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How to Adapt Your Career to a Tough Economy .
How to Adapt Your Career to a Tough Economy Adapting Your Career to a Tough Economy
The economy has seen a couple of tumultuous years. Most of the change has not been positive — many industries that were once thriving are now barely surviving. But some change has been good — a few industries are doing better than they once were, and others, alive and kicking now, didn't even exist several years ago. For example who was talking about green jobs in the '90s?
Good or bad, all changes require some sort of action. We must adapt our careers to this "new" economy. For some that may mean choosing a career in an entirely different field. For others it may mean changing the way you think about your career path and modifying it accordingly. Many will look for strategies that will help them hold onto their current or future jobs.
Changing Your Career
Six Reasons to Make a Career Change
Should you change your career? If the prospect of finding employment in your chosen field isn't promising, then the answer is probably yes. There is little benefit to sticking with a career that has no future. Even if your field is doing well, or well enough, you may want to get out. Find out what other reasons there are to make a career change.
Changing Careers in Midstream
Sometimes we know we have every reason to make a career change, but something — complacency maybe — holds us back. Then something happens and it forces us to start moving in a new direction. The About.com Guide to Job Searching, Alison Doyle, tells you how to change careers in mid-stream.
Create the Life You Want With a Mid-Career Crisis
One day you may simply decide on your own that you've had enough of your current career. You may think to yourself, "Is this all there is?" You may have a growing sense that you would be happier doing something else. Susan Heathfield, the About.com Guide to Human Resources, tells you why this may be the time to create a mid-career crisis.
How Do I Choose the Right Career?
Choosing a career is an involved process that is based on a number of things. First you have to take into account your interests, skills, work-related values and personality. Then you have to carefully research the occupation you're considering to learn more about it.
Altering Your Career Path
How to Move Down the Career Ladder
Sometimes, moving down the career ladder, instead of up it, can make sense. It could be by choice, but in other cases, especially in a down job market or an industry that's not doing well, it can make sense to look at alternative job options and downsize your career. Alison Doyle, the About.com Guide to Job Searching, tells you how to move down the career ladder.
What Are the Best Jobs for Moms?
Many of our career choices are mitigated by outside forces like economic crises, but changes to our own circumstances, our family life for example, can also have a strong influence on the path we choose. Primary care givers, whether they be moms or dads, can choose jobs that are most conducive to raising a family. The About.com Working Moms Guide, Katherine Lewis, tells us that those jobs are flexible, high-paying and enjoyable. Katherine tells you how you can land one of the best jobs for moms (or dads).
Protecting Your Job
How to Keep Your Job
Keeping your job and continuing to grow your career at work is tough in this challenging economy. Don’t bury your head in the sand and hope all of the potential threats to your job and career disappear. They won’t. Susan Heathfield, the About.com Human Resources Guide, provides you with tips that will help you keep your job and develop your career potential.
Changing Jobs
Broadening your experience across job functions will enhance your value, and help you in surviving layoffs. This is particularly true in Wall Street firms, where relatively thin staffing in support functions places a premium on the ability to multitask across disciplines. The About.com Financial Careers Guide, Mark Kolakowski, tells us how changing jobs every few years can broaden your experience. An alternative to changing your job, says Mark, is redefining it.
10 Ways to Keep Your Job if Layoffs are Imminent
A record number of jobs in the legal sector have vanished in the current economic downturn, reports Sally Kane, the About.com Guide to Legal Careers. From pay cuts, layoffs and hiring freezes to rescinding job offers and delaying start dates, today’s legal employers are trying to contain costs amidst economic uncertainty. As unemployment rates trend upwards and job layoffs continue, what can legal professionals do to keep their jobs? Sally gives you ten ways to protect your job if you believe layoffs are imminent.
How to Manage and Adapt Your Health Career during a Recession
Even health care, one of the most recession-resistant industries in which to work, is not completely recession-proof. Andrea Santiago, the About.com Guide to Health Careers, tells healthcare professionals what adjustments they can make to help maintain stability, security and financial viability during a recession or downturn in the economy.
Before You Apply to Tech Grad School
If you're an IT professional who is thinking of ways to kick-start your career, get into a new area of IT or differentiate yourself when competing for jobs, a graduate degree might be just what you need. The About.com Guide to Tech Careers, Patricia Pickett, gives you some information you should have before you apply to grad school.
Putting a Green Spin on Your IT Career
Patricia also has some advice about another way to advance your IT career. It seems that everywhere you turn these days, there's some sort of talk about going green. So could some eco-friendly know-how help you advance your IT career? It very well could, says Patricia. She tells you what skills you can focus on acquiring if you want an edge in an increasingly eco-conscious IT job market.
Good or bad, all changes require some sort of action. We must adapt our careers to this "new" economy. For some that may mean choosing a career in an entirely different field. For others it may mean changing the way you think about your career path and modifying it accordingly. Many will look for strategies that will help them hold onto their current or future jobs.
Changing Your Career
Six Reasons to Make a Career Change
Should you change your career? If the prospect of finding employment in your chosen field isn't promising, then the answer is probably yes. There is little benefit to sticking with a career that has no future. Even if your field is doing well, or well enough, you may want to get out. Find out what other reasons there are to make a career change.
Changing Careers in Midstream
Sometimes we know we have every reason to make a career change, but something — complacency maybe — holds us back. Then something happens and it forces us to start moving in a new direction. The About.com Guide to Job Searching, Alison Doyle, tells you how to change careers in mid-stream.
Create the Life You Want With a Mid-Career Crisis
One day you may simply decide on your own that you've had enough of your current career. You may think to yourself, "Is this all there is?" You may have a growing sense that you would be happier doing something else. Susan Heathfield, the About.com Guide to Human Resources, tells you why this may be the time to create a mid-career crisis.
How Do I Choose the Right Career?
Choosing a career is an involved process that is based on a number of things. First you have to take into account your interests, skills, work-related values and personality. Then you have to carefully research the occupation you're considering to learn more about it.
Altering Your Career Path
How to Move Down the Career Ladder
Sometimes, moving down the career ladder, instead of up it, can make sense. It could be by choice, but in other cases, especially in a down job market or an industry that's not doing well, it can make sense to look at alternative job options and downsize your career. Alison Doyle, the About.com Guide to Job Searching, tells you how to move down the career ladder.
What Are the Best Jobs for Moms?
Many of our career choices are mitigated by outside forces like economic crises, but changes to our own circumstances, our family life for example, can also have a strong influence on the path we choose. Primary care givers, whether they be moms or dads, can choose jobs that are most conducive to raising a family. The About.com Working Moms Guide, Katherine Lewis, tells us that those jobs are flexible, high-paying and enjoyable. Katherine tells you how you can land one of the best jobs for moms (or dads).
Protecting Your Job
How to Keep Your Job
Keeping your job and continuing to grow your career at work is tough in this challenging economy. Don’t bury your head in the sand and hope all of the potential threats to your job and career disappear. They won’t. Susan Heathfield, the About.com Human Resources Guide, provides you with tips that will help you keep your job and develop your career potential.
Changing Jobs
Broadening your experience across job functions will enhance your value, and help you in surviving layoffs. This is particularly true in Wall Street firms, where relatively thin staffing in support functions places a premium on the ability to multitask across disciplines. The About.com Financial Careers Guide, Mark Kolakowski, tells us how changing jobs every few years can broaden your experience. An alternative to changing your job, says Mark, is redefining it.
10 Ways to Keep Your Job if Layoffs are Imminent
A record number of jobs in the legal sector have vanished in the current economic downturn, reports Sally Kane, the About.com Guide to Legal Careers. From pay cuts, layoffs and hiring freezes to rescinding job offers and delaying start dates, today’s legal employers are trying to contain costs amidst economic uncertainty. As unemployment rates trend upwards and job layoffs continue, what can legal professionals do to keep their jobs? Sally gives you ten ways to protect your job if you believe layoffs are imminent.
How to Manage and Adapt Your Health Career during a Recession
Even health care, one of the most recession-resistant industries in which to work, is not completely recession-proof. Andrea Santiago, the About.com Guide to Health Careers, tells healthcare professionals what adjustments they can make to help maintain stability, security and financial viability during a recession or downturn in the economy.
Before You Apply to Tech Grad School
If you're an IT professional who is thinking of ways to kick-start your career, get into a new area of IT or differentiate yourself when competing for jobs, a graduate degree might be just what you need. The About.com Guide to Tech Careers, Patricia Pickett, gives you some information you should have before you apply to grad school.
Putting a Green Spin on Your IT Career
Patricia also has some advice about another way to advance your IT career. It seems that everywhere you turn these days, there's some sort of talk about going green. So could some eco-friendly know-how help you advance your IT career? It very well could, says Patricia. She tells you what skills you can focus on acquiring if you want an edge in an increasingly eco-conscious IT job market.
How Do I Choose the Right Career?
Question: How Do I Choose the Right Career?
Answer: Choosing a career is an involved process that is based on a number of things, including your interests, skills, work-related values, and personality. You might want to meet with a career development professional, i.e. career counselor or career development facilitator. A career development professional will use various tools to help you evaluate your interests, personality, skills, and values. This is called a self assessment. He or she will then show you how all these things, combined, play a role in choosing a career. If finances are an issue, don't let that keep you from getting the help you need. Check with your public library since some offer career planning help. Also check with local colleges and universities. Most have career development offices which may offer services to members of the community. Programs that train career counselors often have students work with members of the community in order to gain experience. There are self assessment tools you can use for free online.
What you should end up with is a list of suitable careers based on your self assessment. Obviously you can't do everything on your list, nor will you want to. Here's where you need to do some research. You should begin to gather information about these careers which will include a job description, outlook for the field (will you be able to find a job), and required training and education. When you have narrowed down your choices to just a few, then you should investigate even further, perhaps conducting some informational interviews with those working in the field. You can now make an educated decision about what career to pursue.
What you should end up with is a list of suitable careers based on your self assessment. Obviously you can't do everything on your list, nor will you want to. Here's where you need to do some research. You should begin to gather information about these careers which will include a job description, outlook for the field (will you be able to find a job), and required training and education. When you have narrowed down your choices to just a few, then you should investigate even further, perhaps conducting some informational interviews with those working in the field. You can now make an educated decision about what career to pursue.
Career Planning for Beginners
Career
 | Look up career in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
The etymology of the term comes from the Latin word carrera, which means race (as in "rat race", see Careerism).
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Historical changes
By the late 20th century a plethora of choices (especially in the range of potential professions) and more widespread education had allowed it to become possible to plan (or design) a career: in this respect the careers of the career counselor and of the career advisor have grown up. It is also not uncommon for adults in the late 20th/early 21st centuries to have dual or multiple careers, either sequentially or concurrently. Thus, professional identities have become hyphenated or hybridized to reflect this shift in work ethic. Economist Richard Florida notes this trend generally and more specifically among the "creative class".Different concepts of career
The traditional concept of career has been concerned with progression up an ordered hierarchy within an organisation or profession.[1]Career refers to an individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan. This version of a career makes it clear that people can progress through their career horizontally as well as vertically.[1]
Supporting careers
Career Assessments are tests that come in a variety of forms and rely on both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Career Assessments can help individuals identify and better articulate their unique interests, values, and skills. Career counselors, executive coaches, career development centers, and outplacement companies often administer career assessments to help individuals focus their search on careers that closely match their unique personal profile.Career counseling advisors assess people's interests, personality, values and skills, and also help them explore career options and research graduate and professional schools. Career counseling provides one-on-one or group professional assistance in exploration and decision making tasks related to choosing a major/occupation, transitioning into the world of work or further professional training. The field is vast and includes career placement, career planning, learning strategies and student development.
For a pre-modernist notion of "career", compare cursus honorum.
References
- ^ a b Tony Watts, Reshaping Career Development for the 21st century, http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.100.1185&rep=rep1&type=pdf
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