{"id":34764,"date":"2019-04-02T11:14:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T03:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=34764"},"modified":"2019-04-02T11:14:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T03:14:07","slug":"a-guide-to-changing-your-career-later-on-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2019\/04\/02\/a-guide-to-changing-your-career-later-on-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to changing your career later on in life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The job you work, whatever it may be, will take up the vast majority of your time as an adult. For this reason alone, it is incredibly important to make sure you are pursuing a career that you genuinely enjoy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to circumstance beyond\nyour control, you may have found yourself settling for a job that isn\u2019t\nwhat you really want to be doing, just to make ends meet but it does not have to\nstay this way. Changing your career later on in life is not only possible but\nis an option that is gaining popularity as an increasing number of people\ndecide to put themselves first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, making such a significant\nchange in your life can be a daunting one\nand sometimes people can get put off by the fear of the unknown. However, the\nbest things in life are often going to be the things that scare you, hence why\nthey call it a leap of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get you off to a strong\nstart, this guide is going to give\nyou some of the essential information and advice you will need to change your\ncareer no matter what your age is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why change\nyour career later in life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To begin with, you need to be sure that you want\nto change your career as it is a big journey to undertake. One useful thing you\ncan do to make up your mind is to consider what the benefits of changing your\ncareer path could have in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the main factors that draw\npeople towards wanting to change is the opportunity to be happier. Can you\nimagine what your life would be like getting up every day excited for what you\nare going to be doing at work rather than just waiting for your shift to end?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside this, a career change into a job you are\npassionate about can also lead to a reduction in stress. Working in an industry\nthat you don\u2019t care about just to keep\nthe money coming in can make you unhappy and often will leave you overworked\nand unfulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you have a better idea of why you should seek out a new career, you need to find out how to change your career<\/a>, in terms of the exact steps you need to take. If you are serious about this, then you need to have a well thought out plan so that you can continue to support yourself as you prepare for your new life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Training is\nsomething you can get passionate about<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to get a good start in a new industry is to get a useful qualification. One of the most useful qualifications\nyou can get will be a degree, so the main thing you need to decide on is the\nsubject you want to study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With even the most minimal research, you can easily see the full range of things\nyou can do with electrical engineering<\/a>. The technology industry is one of\nthe most secure professions to get into as innovations in the field constantly\nupgrade modern life. The skills you gain through a degree in electrical\nengineering are easily transferable between different trades, giving you some\nflexibility when it comes to making plans for your future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to the best\nplace to get your electrical engineering degree online<\/a>, Michigan Tech is\none of the premium providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The great thing about being able to do your training and get your qualification online is that it allows you to stay where you are and work at your own pace. If you still need to work part-time to support your family or partner, you can spread out your learning. However, if you are able to concentrate on your degree ore fully, you can get through the entire course in just five semesters and emerge with a new trade to take into the job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brush up on\nyour interviewing skills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you have a new qualification under your belt, you\ncan start looking for jobs that are going to make you begin to love Monday\u2019s\nonce again. Writing your CV will be a breeze now that you have your new skill\nset, but it is always a good idea to\nbrush up on how to make your writing engaging and sell yourself to bag that interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you have landed your first interview for your new\ncareer, you need to be ready to make a great first impression. This begins by knowing what to wear for an\ninterview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing to think about is the type of place you are\ngoing for your interview. If you are meeting someone from a young tech start-up\nto have a chat in the local caf\u00e9, going to meet them in a full suit and tie\nmight be too formal and make you look out of touch. Instead, opting for a smart\ncasual look, such as a button up shirt, smart\njeans, and either dress shoes or heels\nwill help you better connect with them. On the\nother hand, if you are going for a high up position in a corporate\nsetting, making sure that you have ironed all your clothes, neatly styled your\nhair, and keep any jewelry to a minimum, which will allow you to come across as\nthe best version of yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, take some time to learn how\nto sell yourself at an interview<\/a>. It is all too\neasy to downplay your achievements in an effort\nto not come across as being\narrogant, but you need a find a way to display your talents and skills that you\nare comfortable with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try practicing talking about yourself in front of a mirror\nor getting a friend to run a mock interview with you beforehand to get some\nadvice and used to speaking about yourself positively. Learning how to talk confidently can be difficult, but a good\nrule is to take a breath and remember that it is okay to pause to think of your\nanswer to any questions you may be asked.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take some time to learn how to sell yourself at an interview. It is all too easy to downplay your achievements in an effort to not come across as being arrogant, but you need a find a way to display your talents and skills that you are comfortable with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":34765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1678,5281,5622,96],"class_list":["post-34764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions","tag-career","tag-employment","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}