Disheartened By Your Current Role: Plan A New Career

We have all know the saying "Honesty is the best policy" and understand what it means. Try using that saying on your current role or career and look candidly at your emotions and opinions as they relate to your job. Can you say that you like your job, feel positively about it and would like to continue with this career or do you think that this is not the right job for you? If your predominant emotions are negativity, hesitancy or feeling unappreciated, unfulfilled or unhappy in your current job you may want to consider planning a new career.

This is a scary thought for many people. They have training and worked in a career for a number of years and have resigned themselves to the fate of staying in that career, despite the negative feelings and thoughts about the job. There are many reasons given for not moving to a new career and they include:

• Pressure from family to stay in the job
• Concerns about financial security
• Concerns about the economy and job market
• Fear of failure
• Fear of uncertainty

While these are all legitimate fears and concerns they can be minimized or even eliminated with some advance planning and research. Most of the concerns that individuals have with changing careers have to do with financial security for themselves and their families and fears about the uncertainty of trying something new. Use the following guidelines to gain the knowledge needed to overcome these concerns and try a new career.

• Know what you want to do. Complete a job inventory or aptitude test or do some volunteer or job-shadowing activities in your new field of interest to see if this is really the career that you want to pursue. Try to focus on a career that you have a natural aptitude or interest in rather than something that just pays well. Issues such as job satisfaction and security are just as important as salaries in may cases.
• Research the job market for this new career. Contact employers or associations to determine if there is a good opportunity to enter another career. There is little point in training for a new career if there are few employment opportunities. Determine if you would be willing to relocate or if you wish to stay in the same areas you currently live in.
• Understand the training you need and plan to complete it. Set goals and timelines to keep on target. If you do not wish to give up your current job you may have to complete training that works with your current work schedule. Is the training flexible in its scheduling or could it be completed online or by mail-out classes?
• Understand the risks involved in a career change. There may be some risk involved in changing careers, and there may be time between jobs. Plan in advance for this financially so that you do not have to take temporary employment that may affect your training goals. Often in two income families this is easier than in a one-income family or for a single person.

By completing the research, job analysis and training aspects of planning a new career you can best prepare yourself for the change. The key is in planning to minimize the stress and uncertainty that goes along with a career change. The new career will provide a more positive and enjoyable work environment, which will more than make up for any slight concerns that occurred in the planning of your career change.

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