CAREER
5 Eff ective Ways to Manage a Career Change
ith the economy in a down- 2. You don’t need to decide what you want get interview offers for just about every job comes calling.
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ward spiral and America in right away, but you do need to decide what position you DON’T want, but don’t let The trick is learning how to juggle.
the middle of a full-scale you want to do soon. Knowing what you it discourage you. If you have the time When the offer you don’t want comes in,
fi nancial and credit crisis, want to do will make your search a lot available, it’s a good plan to go on at least tell them that you’d like to have a night
most people are happy to easier, so start getting yourself organized. one practice interview. No matter how to think about it as you’re mulling over a
just have any job, whether or not it’s their What did you go to school for? Is that what many interviews you’ve been on, every few offers. You might consider calling the
fi rst choice of career. But just because the you want to do with the rest of your life? industry has a standard set of questions recruiter for the job you do want and telling
economy has fallen on hard times doesn’t Read up on certain fi elds to see how they that you need experience to be able to him or her you prefer to work there, but
mean you need to give up your dreams fi t your personality. Do some research answer. Chances are when it comes time you have another offer and you don’t want
for the rest of your life. Whether you’re to make sure that you’re not leaving one to interview for the jobs you do want, to risk remaining unemployed. If nothing
unemployed or just sick of your job and dead-end job for another. your more experienced competitors will else you will get an idea on where you
looking for a new career, you have to have answers prepared for these interview stand with that employer. Just remember,
know what you want to do and fi gure out 3. Learn everything you can. After you’ve questions. You need to practice. they need to hire someone just as badly as
how to get there. decided on a solid career, it’s time to really you need to get hired, so if you’re the one
Sifting through the boring old jobs focus on that as your future. Before you 5. Know how to manage your offers. It’s they’re looking for, they might drop their
to choose a new career isn’t as hard as it interview, make sure you read everything inevitable. You’re never going to be in line search in order to get their fi rst choice on
sounds. By following a few simple tips, you can about the career. As you’re study- for just one job at a time. Decisions can board.
you too can be happy in your work. ing up on your future career, start applying never be that easy, so you have to know You might be at the end of your rope
to any and every job you can fi nd that is how to deal with choices. Consider these and thinking that if you don’t leave your
1. Make sure leaving is the right move. even remotely related to the subject. See two determining factors: starting salary job, you’re going to lose it. We’ve all
This goes without saying, but sometimes who gets back to you and who doesn’t. and career potential. Going with career been there at some point, but it can and
you might be better off at your original Don’t accept every interview, but analyze potential is usually a good choice long will get get better. Once you’ve decided
job. When there’s as big of a recession as who is getting back to you and who isn’t term, but sometimes the short term is more to change your dead-end career and start
we’re dealing with now, new jobs can be and how that might relate back to the important. Once you’ve decided which job anew, you’re only a few steps away from
hard to come by, so if you have one right strength of your resume and cover letter. you want, the one you want less is prob- upward mobility. ■
now, you might want to hold onto it. In a Discover what it takes to get noticed in ably going to call you fi rst to offer you a
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