Career Change Top Tips

Good day in work, not too many new things added to the pile so actually almost got to the bottom of it all and my manic forward planning paid off when meeting attendees arrived 30 minutes early, who does that? and I had all the slides and handouts and room ready and could just pass them over. It's like that scene in Austin Powers "no-one considers the henchmen" "no-one considers the administrators"

At lunch again talking to people about their career choices and how to move things forward. People knwo what they want often but not how to get it and also people don't know what they want, so having really studied this for myself and finding it fascinating I shoudl really share.

Top tips

- Firstly make a list of any specific times in the last week you felt happy about something task related then really examine what you felt
-Decide what 5 specific things you absolutely couldn't have in your new job
-List your hobbies and analyse is it the what who where or why that makes you do them
-question all the barriers you have just mentaly put in
-lastly write words down for all the positive stuff left on individual cards, put them in groups of 3 and list jobs that use 2 at least of the three things, shuffle and continue you'll end up with lots of job ideas.
-Then relax about it go on holiday or just get on with your life for a few weeks, look again at the list and then start to research the jobs that appeal
-volunteer or shadow the role or similar to test it
-plan one step at a time to get there

You may not end up exactly where you intended but you'll be close.

That's the theory and so far in small steps getting there.

Museums was part of my plan and after going on back scenes tours realised many jobs though task fascinating to me are so person alone in a room all week for me that I would go insane. Public or administrative or managerial are way more natural to me.

Know yourself

Jen