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Career change

  • 05-09-2005 7:42pm
    #1
    bibibobo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭


    Does anybody know where to go or who to talk to about making a career change. I have a degree and masters and work in a job which pays good money + increments but is a pain in the arse at the best of times. I'm damn tired of the office snobs i work with and would love to get back to basics and get my hands dirty, i.e. doing practical hands on work. Would it be worth visiting a career advisor or guidance counsellor - has anybody took this route because of their unhappiness in the job?
    Has anybody here changed completely from doing a professional job to a trade and been happy with it?

    thanks,
    B


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  • #2
    Smile4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Smile4life


    Maybe it would be a good idea to go to a career coach as they can help you to choose the right career. Do a search in google for clarity and focus and you could have a look yourself.


  • #3
    finlma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭finlma


    I'm in the process of doing it. I've worked in IT for 3 years including working for an investment bank in London but I'm sick of it. I hate sitting at a desk all day and it was really getting me down. I've always been interested in teaching and I'm applying to do the Primary Teaching Postgrad.

    Money doens't bother me any more, life is too short to worry about it. Do whatever you think will make you happy and don't care what people say when you decide to change.


  • #4
    deisemum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,682 ✭✭✭deisemum


    bibibobo, is it possible (depending on trade that you have in mind) to find someone who will let you work on Saturdays so that you get a feel for that particular trade? That way you'll have a more realistic idea of the trade and it will help you make up your mind.
    My husband took on a 27 year old apprentice this year (but not from a professional background) and it's working out very well for both of them. At least at 27 his apprentice had some life experience and a much clearer idea on what he wants to do with his life compared to a 17/18 year old.
    Life's too short to contemplate staying in a job that you hate and job satisfaction has to account for something. I remember hearing a discussion on the radio about careers a while back and they said the day of a job for life (except for civil servants) is gone and that most people will have 7 different careers in their lifetime.
    Good luck in your chosen career.


  • #5
    WhiteWashMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    bibibobo wrote:
    Does anybody know where to go or who to talk to about making a career change. I have a degree and masters and work in a job which pays good money + increments but is a pain in the arse at the best of times. I'm damn tired of the office snobs i work with and would love to get back to basics and get my hands dirty, i.e. doing practical hands on work. Would it be worth visiting a career advisor or guidance counsellor - has anybody took this route because of their unhappiness in the job?
    Has anybody here changed completely from doing a professional job to a trade and been happy with it?

    thanks,
    B

    its never too late, but the most important thing if you are going to change is to decide what it is you really want to do.
    there is no point in changing career to something, just because you dont like what you are doing at the moment.

    unless you absolutely really want to become an underwater naked ballerina, then looking at the industry you are in, and the options within your abilities is probably a better bet.

    for example, i used to be a network engineer, and i changed career to being a pre-sales consultant for what i used to fix.
    its not a HUGE change, but it is a significant change.

    personally, i want to be a games producer, but i really need to have project management and man mangement skills to do that. maybe one day i will do it, but at the moment, im looking at key account management.

    its all about options, and being realistic and realising what you are good at and what is realistic.

    if you are completely unsure of what it is you want to do, then join 95% of the world. a career guidance person will put you through about 4 hours of rigerous testing, and at the end of it, you will probably be none the wiser. i did it a few years ago, and they told me i should be in hotel management.
    pfffft!
    i dont think so.

    but, it might work for you, who knows.


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