Changing careers
Pushed out the door - it is time to reinvent yourself
After the shock of being made redundant, Greg Scanlan said "I promised myself I'd never be an employee again. I was convinced there had to be something better out there, even at my age.
My Story
As a teenager I wanted an apprenticeship with my father, who owned a plumbing and hardware business. It was the 1960s and no one, especially my father, took me seriously.
Jack found choices he never thought possible
This story begins with a phone call from Jack's father saying how worried he was about his son but he didn't know how to help.
Be Encouraged - Read About Duncan
After gaining qualifications in Agricultural Engineering in the UK, Duncan returned to the family farm in Zimbabwe in 1991, and through his expertise, hard work and enterprise ability, he quadrupled production over the next 14 years.
Men and Career Change
Our society has experienced substantial change in the labour market in the past 20 years. Traditional areas of male employment have been particularly affected by these changes.
Perseverance pays off in realising a career change dream
For most of us, the days of a ‘job for life’ are all but over. So what do you do when your job is no longer providing much satisfaction? How do you navigate the journey into a new career when you have limited understanding of where to start.
Resume preparation provides Cveta with a focus for a new career
Cveta is an Australian citizen, having arrived as a 22 year old in 1977. She married one year later, and worked as a laboratory assistant with an ice-cream manufacturer for a few years, before having four children. Being divorced in 2006 at 51 years of age, Cveta realised she needed an income to support herself and her children.
Career health check for mid-career workers
Just as it is important to routinely check your cholesterol and blood pressure for a clean bill of health, it is important to conduct regular career health checks. Career health checks can assess whether your career is on-track.
Career change roller coaster
How many times have I heard someone say that they don't know what they want to be when the 'grow up'? And that is coming from people in their 40's and 50's!
Dual career couples - considering relocation to regional cities
The decision to relocate affects the whole family unit, not just the person accepting the relocation. When one partner considering a job offer that would require relocating to a regional centre, one of the first questions asked is often "What employment opportunities will there be for my partner?"
Keeping pace with reality
Confucius said "Choose the work you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life".
Men at work after manual labour
Manual labour is physically demanding and, after a while, injury and fatigue can appear. Your working life is not necessarily over but it is time for a change.
Reality-testing your career change ideas
"Look before you leap!" As an adult embarking on career change, it's important to understand the realities of gaining and performing work in a new career before you tell the boss goodbye and step boldly into your future.
Taking charge of your work in the 21st century
It's time to realise that the "job for life" is extinct. Employment is now far more uncertain, and everyone is having to change roles with their employers.
Ten signs that it could be time for a career change
We all have different expectations of our career. Our specific core values, needs and wants represent our criteria for our degrees of happiness. Understanding what we want and how a job fits into our career strategy is perhaps the greatest challenge we face.
The importance of values in career change
Career change is usually a difficult and time-consuming process, therefore it is important to know why you're trying for the change and what you hope to gain. You need to be convinced that it will be satisfying.
Using our transferable skills
Everyone has them - even young school leavers. Transferable skills can be gained from a variety of setting therefore everyone has the opportunity to acquire them.
What is a good job for me to move into?
Some of the people we work with who are thinking about their future career, think only about the jobs that they are 'good' because they mean they will have a job for a long time, will help you to make lots of money, be successful or give you skills that you can always use.