Expert advice

As we enter a time of uncertainty, with daily news of mass redundancies and soaring unemployment rates, many people may think it is too risky to make a career change. However long standing career coach, Jessica McGregor Johnson, shows that with careful planning you can make a successful career change whatever the economic climate...
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Pretty much everything you could want to do has been done already by someone else. So when you're getting started on the careershift journey one of the best things you can do is get out there, find those people and talk to them. Sarah Cooper, Careershifters coach, shows you how...
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How would you describe the way you earn a living? As a job, a career or a calling? Take this survey to find out...
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Far too often people ignore their feelings of discontent at work and with recession hitting the market many feel that it would be best to sit tight. But career coach, Rosie, warns that during recession there are even greater risks of sticking with a job you have little passion for than taking the leap and making a career shift.
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This is a brilliant comprehensive guide by career coach, Sonia Lakshman, on financing your carer change, packed with useful tips and information on everything from applying for a study grant to apprenticeships to winning the money you need for a career change. A must-read if finacance are holding you back in making a career shift.
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Psychometric tests can be a great help when you're career shifting and working out what careers and work-style will suit you best. But with so many different tests out there, it can be hard to know which one to go for. Not to worry, we've found a career psychologist to give you the low-down on the best psychometric tests out there.
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Sarah Cooper has been through an incredible careershift journey and now coaches others as they go through theirs. Getting started is all about digging deep and here Sarah has compiled a great list of thought provokers to help you uncover what it is you'd really love to do - or perhaps fully
realise what you've actually known all along.
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Are you considering a career in the voluntary sector? Then this article is for you. With over 20 years working both in-house and as a consultant to the voluntary sector, Henrietta Bond offers invaluable advice for anyone considering a career that makes a positive difference. More

Are you one of the many career shifters out there drawn to the idea of picking up your study books again and going back to school? Then you may want to check out Foundation Degree courses - designed for people already in work...
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We get a lot of calls for help left on the Careershifters site from sales people desperate to make a career change - they are sick of the relentless targets, the constant pressure and of being viewed as only as good as their last sale. So we asked careershift coach, Kay, to write an article with practical advice and exercises to help all those sales people to get realistic and find a way out... More