M's ShiftLog

It can be simple

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:50:55 +0100

While there's nothing more interesting going on career-wise, I thought you might be interested in a career-change story that shows it doesn't always need to be difficult - from beginning to end, the total career change took maybe 6 months - and I'd say only about the last 4 weeks of that was spent really working hard to make a change.

The Waiting Game

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:14:17 +0100

Well it has been an exciting month since my last post. My final exam was not as straightforward as I had hoped, but at least the studying is over, and I should hear by the end of July whether I can add a Diploma in Economics to my CV. Almost more excitingly, I passed the assessment day for the Government Economic Service last week. There are still another two assessment days to go before a chance of a permanent post, but there may be the option of a temporary role in the meantime – so now I’m enjoying checking my emails every 20 minutes to find out if I’ve been offered a job.

The end is in sight

Fri, 30 May 2008 19:56:41 +0100

The feeling of calm is starting to fracture a little now. I read statistics notes on the tube, I make lists of revision topics in my lunch hour and I’m constantly answering more and more implausible interview questions in my head

A step backwards?

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:40:38 +0100

Going back into a job which doesn’t help me find my new career feels like a bit of a failure. However, it is definitely the most practical option – every day I work means one day that I can do unpaid voluntary work or an internship once I’m done.

The long journey...

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:20:21 +0100

A year and a half ago, after a year of being utterly miserable as an IT consultant, I finally bit the bullet and resigned. With no job to go to, and no real idea of what I wanted to do, I fluctuated on a daily basis between believing I was really brave, or really foolish.