Career transitions When the time is right to move on Story by Helen Scott, Careers Consultant There may come a time in your career when you’re ready to move on from your job and go into another field. This can happen for a variety of reasons, like your current role no longer provides the challenge and interest it once did. Perhaps you’ve worked alongside someone, seen what they do and feel that their role would be a better fit for you. You could even be in a company or job you really don’t like and just want to jump ship. If this is your situation, the first thing to do is to acknowledge that it’s normal. At some point in their career, everyone feels like this. These days, people move on from jobs more frequently than they ever did, and it’s usual for people to move between jobs, employers and sectors that often seem quite different. Unfortunately, many of us are still brought up with the idea that there’s one ideal career for everyone, with family members asking ‘What are you going to be when you grow up?’ This puts considerable pressure on us from an early age to choose a career and stick to it for life, even when we know we’ve made the wrong choice or just want to try something else. It’s important to distance yourself from the outmoded idea that you’ll have one career for life. With people living and working longer, together with the
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