Changing of career can be understood in various aspects such as a person changing a job from one field to another, a teenager doing a summer internship/job, an individual working into a corporate world and moving back to a family business, and so on.
What is a Career Change?
The concept of switching the career is one of the most important things for a career as well as career management.
Over the years, the market and employees will change at some or other time. It is observed all over the years that, people will change their career/occupation many times in their entire life. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics through the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
in 1979, collected data showing that individuals who are between the age of 18-38 tend to change more than 10 jobs.
How to Switch Careers
There are many reasons for an individual to change their careers, below are few steps:
Identify strengths: An individual himself could be the best person to explore his strengths, rather than taking advice from others. This helps to identify his strengths and gives clarity to his personal career choice.
Avoid limiting yourself: An individual should always search for more career options rather than limiting to few career options.
Focus on growing your network: It is always a good option to keep good terms and contact with people, this helps an individual to get more help and grow better.
Have enough patience: To get comfortable with the new career/job takes time as well as connecting well with other employees/colleagues. So be patient enough with the whole process rather than get impatient, this helps to stay focused on your work.
A person should be his immense fan: Try to motivate yourself and have faith in your own decisions, also stay positive towards it. It’s better not to expect others to be your fan, as sometimes their motivation might not match with your expectations and this itself is very demotivating. So be your immense fan.
Motivation, determination, and positivity are the key factors when it comes to switching the career. A person should always explore his ideas and work on them when it comes to his career choice.
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Nirali Trajker is a psychologist at MindTribe.in. You can learn more about her by clicking here.
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