Face reality - Forced Career Change will happen during your
working life.
Most of us enter the world of work as employed and soon start to
wish that we could change career or be our own boss.
It is probably true that after a while a large percentage start
dreaming they could work from home or start a home based
business, few actually do something about it. They continue
dreaming
These days this is in explicable because it is possible to
change career no matter what your age or profession. There is
now less continuity in employment so adaptability and being
forced the make a career or job change could face anyone at any
time. You are certain to know someone who has faced such a
dilema.
With the advent of the computer and associated equipment more
and more people are changing career, deserting the corporate
world and joining those of us who have successfully started our
own businesses working from home and who continue to reap the
benefits of being our own boss.
The technical advances of recent years have made owning and
working in your own business not only possible but also
practical. This apparent change of career is really a change we
make in the way we work.
As we progress through life we all acquire skills and
experience. It is these skills and experience, which, with
imagination and persistence can move you into the realms of
working in your own home, employed, freelance or in your home
based business.
Many people start working from home for their current or some
previous employer. The only difference is that they may take
responsibility for employment costs, insurance, holiday pay, tax
etc.
Telecommuting is now a reality. Approximately 15 million people
in the USA telecommute in some form. Major employers in the UK
are actively encouraging this trend.
Working from home requires skills, experience and discipline so
it's very important to make an inventory of what you have to
offer to employers and or clients. When listing your skills and
experience, don't limit yourself to past job experiences.
Include anything that you have learned or can do that is related
to a hobby, interest, pastime or volunteer experience.
Skills that translate well into working from home include
researching, writing, computer skills, phone communication
skills, and sales and marketing experience.
If you are looking to be employed in a work at home job the key
is to search where people post jobs. Employers are looking for
qualified people to fill genuine vacancies. It is the position
they advertise, and they advertise on job related sites.
That does not mean that scams will not be posted on job sites
but for the most part you can be sure that work at home jobs
won't be posted in search engines.
If you are looking to offer new clients your freelance services
then many of the same job search principles apply but with
different terminology.
You need to realise that you most likely will not find your
perfect job/client on your first attempt just as it has always
been.
People seem to expect that they will find the perfect
job/assignment straight away. This market is no different from
the classified job advertisements in the newspapers. Job
searching requires just as much effort, persistence and
diligence.
At all times be professional. Your standards and presentation
must be of the highest order just as if you where applying for
traditional employment. Possibly more!
You must submit professional quality resumes, portfolios and
applications. Your written submission is the first and only
chance you have to make an impression. The competition will be
fierce.
You need to set your submission apart from the rest.
Here are some tips;
Learn about resumes and cover letters.
Submit your resume to a person.
Follow the directions indicated in the job announcement.
Gear each resume to the job/assignment you are applying
for.
Don't give up - ever!
If you have been looking for 6 months you need to re-evaluate
your efforts.
Are you looking in the right places?
Are you willing to consider variety?
Are you pro-actively marketing yourself and your skills?
Do friends and former colleagues know about and fully understand
your attempts to change career?
Have you been submitting top quality literature, letters,
resumes and applications?
Have you been working on your goal on a regular basis for 6
months? Wishing to work at home for 6 months isn't the same as
actively looking for a job for 6 months.
This career change is potentially the start of a new way of
life. You can turn your work at home dream into a reality. It
may become the start of your own business as you get used to the
disciplines.
Use the foregoing to make that vital career change which could
be the start of the most exciting time of your working life.
Tip;
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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