Escape The City - a growing online community of people leaving City jobs to find their own career paths

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Escape The City - an exciting online platform for young professionals who want to 'do something different’ and find meaningful & fulfilling occupations outside of the corporate mainstream.

Are you a disillusioned City worker? Well, Rob Symington and Dom Jackman  have created ‘Escape The City’, a platform specifically designed to answer the question: 'How do I leave my corporate job and find an occupation that makes me tick?'. They are assembling a community of like-minded young professionals who are committed to helping each other escape, and connect these talented young people for exciting career changes, innovative business start-ups and epic adventures.

Their site has success stories, job listings and volunteering opportunities, and free articles. So if you’re tired of the corporate life and want to make a radical change, check their site out for support and inspiration!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EscapetheCity?ref=ts
Twitter: http://twitter.com/escthecity
 


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What people are saying about Careershifters

“Thanks to Careershifters I'm shifting my career! Have been thinking for a while about the direction I'm going in and after looking at your website and reading some of the advice I realised that I've got to go for it.”

Justine

"The Careershifters workshop helped me realise that it’s never too late to change your career, that these advances take time and, I am confident that if I stick with my ‘plan’ I won’t make another wrong career move."

Claire Coveney

"The Careershifters workshop started me on the path to changing from the Practice Manager of a GP Practice to Community Engagement work that meets the needs I identified at the workshop."

Diane Cassidy

"Careershifters helped me realise that there were many small steps I could take towards improving my job satisfaction. Gaining greater focus has given me a renewed enthusiasm for my work, giving me the confidence to negotiate a one year sabbatical."



Cath Rooney

"This website has been a lifesaver for me over the past year!"

Lindsey

"I had a career in sales and now I run my own sales training company.  The Careershifters workshop gave me the motivation to get on and do things, as well as some good direction with regards to the sort of activities I needed to put in place."

Matt Hayden

“As of yesterday, I officially have a new career and start my new and exciting role next week! So a massive THANK YOU to all of you at Careershifters for your support. You really do deserve every success in what you're doing.”

Liz

"For 17 years I worked in the travel industry. In the period of unemployment and after attending the Careershifters workshop I retrained and am now employed as a trainer and coach. I'd recommend the workshop to anyone who may not know what they want to do."

Paul Kensett

“After attending a Careershifters workshop I had the energy and drive to start researching how to get into teaching. I applied for a course, had an interview, got a place and left my old job in less than a week. It was so easy when I finally decided to go for it.”

Nikki

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