It may feel like it’s a strange time to think about career change, but if you are furloughed or have more time to think this could be a great opportunity to consider what you really want from you career.
We are all dealing with change at the moment, and change can create a wide range of emotions moment to moment, day by day – this is utterly normal.
But we can use this time productively too.
If you are furloughed – or even thinking about your career goals or change:
- What new skills can I learn to improve my role
- What is my likely career path?
- What am I tolerating – is that a healthy balance or have you been tolerating too much
- What are your key skills – do a skills audit – include everything you have qualified in, technical, soft skills
- What feedback have you had in the past – what clues does that give you about your future career path
- What environment and culture do I want to work in?
- What do I do where the time flies?
There are tons of free and cost-effective training courses out there – take full advantage of them now whilst you may have some time.
And LinkedIn is a wonderful free research tool! It works on keywords so just enter your search terms and see what roles you find – what appeals to you, what words does the job description use? What kinds of companies have those roles? I cannot recommend LinkedIn enough to research and rebuild your career.
Use your career confusion to your advantage now!
Contact Sarah at [email protected] to arrange a free consultation/career strategy session or check out her career course on Udemy here:
https://www.udemy.com/user/sarah-jones-26/
About Sarah Jones
Sarah is an experienced personal, business and career coach, trainer and speaker. Her entrepreneurial spirit is refreshing and her insatiable drive to help others find their happiness is invaluable.
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