Change of career - how do you decide what to do?
So my time is running out to find a part-time job and finding a full-time job that doesn't require travel is not proving easy. I really have till end of Feb - but am trying to think about what else I could do instead.
Anyone else changed career? How did you decide what to do? (I actually quite like my old one it is just the way the industry is the jobs that are about are not family friendly and I am not into it enough (you know is IT (SAP Logistics) so although I enjoy it, it isn't really something you get passionate about :-)) to pursue it if it means I can't be about for the kids as much as I want.
If I am going to retrain would rather start this year than wait. If am not going to be working I would rather be studying towards working than not doing anything or just working in a job with no prospects (seems like I can't be flexible enough to get many of the jobs I could just do to earn money anyway, and have zero retail/cafe experience as when was younger worked on a production line)
Where do you even start working out what you might like to do? Start with what you are interested in and see what jobs might fit in that area?
How do I make sure I find something that is going to be more family friendly - with flexible but set hours (with no family support we rely on childcare so I need to be able to have set hours/days most weeks unless is outside of office hours where DH might be home)
Has anyone come across a good website about this area?
Change of career - how do you decide what to do?
wysiwyg: could u do something more along proj management? But specialising in sap logistics? Or BA work? It's prob not the change ure thinking abt.
Limeslice: good for you! I always thought abt it (change career) but don't have the guts to do it.
Change of career - how do you decide what to do?
I'm changing career. I was a business manager for a retail store and was sick and tired of the long hrs, no weekends, overtime without extra pay and crappy pay in general. I am studying to be a teacher. I love kids, am passionate about the importance of a positive education experience, hubby is a teacher. So although there is alot of work that needs to be done outside of school hours we will be together as a family and ill be doing a job I love. I'm studying externally, all lectures and tutes are online. Its great! All I can suggest is to find something you're passionate about, call some Uni's or even workplaces and have a chat to them about what the job involves.
Change of career - how do you decide what to do?
Change of career - how do you decide what to do?
What kind of industry uses sap? Is it an industry that doesn't need a lot of specialised training? I do know some companies in the shipping industry that use sap, and if you know the ins and out of the system, then doing the other side isn't that hard..
So maybe you could look at the end users of your IT knowledge.