Career change

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Recently there was an article saying this generation of workers will change career at least once in their lifetime.

This is not simply changing company. More like jumping into unrelated roles.
Anyone drastically changed their careers halfway? Or know of anyone?

How did it turn out eventually?

Change career is very easy, is how to maintain existing salary and change career that is hard.

Most ppl who change career either those high flyer who made enough and want to do something different in their late 30s / early 40s or those who force by circumstance, i.e. got fired, no job, skills obsolete or no company want to take them in.

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bump for some success story

my friend studied media in university then did some media jobs after graduation, but sick of long hours and shitty pay/benefits, he managed to jump to civil service in a totally unrelated role because somehow the dept he interviewed for was looking for a male candidate and most of the applicants were female. now he's leading a comfortable life, rarely overtime, less stress and much higher pay than before.

personally i'm hoping to change industry also after 1 year plus in the work force, but as a male, having 2 years gone for ns makes things a lot more difficult, even if i don't mind taking pay cut or starting over, i will be quite old after doing a masters to equip me for a career change. and not sure if employers will prefer fresh grads over me when i try to look for jobs in the new field. still deciding what to do.

i think right now when the job market is tight, super difficult unless you have inside connections. if you have limited experience and apply for positions with only 1 vacancy, employers have no reason to take a gamble on you when there are others who have relevant experience in the field. for example, let's say depts like hr where supposedly open to any degree/experience, there will be applicants who had prior hr experience or training and development experience who will have an advantage over others.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

my friend studied media in university then did some media jobs after graduation, but sick of long hours and shitty pay/benefits, he managed to jump to civil service in a totally unrelated role because somehow the dept he interviewed for was looking for a male candidate and most of the applicants were female. now he's leading a comfortable life, rarely overtime, less stress and much higher pay than before.

let me guess... from ntu comm studies??
This is such a common story...

I personally find it really hard and depressing.

I was in the education line for a few good years, then things started to look routine and career doesn't seems to be going anywhere. I'm not complaining much as I am getting a not too bad of a pay and not too bad benefits.

So one day I decided enough is enough and I tendered without securing a new job as my notice period enforced can scares many potential new employers away. I am looking into finance/accounting, pricing role in any industry.

I seriously found it hard to come by and the interviews I managed to secure, hinted that only thing I lacked, is the experience. This is really demoralising. So here I am jobless for about a month or two. Its getting real depressing.

Harsh truth, no experience no game.

I studied diploma in electronics and worked as army regular for 5 yrs..
Then i changed to sales engineer in mechanical products and studied degree in psychology
After which now i am in social work.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I studied diploma in electronics and worked as army regular for 5 yrs..
Then i changed to sales engineer in mechanical products and studied degree in psychology
After which now i am in social work.

hey man i'm thinking of switching to psychology related field too.

you could get a job without related exp? are you in the public sector?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I personally find it really hard and depressing.

I was in the education line for a few good years, then things started to look routine and career doesn't seems to be going anywhere. I'm not complaining much as I am getting a not too bad of a pay and not too bad benefits.

So one day I decided enough is enough and I tendered without securing a new job as my notice period enforced can scares many potential new employers away. I am looking into finance/accounting, pricing role in any industry.

I seriously found it hard to come by and the interviews I managed to secure, hinted that only thing I lacked, is the experience. This is really demoralising. So here I am jobless for about a month or two. Its getting real depressing.

Harsh truth, no experience no game.

Were you a teacher?

Am considering becoming a teacher but scared what you described happening to me.

Good luck in your search!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I personally find it really hard and depressing.

I was in the education line for a few good years, then things started to look routine and career doesn't seems to be going anywhere. I'm not complaining much as I am getting a not too bad of a pay and not too bad benefits.

So one day I decided enough is enough and I tendered without securing a new job as my notice period enforced can scares many potential new employers away. I am looking into finance/accounting, pricing role in any industry.

I seriously found it hard to come by and the interviews I managed to secure, hinted that only thing I lacked, is the experience. This is really demoralising. So here I am jobless for about a month or two. Its getting real depressing.

Harsh truth, no experience no game.

hey there, do not be disheartened. Even though I am from the accounting field and have no idea why anyone would make this switch (normally people make the switch the other way round), it is always tougher at the start.

Keep going, don't ever look back and one day you will find your feet in the new land