| As you move through life, your needs,
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| | and the Strength Finders Profile (skills
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| goals, and interests can change. If
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| | and aptitude).
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| you've lost your spark for your current
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| | Finding Inspiration
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| career, you may decide that it's time for
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| | Many successful career changers will tell
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| a major change in occupation. While this
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| | you they took their passion and turned it
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| can be a scary process, following these
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| | into a career. A great book for putting
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| tips and guidelines can help you make a
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| | your interests and dreams to work for you
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| career change successfully and more
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| | is Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really
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| easily.
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| | Want by Barbara Sher. This book will show
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| Review Your Current Career
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| | you strategies for determining your
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| First off, you may want to decide if it's
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| | interests and discovering your skills and
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| your career or your job that needs
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| | strengths. It can also help you develop a
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| changing. If you find that your company
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| | game plan to achieve concrete results.
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| or industry holds promise, you may want
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| | Analyze Your Income and Savings
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| to consider if there is another position
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| | Making a career change can mean a change
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| within the company that would be more
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| | in income, especially if you've decided
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| compatible with your job skills and
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| | that you need more education or training.
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| interests. Don't be afraid to talk to
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| | Before moving forward, sit down and
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| your boss and to ask around in your
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| | analyze the time and money needed to get
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| company about other available positions.
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| | a degree or certificate in your new
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| Employers have an investment in their
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| | career. You need to decide if you'll be
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| employees, and an employee that expresses
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| | able to continue your current job while
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| the need for growth and more
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| | attending school to fully determine your
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| responsibility can be considered an
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| | monetary situation.
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| asset.
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| | Do Your Homework!
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| List Your Skills and Aptitudes
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| | The US Bureau of Labor Statistics is an
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| Take inventory of your strengths and
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| | excellent way to learn about different
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| weaknesses before making a change. Your
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| | careers and the income potential,
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| list of attributes should consider not
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| | expected growth, and training and
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| only what you think you do well, but also
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| | educational requirements. Research your
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| where you have received your accolades in
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| | chosen field by going online, reading
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| and outside of work. Also, be honest with
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| | trade magazines and testimonials, and
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| your list of "needs to improve."
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| | talking to those in and around the
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| Assess Your Interests
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| | profession. Volunteer or take a temporary
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| You should also write down what you enjoy
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| | job in your new field of interest. Doing
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| doing in your spare time. Is there any
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| | so will allow you the opportunity to
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| way you can take a hobby and make a
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| | decide whether or not your new career is
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| career out of it? If you find this
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| | a viable one for you.
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| process difficult, you can use career
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| | Take Your Time
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| assessment tests online or at a college
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| | Remember, be honest in your assessments
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| or university. These tests analyze your
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| | and take time to research carefully.
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| personality traits, skills, and
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| | Career changes are a big deal, and we
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| interests. Some excellent assessment
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| | want yours to be successful. Time spent
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| tests include the Meyers-Briggs
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| | now in preparing for your new career will
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| (personality assessment), the Jackson
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| | lend to your success and enjoyment of it
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| Vocational Interest Survey (interests),
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| | later.
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