Make the change

What happens when you’ve done it all – you’ve read all the tips, you’ve gone to the workshops, you know your stuff, but you still feel like something is holding you back from changing career? Odds are that ‘something’ is a fear or limiting belief.

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Changing career can be incredibly daunting for many people. So, when your heart is in your throat and your palms are starting to sweat, how do you go about being brave and taking action when it’s the last thing you feel like doing? More

Are you put off the idea of changing career because of finances? If so, then you're not alone - it's one of the biggest obstacles that wannabe career changers come up against. Here, career coach and former career changer, Toby Buckle talks you through how to figure out what it will cost you to make the career change you dream of... More

In the final part of our 3-part series on 'How to find your dream job in the hidden job market' Phil Bolton explains what information interviews are all about and how they are the final key to finding and landing your dream job. More

In Part I of our '3 Steps to Getting Your Dream Job' series, career coach Philip Bolton showed how the first step to finding your dream job is to figure out who and where your 'network' is. In this article - Part II - he shows how the next step is to create a powerful and concise message to deliver to your network about what you want... More

Did you know that apparently 70% of jobs are not even advertised? That’s a huge number of hidden jobs and for anyone changing career that is where you are most likely to find your new role. So how do you find hidden jobs? In the first of a three part series Philip Bolton shows you the first step to finding the jobs that aren’t advertised. More

One of the most difficult aspects of a career transition is wading through the feelings of uncertainty that all career shifters experience at some stage. Sharon Peake however, has discovered not only how to handle these times of 'not knowing' but how you can actually use this uncertainty to your advantage when going through career transition... More

Are you starting to get impatient and frustrated that your career change isn't happening fast enough? that you're not moving forward as quickly as you'd like? Do you see the delay in reaching your career change goal as a sign that something is wrong?

Then listen to these wise words by Jessica McGregor Johnson as to why careershifting often takes longer than we expect and why it’s usually with good reason.
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Another stunning article from career change expert, Sarah Cooper. She takes a look at 'failure' and our fear of it - often one of the biggest obstacles to career changers.

Sarah takes a look at why  the idea of failure holds such power over us and offers some practical exercises which guarantee to shift your perspective on 'failure'... More

Wouldn't it be great if everyone around you was supportive of your career shift? Unfortunately, the reality is that some of your family, friends or colleagues will advise against career change. They may not see why you want to leave where you are, or they might not approve of the career you think you want to move into.
This can have a big impact. When you're considering something as big and new as a career shift, hearing others voicing your own secret fears can be scary - for many it is the excuse they need not to make the shift.
Sound familiar? Here are 3 things to consider before you give in to those fears. More