This document provides 4 tips for a successful career transition: 1. Learn about yourself and your career objectives through self-reflection and research into careers that align with your skills and interests. 2. Ease into a new career by starting with part-time or weekend opportunities in the new field while maintaining your current job. 3. Remember that any progress, such as sending emails or attending events, moves you closer to your goal even if it feels small. 4. Have realistic expectations, as every job has positives and negatives, and achieving career goals requires substantial effort.

1. 4Tips for Successful Career Transition
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2. CHANGE IN YOUR CAREER
Are you
frustrated, unchallenge
d and unfulfilled with
your work? Then this
might be the right time
to make a major
change. Changing
careers, however, is
something that you
should never do
without serious thought
or
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3. 1. Learn About Yourself and Your Career Objective
Take some time off and self introspect about
your aims, objectives and where you want to
be in the next five years. Carry out a thorough
assessment of your values, how you would like
to work and other important considerations
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4. Make a list of careers, industries and sectors
that are in line with your skills and interest.
Use your resources, hit the internet, take
relevant course works, set up informational
interviews, and so on, to zero in on the prefect
option that is a best bet to achieve your career
objective.
1. Learn About Yourself and Your Career Objective
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5. 2. Ease into a New Career One Step at a Time
You can perhaps opt to take up a part-time
internship program related to the new area, or
enroll in a workshop or an adult education
class on the weekend, while being employed
in the current job. By this way you will be able
to assess your keenness to enter the new
field, plus strengthen the job critical skills
associated with the new area.
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6. 3. Remember That Any Progress is Good Progress
Sometimes, even confident individuals opt to
continue their association with an unsatisfying
job, since they feel safe and are vary about the
bad decisions that can ruin their professional life.
But in the quest to land a satisfying job, your
worst enemy is your apathy. Make an effort to do
the right thing, even if it is a small thing such as
sending mails or attending an event, which
moves you one step closer to your ultimate goal.
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7. 4. Have Realistic Expectations
• Even if you are lucky enough to land your dream
job, do bear in mind that there is no such thing as
an ideal work situation. Every job has its ups and
downs, and things that you like and things that
you don’t like. Always have realistic expectation
and do remember that nothing is easy on this
earth and everything worth having or achieving
demands substantial amount of effort.
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