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Career change from City trader to Zoo Keeper

By Sab on 3 December 2010 at 22:56 in Careershifters Blog

A couple of weeks ago I watched a documentary programme about London Zoo, and my ears pricked up when they introduced one of the keepers - he used to work in the City and gave it all up to work in the zoo. A pretty dramatic career change! 

So with a little digging I have found his story online, here, towards the middle of the article. I hope it inspires you - and it shows that with hard work (and sometimes unpaid, menial work) you can get the job of your dreams.

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