Tags: new career

Want a new job this year? Get a game plan

By Nisa Chitakasem

Hate your job and desperate to change? Don't leap into another bad job! Make sure your next career move is at least a stepping stone to the right career for you. Nisa Chitakasem writes about how having a game plan can enable you to make the most of your career change. More

A novel and creative way to find work

By Sab on 4 October 2010 at 11:13 in Careershifters Blog

Here's an idea for an alternative job-hunting method -  wearing a sandwich board and walking the streets of London! Andrea Sacrini is a career changer who wants to move from business to marketing, and is doing exactly that as part of her job hunting strategy. Her website provides updates with how her campaign is going.

If you have any tales of unique job hunting methods you could share with other career changers, do leave us a comment!

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Tips for Finding Your New Career

By Sue Powell

Coach Sue Powell shares her tips on how to change to a new career successfully and as stress-free as possible! More

How to create your perfect new career when no one job ticks the boxes

By Marianne Cantwell

A single off-the-shelf ‘job’ might not be the answer – relying on an employer to see your potential in a new field might just keep you paralysed in a career dilemma forever. If you love a lot of things, you like variety, and don’t want to be trapped in a boring career, then CREATING a bespoke free range career opens up new possibilities. More

A succession of new careers — fluidity in todays working style

By Sab on 30 July 2010 at 15:10 in Careershifters Blog

I've been thinking about how many of us are looking for careers and working styles that afford a greater measure of variety and independence, with scope to grow and change, and how this relates to changes in lifestyles generally over the past ten years or so. In this blog post i'll be looking at how being part of the international digital generation has a clear influence on our working life choices... and argue it should be a good thing!

 

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What people are saying about Careershifters

"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

"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

“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

“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

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

Lindsey

"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

"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

“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

"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."



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