you need to evaluate where you are in your life.  Its easy to know what you don't like about life.  Its a challenge to make a plan to change what you don't like and stick with it.  Do you like your job?  If no, why? If there was one job you could do and be satisfied in it, what would it be?  Are you in a relationship? If yes, where are you at in it?  Do you want out, are you happy, or are you just stagnant in the relationship?  If no, why?  Do you have any interests?  How is your health?  Are you overweight?  Do you exercise?  If no, why?  Answer these questions and you might see you have limiting beliefs.  Stuff we all tell ourselves like I don't exercise because its to hard.  If you tell yourself this daily(advertise to yourself), that is what you will believe.  If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
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Go back to school, and don't look back. If you can't afford to go full-time, do your crappy job during the day and take night or weekend classes. Don't let it discourage you that it may take a few years - would you rather have a new career five years from now or be stuck in your same field five years from now? Good luck, hon.
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Go for fun. You should do what you like doing the best, then you will have more passion for your job.
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Here are answers for your questions separately-\n\na)  In this case it is better to explain frankly why you want to change your line of work. I mean if you are dissatisfied with the previous work, please tell them so. But also tell them why you are interested in this particular line which you chose now. Being truthful and frank helps a lot in such cases.\n\nb) Hmmm...so if you have no experience in the current industry which you chose, tell them to take you on a trial-basis and judge your skills. But you have to work hard and prove yourself upto their expectations. Now that wont be tough.\n\nc) Well...as a matter of fact...everyone starts right from under and then works out to the top. For example, Mr.Dhirubhai Ambani in India has nothing to start a multi-national company like Reliance in the beginning. Azim Premji of Wipro Corp. used run edible oil business in the beginning. Bill Gates didn't have millions of dollars to start Microsoft. Everyone started small...but they grew big with their talent and their imagination. So starting on a lower position of job is nothing bad...you wil be promoted fast if you have the stuff in you...All The Best!\n\nd) Now in this case be frank and tell him what you are good at. If you are not so good in anything, tell them so and Do promise to improve. I think they will understand your zeal.\n\ne) Tell them how you are going to contribute to the progress of their firm. Tell them your merits and demerits and what they can expect from you and don't forget to live upto their expectation and your promises.\n\nSo All The Best with your career and i wish you a grand success\n\nrule wid style n luv@vinny
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First off, you will need to choose a career path. Nobody on this board can tell you which path to choose that has to come from you. Remember that you are choosing a career, so choose the path that will make you the happiest both in the short and the long term. This includes picturing where you will be 5-10 years down the line.\n\nOnce you have chosen a career path, never stop educating yourself in that field. For example if you are a programmer, continue to learn the newest and most sought after languages, i.e., web services, J2EE etc.\n\nFinally it sounds as if your career at your present company is butting up against a dead end. I would reccomend that you start looking for a new place to work that can help further your career and bring excitement to your day. Keep the old job until you find something then make the leap.\n\nGood luck in whatever path you take...
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well start looking for a job your local shop cos thats about as far as u will get in your career  if u dont buck your ideas up !
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Don't jeopardize a lifelong career over this. It would be wonderful I know, but you can't afford to take that chance. You've worked too long, and too hard to risk it. Later, something might change, but  for now, NO!
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It depends, why do you want to seek a new job?  \n\nIf you have a habit of switching jobs often (every few months) then you might just want see why that is?  Are you being too picky about the job? Or, do you not get along w/ people at your job?  If its something that you're doing, like being defensive or something like that, then try to change your behavior to see if that helps any. \n\nIf you want to change jobs because you don't like the environment and you don't see yourself learning anything or advancing anywere then I suggest you look for another job.  \n\nI would definitely keep the current job until you find something else.  And just remember, you will have to give a reason for why you left so try to make it a good one.
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What is it you really want to do? lol\n\nSounds like you miss your old career
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Look at a list of careers. Like a HUGE list. Cross off anything that you would never do. Then look at whats left... figure out what kind of education you need for the ones that appeal to you. Then logically think about what options are actually something you feel strong enough about to pursue them.\n\nI'm always very jealous of those who know exactly what they want to do and are driven to pursue it. I've switched though 4 majors in the past four years and still have no idea what I want to do.
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Some of the most interesting people I know never chose one sole career path.  For many, the purpose of life isn't to chose a career and then pursue it for a lifetime.  Go with what interests you now, do what will make you happy now; if you discover something else that you want to pursue later, you can go for it.  You're always free to change.
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Only your supervisor can change your supervisor. If your degree won't fit where you thought it would take you, you CAN change yourself. Change your target market, change anything you want that is about YOU. The secret I have found, is not to try and fit you abilities into the mainstream, but to find the gap that is always there and fill that. Thus becoming part of the mainstream in a seamless manner as if you were always there and an important part of the chain. Indispensable to the people that come behind you. Once I learned this lesson I grew and prospered & find it the most important tool. Right up there with,\n"sell yourself, not your product." If people won't take to you, they wouldn't buy a free pass to heaven from you. Good luck & NEVER take seriously a "NO."
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I dunno, I'm in the same position. Went to uni and worked very hard to get where I am, really thought it was what I wanted, but now I'm just BORED. I keep thinking of changing careers to do something that stimulates me more, but I know people who've done it and they haven't ended up feeling any more positive or ended up in a better position after all. Maybe it's true that work is just a boring necessity for most people, and all this crap we're taught about aspiration and personal development is utter rubbish - eeeeeek! I might just sod it off and work part-time, spend more of my life doing things I like and let the job carry the bills........