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finding your niche?

  • 03-07-2009 8:57am
    #1
    easyontheeye
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    hi,


    I don't want this to turn into a " be grateful you have a job thread".

    Sitting here at the desk got me thinking, I'm probably not in a job/career that interests me or that would ever allow me to reach some level of success as i'm just not interested in it, but yet i found my way here and here i am! so how do i motivate myself to be successful in a career i have pretty much lost interest in?
    Should i focus on trying to find that happy place...if it exists? or should i plod along as i'm doing now slowly...edging...my way to bitterness and depression?


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  • #2
    Nody
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    Why not try to figure out what you'd like to do and what skills you have/can learn that you can apply in both places and then work your way towards a career path change?


  • #3
    easyontheeye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 742 ✭✭✭easyontheeye


    maybe i dont want to find out what skills they are as it may result in being in the completely wrong industry for me and having years of retraining to do :o


  • #4
    Nody
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    easyontheeye wrote: »
    maybe i dont want to find out what skills they are as it may result in being in the completely wrong industry for me and having years of retraining to do :o
    You can never know until you find out though; if you are bitter now it is only going to get worse as you go on. Besides at this time and age you should expect to change industry a couple of times during your working career; what's important is how you can cross use your skills.


  • #5
    easyontheeye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 742 ✭✭✭easyontheeye


    at the moment i can't see the wood from the trees, not sure how i can identify skills i can reuse in another career. I'm starting to lose some confidence in my abilities too as i'm feeling like i am a one trick pony. I work in IT/Telecoms.


  • #6
    Nody
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    And the area of interest that you're considering/want to go to is?


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  • #7
    easyontheeye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 742 ✭✭✭easyontheeye


    Nody wrote: »
    And the area of interest that you're considering/want to go to is?

    Thats it i dont know. I always had an interest in construction/structural engineering but i guess thats not really viable at the moment. maybe the energy bandwagon? Then im thinking I've always been a good talker and information presenter so maybe presales?!

    As you can tell I am a scatter brain! I have no idea where im going!


  • #8
    Nody
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    Well I'll wrap up both under renewal energy build out for now. You currently do telecom and IT; what about looking at how to work on remote monitoring of the system or similar? Field engineer would also come to mind but that woul dnot be as direct and would depend on what you've done before with your hands.

    Good at talking extra would work in sale but sales also require a very specific type of person and you don't come over as the that type. Chatty could work in some customer/company facing support though, for example internal support helpdesk at a such a company or similar idea.

    I hope you're getting the idea of what I'm saying here; you don't have to dump all you know to start over in another area. Rather sneak in on a side track with your current experience and work that way instead.


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