Career switches - job options and new industries
Hi all,
This thread is targeted at those who is contemplating a career switch - to go into a new industry that is very different from our previous job. Background - worked in law for 4 years. Degree: law Career switch - contemplating going into marketing/PR, or business development roles. Interests in the following industries: F&B, fashion, e-commerce. Anyone is welcome to discuss and share your experiences :) |
Just curious: why are you switching out of law? Not everyone can be a lawyer, but almost anyone can choose to work in F&B and ecommerce.
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And everything comes out alot more credible when you apply your jargon/thoughtflow/eloquence to pitching and sales. Ultimately, where does your heart want to go? There's always pros and cons in each job. |
Interesting. I have a background in law too, have been doing legal-related work till now but am having thoughts of trying out something else. People who excel in non-law roles e.g. marketing, sales, bd...etc. tend to do much much better than the *average* lawyer or in-house counsel.
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My biggest concern is transferability of skills between what we do now and where we are entering. What industries are you considering? |
Calculated risks in exploring
The word underemployment comes when one is earning much lesser than he should be. I have done one professional for 20s year and I am looking at the recent hype of re-skilling from data perspective. I have gone through the work skill initiative and the transformation roadmap and ask myself - reskill is fine if I move from one role pays of 10 to another one that pay at 8k. However it makes no sense to move from 10k to 2k at all. The one size fit all is just to ensure all have work to do and not really starve to dead.
In the past, while I have a full time job, I will learn to reskill myself over weekend. It doesn’t make sense to lose your opportunities cost in area you are skilled in, and move into area you aren’t not. It doesn’t means you can’t be successful. However, the probability is against you. |
Transferability of skills
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Also addressing the post above, I am not planning to dive into a marketing executive role for e.g. that pays 2.5k and is targeted at fresh grads or even uni interns, when I have accumulated PQE in a different field. It's a bit dumb to 'start afresh' - you wonder if you have truly wasted the days in law you did. That's why I am trying to find that area of work where my legal experience can matter - not omitting consulting/advisory work in my job search. |
FinTech? Since that's an area where tremendous growth seems to be in the making and finance requires lots of legal oversight for compliance and contractual work?
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