Ready to bust out of your current work situation? 🚀 Are you really ready to take the leap? Before you jump ship, it pays to be prepared. 🛳️ Not having a solid plan could lead you down the road to disaster land. 🫠
Starting over in a whole new career takes some big you-know-whats.⚽🏀🏈 If you've got what it takes, have a look at this list of tips to make the move smooth.
Here’s five tools and resources to help you rethink your career path:
- 🧑🏫 Lifelong Learner - Need to learn some new skills to move into a new career field? Check out Coursera. This platform has a ton of free courses to upgrade your abilities so you can put it on your resume. You can take the courses virtually, right from your laptop, couch, and pajamas. Coursera also has a wide range of certification programs available, but you'll need to pay for those.
- 📝 Testing 1, 2, 3 - If you know you hate your job but aren't sure what to get into next, give The Career Test a try! Answer 100 questions (it takes about 15 minutes) about your personality and interests and it'll deliver a custom career report with guidance on your next move. The test costs just under $20. If you pay a couple bucks more, they'll also throw in a personality test.
- 💰 Mind Your Money - Sometimes, a career change means taking a temporary pay cut, especially if you're entering a new field as an entry-level employee. It's important to consider your budget and overall financial plan before you take the leap, and budgeting tools like Mint.com are a huge help. Use Mint to view your entire financial snapshot, including debt, bank balances, and spending history to plan for your future.
- 🤔 Personal Pros and Cons - Trying to land a promotion in your current workplace? Why not do a full self-evaluation as practice for the real thing? Knowing what you have to improve on before you meet with your boss can give you an edge. A self-evaluation also helps you look back on all of your accomplishments. Shine on, you crazy diamond! Check out this website for self-eval examples.
- 🧘 Om Sweet Om - Whether your current boss is the devil incarnate or you're stressing over taking the leap, keeping yourself calm is the key to your wellbeing. The Calm app is chock full of meditation music and mindfulness audio programs to help you find your zen. Give a mindset program a listen in the morning and start your day off on the right foot.
🔥Bottom line: Although a career change can be scary, it's one of the greatest adventures you could ever take! A little bit of planning goes a long way, so make sure to think it through. Do you have some interviews coming up? Don't miss this article where we share all the creeptastic interview red flags you shouldn't ignore.
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