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How to Change and Manage Your Career with a Remittent Illness

By Sab on 26 January 2011 at 13:28 in Careershifters Blog

Careershifters site user Cathryn Worrell shares her tips on how to manage a career change when also dealing with a relapsing and remitting illness.

I am facing a career change due to having become ill with M.E/C.F.S (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). CFS is classed as a disabling condition under the Disability Discrimination Act but is an illness that can vary in severity quite significantly. If you live with a remittant illness and are looking to find the right career for you, here are my top tips.

Changing Career and Job Hunting : Owning the ‘dis’ of Your Disability

By Ami Turnball

Disability Coach Ami Turnball shares her tips for managing job interviews with a disability. More

Choosing an employer that suits YOU

By Dr Rob Yeung

Once you've found the career that is right for you and you're ready to make the change, make sure you find the employers that are right for you too. When going for an interview always keep in mind that as much as you're trying to impress the interviewer, they are trying to impress you...Dr Rob Yeung discusses the pitfalls that can snare candidates during the interview process. More

New free guide to finding a job

By Richard on 29 March 2009 at 15:19 in Careershifters Blog

Spring to Life

If you're currently in the process of looking for a job, you might be interested in "Spring to Life", a new, free downloadable guide that has been launched by The Stopgap Group. The guide includes handy advice on creating a winning CV, preparing for a tough interview and keeping motivated through the process.

And we're super happy that Careershifters got a mention as one of the resources to go to for further help.

You can read more about the guide and download a copy here: http://www.thesggroup.co.uk/springintolife

Creative Job Hunting

By Jacqui Mitchell

Do you, like most people, still just apply for advertised vacancies and register with recruitment consultancies when you're looking for a new job? Did you know it's estimated that as many as 70% of jobs are not advertised? That's why it makes much more sense to be creative in your job search, and to try and uncover these unadvertised openings, explains Jacqui Mitchell More

Top 10 things to emphasize in an interview

By Satu Kreula

How to set yourself apart from all the other candidates in an interview. More

Top 10 tips for excelling at interviews

By Satu Kreula

These top tips will help you be prepared, relaxed and confident and ensure that you bring out the best you have to offer. More

What people are saying about Careershifters

"This website has been a lifesaver for me over the past year!"

Lindsey

"I had a career in sales and now I run my own sales training company. The Careershifters workshop gave me the motivation to get on and do things, as well as some good direction with regards to the sort of activities I needed to put in place."

Matt Hayden

"For 17 years I worked in the travel industry. In the period of unemployment and after attending the Careershifters workshop I retrained and am now employed as a trainer and coach. I'd recommend the workshop to anyone who may not know what they want to do."

Paul Kensett

“As of yesterday, I officially have a new career and start my new and exciting role next week! So a massive THANK YOU to all of you at Careershifters for your support. You really do deserve every success in what you're doing.”

Liz

“After attending a Careershifters workshop I had the energy and drive to start researching how to get into teaching. I applied for a course, had an interview, got a place and left my old job in less than a week. It was so easy when I finally decided to go for it.”

Nikki

"The Careershifters workshop helped me realise that it’s never too late to change your career, that these advances take time and, I am confident that if I stick with my ‘plan’ I won’t make another wrong career move."

Claire Coveney

"Careershifters helped me realise that there were many small steps I could take towards improving my job satisfaction. Gaining greater focus has given me a renewed enthusiasm for my work, giving me the confidence to negotiate a one year sabbatical."

Cath Rooney

"The Careershifters workshop started me on the path to changing from the Practice Manager of a GP Practice to Community Engagement work that meets the needs I identified at the workshop."

Diane Cassidy

“Thanks to Careershifters I'm shifting my career! Have been thinking for a while about the direction I'm going in and after looking at your website and reading some of the advice I realised that I've got to go for it.”

Justine

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How to Change and Manage Your Career with a Remittent Illness