The document provides guidance for individuals considering a career change, emphasizing the importance of self-reflection, researching career options, and taking gradual steps towards the new field. It encourages taking part-time internships or classes to assess interest and build relevant skills. Additionally, it advises maintaining realistic expectations about job satisfaction, recognizing that all jobs come with challenges.

1. CAREER TRANSITION
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2. CHANGE IN YOUR CAREER
Are you frustrated,
unchallenged and
unfulfilled with your
work? Then this might
be the right time to
make a major change.
Changing careers,
however, is something
that you should never
do without serious
thought or
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3. 1. Learn About Yourself and Your Career
Objective
Take some time off and self introspect about
your aims, objectives and where you want to
be in the next five years. Carry out a thorough
assessment of your values, how you would like
to work and other important considerations
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4. 1. Learn About Yourself and Your Career Objective
Make a list of careers, industries and sectors
that are in line with your skills and interest.
Use your resources, hit the internet, take
relevant course works, set up informational
interviews, and so on, to zero in on the
prefect option that is a best bet to achieve
your career objective.
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5. 2. Ease into a New Career One Step at a Time
You can perhaps opt to take up a part-time
internship program related to the new area, or
enroll in a workshop or an adult education
class on the weekend, while being employed in
the current job. By this way you will be able to
assess your keenness to enter the new field,
plus strengthen the job critical skills
associated with the new area.
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6. 3. Remember That Any Progress is Good Progress
Sometimes, even confident individuals opt to
continue their association with an unsatisfying
job, since they feel safe and are vary about the
bad decisions that can ruin their professional life.
But in the quest to land a satisfying job, your
worst enemy is your apathy. Make an effort to do
the right thing, even if it is a small thing such as
sending mails or attending an event, which
moves you one step closer to your ultimate goal.
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7. 4. Have Realistic Expectations
• Even if you are lucky enough to land your dream
job, do bear in mind that there is no such thing as
an ideal work situation. Every job has its ups and
downs, and things that you like and things that
you don’t like. Always have realistic expectation
and do remember that nothing is easy on this
earth and everything worth having or achieving
demands substantial amount of effort.
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