How to make the career change move?
Overview
In this video, Ms. Samriti Grover, Head PSC Department of Bada Business Pvt Ltd, discusses how you can change your job and switch your career.
Learnings
#1 Reason for Change in Career
- Find a new direction for your career
- Implement new skills and capabilities in your new job
- Want to make more money because you are not satisfied with your existing income
- Want a career switch because you are bored with existing profile and want to try something new
Here, we are not talking about changing companies like you were a salesperson in your last company and you changed your job and became a sales head in the new company.
But, we are talking about the change of occupation.
#2: Things to be considered before a career change
- Select an occupation that gives you satisfaction in all terms
- Find the difference in career profiles
- Check whether you have the required skill and passion for a new occupation
For example:
- Giorgio Armani started his career as a doctor but he had a great passion for fashion.
- So, he started taking care of the window display at a store. Later, he became a salesperson in the same store. He did various jobs for 20 years.
- After 20 years, he started his business and became a famous fashion designer.
- While changing your career, you should have a clear vision, i.e. you need to determine whether money is important for you or work satisfaction. This is because when you change your career, you don't need to get the same salary as in your previous occupation. So, you should keep this in mind while changing your career.
- Determine where you see yourself in the next 15 years like:
- How much is your growth?
- What are the opportunities that you may get in the long term?
- What are the opportunities in terms of promotion?
For example:
- Mala Thapar, a Professional, studied HR, got a Diploma in PR, and had been a PR Officer. But, she wanted to become an entrepreneur.
- She wanted to go to a field where she could improve the lives of people. So, she started her organization, BGCL, wherein she empowers women so they can do better in life. life.
- She always wanted to do this not for the money. For her, a fearless approach was everything and work satisfaction was the most important.
#3 Challenges in Career Change
- Financial crisis
- Lack of qualification
- Family issues
While you chose to change your career you will need to do a lot of effort to convince your parents.
For example:
- Sonia Thiyam, a famous beauty blogger, from Manipur. She was studying medicine but she was not interested in it. She wanted to write about beauty and makeup, which she liked a lot.
- So, she left her career as a doctor and started blogging. In the first year, she did not earn anything and her parents were not happy with her decision.
- But, she was confident about her talent and the choice she had made.
- Gradually, with the increase in her social media presence, beauty brands noticed her, her followers increased, and today, she works with several brands. Her Instagram following is more than 2.8 lakh.
- So, in her case, she did face various challenges like financial and family issues but she had confidence in what she was doing and hence, she became successful in her career.
#4 Things to Keep in Mind – Career Change
- Clarity of thought: You should have clarity in mind.
- Clarity of action: You should have a clear plan about what you want to do.
- The clarity in communication: You should be clear about whom to talk and how to communicate.
#5 Career Change – Checklist
1. Assessment: You should determine your:
- Talent
- Interest areas
- Abilities
- Capabilities (that you can do better than others)
2. Make a list of job functions in which you want to work: Suppose you are in sales but you can do better in digital marketing and can get good growth, then you should research the job functions in the field of digital marketing and make a list of these functions.
3. Connect professionals on LinkedIn: If your LinkedIn account has contacts related to field you want to switch to, then talk to them and ask about the industry, job roles, etc. If you collaborate with the right person, then it will:
- Help in decision making
- Provide the right direction
4. Learn New Skills: If you want to learn new skills for a new career, then you can do either of the two things:
- Subscribe to the online course as they are not very costly and provide practical learnings. So, you can train yourself for new challenges.
- Start taking interest in the digital marketing functions of your current company. Work with their team and get some experience. Nowadays, companies are very flexible, they will encourage you if you want to learn something new.
5. Shift your brand: If you follow salespeople on social media because of your current role, then start interacting with digital marketing people. Also, start sharing posts related to digital marketing. You should also start commenting on social media trends. This will make people understand that you are interested more in digital marketing.