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We Don’t Use The Word 'Career' In Our House

By Sonia Lakshman

Does the term 'career' leave you cold and make you feel boxed in? Coach Sonia Lakshman stakes the case for doing work that doesn't conform to labels or ladders and expresses who you are. More

How Financial Standards Can Guide Your Career Change

By Sab on 17 January 2011 at 16:23 in Careershifters Blog

When deciding to embark on a new career, we also consider the salary or payment we will receive. Are the figures we pencil in for ourselves reflective of our true worth, and what expectations do we bring to the table both as a payer and payee?

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Interesting article in the Guardian about salaries and the value of work

By Sab on 27 November 2010 at 12:30 in Careershifters Blog

Last weekend the Guardian published an article about salaries, and interviewed a cross section of people working in very different sectors about their income. Those interviewed include some career changers, and I found it interesting to read about how everybody works for different reasons - some for love, some for money, some to make a difference and a lot of people trying to balance money with satisfaction. The article might help you think about what you want from your working life alongside money, and also potential career options.

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Kicking ass in the job hunt

By ClaireM on 8 February 2010 at 20:02 in ShiftLogs

How do you keep forcused on applying for jobs amidst clouds of recession depression? More

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work is the opportunity to play...

By Selina Barker on 21 June 2006 at 17:19 in ShiftLogs

I'm fed up with running around nervously in circles, trying to find the answer to 'what career is right for me?' - overwhelmed by the amount of guidance out there on how to change career and find the perfect job. There's so much choice I just end up confused and frozen!
So I decided that I would put all thoughts aside, put the books back on the shelf, stop ploughing through the many websites out there and see what advice and guidance turned up naturally. 'STOP filling up my time worrying and TRUST' was the theme of today.
I didn't need to wait for long, someone I met recently through work called up out of the blue - Katherine - a career changer herself, she has been through the same arduous process that I'm embarking on and offered me a few gems of advice to get started with: More

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What people are saying about Careershifters

“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

"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

"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

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

Lindsey

"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

“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

"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."

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