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I need to know how I can transfer my skills and move into another career

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By Anonymous on 13 January 2008 at 16:21

When I look up jobs everyone wants experience. I need to know how I can transfer my skills and move into another career path - surely my qualifications can help me to pick up something more than a job on a supermarket till.

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By Toby Buckle on 11 February 2008 at 23:01

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Think of your experience and qualifications as a set of ingredients that can be used to make a variety of roles. Identify which ingredients you would most enjoy to use and pursue roles that can use these...

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I want to change career but feel trapped by my responsibilities

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By Anonymous on 5 December 2007 at 01:00

I'm very unhappy in my job but feel trapped!...My biggest worry is my responsibilities. I currently earn a good wage, have been married and am expecting my first child. If I did not have a mortgage I would happily either go back to Uni or start a career at the bottom.

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By Toby Buckle on 20 December 2007 at 22:01

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The trick is to find ways in which both these motivators (i.e. the desire to pay your way, and the desire to enjoy a job) can work together, rather than seeing them as mutually exclusive

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