Careershifters blog

Book Review: Strategy For You by Rich Horwath

Sab — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:35:14 -0500

In Strategy For You, Rich Horwath explains how to use the principles of business strategy to create a fulfilling life — including how to identify what you want, designing how you take steps towards what you want, and how to be continually taking action. If you need some structure in your career change, this book could be for you!

How to Deal With the Anxiety of Career Change in 5 Interesting and Fun Ways

Ryan Rivera — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:36:55 -0600

Career change can create anxiety, whether it's facing the unknown, approaching potential employers or taking a risk on a business idea. In this guest blog post, Ryan Rivera shares his top tips for how you can handle anxiety during your career change.

Book Review: The Start-up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha

Sab — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:44:59 -0600

The Start-up of You is a book by Reid Hofman, co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn, and Ben Casnocha, an author and entrepreneur, which shares start-up strategies that can help anyone navigate their careers and career changes successfully. If you are looking to have greater control over your career or want to learn how best to maximise opportunities for yourself, check this book out!

As We Finish 2011, Here's To You

Richard — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:41:02 -0600

Do you want the kind of career 'most people' have?

Hattie B — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:53:30 -0600

Most people would rather stay in a miserable work situation that step into the uncertainty of change. In this guest blog post, Hattie B takes you through a step by step process to work through fear and begin to take action in your career change.

Career Change Clinic: How do I identify work that is meaningful, fun, and makes people happy?

Sab — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:56:03 -0600

"I am a telecom transmission network engineer, and I have been unhappy at work for many years. I would like to do work that actually means something to people, and if I can make people happy then that’s a bonus too. I get bored very easily, how can I make my working life more fun?"

You Have Many Options For Financing Career Change. What Will You Choose?

Sab — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:50:11 -0600

There is no one simple way to handles finances during career change that would work for everybody, so you need to decide on a strategy that could work best for you. This blog post outlines some strategies that you can use for your own career change.

Career Change Clinic: How do I start identifying what makes me happy?

Sab — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:53:58 -0500

"I've come to realise my career path isn't making me happy and I need a new path in life. But I have no idea what I should do instead. I don't know what would make me happy or how to find it. Where do I start?"

Practical Steps To Confidence

Claire Howe — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:16:28 -0500

Do you feel anxious when it comes to job interviews or cold-calling? In this blog post coach Claire Howe shares her top five tips for boosting confidence.

Career Change Clinic: How can I find my niche in my work area?

Sab — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:45:36 -0500

"I'm only 3 years into my HR career, currently at an HR consultancy. I previously worked in HR in-house at a bank. I don't enjoy my current job and have decided I wanted to move back in-house. Because I have some gaps in my in-house experience, organisations I'm worried about career progression. I also wonder if I should be looking outside of HR. I have a degree in Modern Languages and a CIPD qualification I've recently completed via distance learning. How can I untangle the various threads and find something that makes me happy?"