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08 December 2024

How to accomplish a career change

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By Kokab Rahman

If you're feeling stuck in your career and tired of the same daily routine, then a career change may be for you.

A career change has many benefits. A new career path can bring about opportunities for personal development, career fulfillment, and increased income.​

So what are the steps you can take to make it a reality?

The first step is to analyze your situation and decide on a career move based on your current professional level, past experience, and future goals. Here you need to consider your interests and well as decide on a career path that is feasible based on your previous education, work experience, skills, and the amount of further training or education you intend to get.

​The next step is to plan and decide how you will accomplish a career change.

What do you need to do to achieve your goals?

What are the requirements for your new line of career?

What additional training or experience do you need to help you reach your goals?

How much time is needed and what are the costs?

Will you need to travel to get the required training or is it possible to do it from your current location?

Will you need to take time off from work?

Do you have the funds needed to finance this?

You need to find answers to these and other questions.

Once you have answered these questions, make a plan for accomplishing them. In your plan, you would schedule both the start and end times for each item.

​After that, you need to work on getting the required skills and training as outlined in your plan. During this phase you need to keep yourself motivated so you can stick to your schedule.

You can do this by reading professional articles related to your career goals, read about others in that position, learn about the actual work that you will undertake once you secure a job, read about the benefits of your chosen career path, and network with others with similar goals.

​As you go about accomplishing each milestone to reach your goals, reward yourself for the achievement and keep in mind that each one brings you closer to your goal.

Don't think about how much you still have to do but how much has already been accomplished and how you're closer to the goal. It may be a slow process and you might need to wait several years to get the required training and experience, but the benefits make it worthwhile.

These include a more fulfilling career, professional development, increased responsibilities and a more motivating job role, prestige, and increased earnings.

So are you ready to plan for a more rewarding career?​

[Kokab Rahman is Founder of Radeya Global. She has written articles and books on various topics including business, career, and language study]