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8 Guaranteed Ways to Make a Career Change

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Explore 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change at any age. If you are ready to make a career change, these 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change at any age will help you.

 

Need to change your career? These are 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change at any age. These days, there’s no reason to be stuck when it comes to your career. Your attitude and willingness to make a change will surely determine your altitude when it comes to your career. Once you explore these 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change at any age, nothing should stop you from making a career change at any age.

Nowadays, it’s hard to talk about the future of work without mentioning tech advancements such as artificial intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) being mentioned in the same breath. Hailed as “the new electricity”, by leading AI researcher and Stanford adjunct professor, Andrew Ng, the proliferation of AI will send seismic waves of change through our society. Unfortunately, our careers will not be exempt from these waves. So, what kind of practical changes can we as workers of the future make in readiness of the work future in the coming years? Are we starting to think of a career change or not?

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Don’t grin and bear a dead end, none fulfilling and frustrating career. Don’t allow yourself to be a slave to a career that is not allowing you to reach or demonstrate your utmost or full potential. You may have a career that pays the bills but, inside are you deeply unfulfilled?

Be fiercely in pursuit of a good career for you. A career that you are not happy in and one which is not rewarding you with what you deserve is a dead-end career. If time, money and some other self-perceived challenges aren’t in your way, what would you do differently and what will be your career? If you can name it, what’s stopping you from going after it?

If you also wake up daily and longed a job where you can make a difference to the world, someone or something, then, you may need a new career.

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If you are ready for a career change but have no idea what else you could do, see the content and Infographic below on these 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change at any age.

Is this you having a discussion with a friend?

I am stuck in a dead-end job and a career that’s meaningless to me. What do I do?”
“First, do you know the career you would have preferred?”
Sure!
“What’s stopping you from going for it?”
Time, money, my age…
“Have you thought of how best to increase your chances of finding another career that will be fulfilling?”
Well, sometimes. But I don’t know how.

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If this is you, the first step is making the decision to overcome the way your career makes you feel.

We kid you not, making a career change will mean that you invest both your time, energy and money. As with any investment, it’s important to be well-informed before you make a career change. Part of this information-seeking journey is exploring these 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change.

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Before you embark on a career change, here are the 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change that will increase your chances of success:

  1. Build an emergency fund
  2. Create a Comprehensive Budget
  3. Take Your Retirement With You
  4. Consider Debt
  5. Time Your Leap
  6. Do Your Industry Research
  7. Learn How to Sell Yourself
  8. Pick Up a Side Hustle

Infographic: 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change at any age

Please include attribution to Credit.com with this graphic.

 

This list of 8 guaranteed ways to make a career change and Infographic above are from How to Make a Career Change at Any Age by Natalie Issa for Credit.com

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