By Sonia Lakshman
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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By M on 25 June 2008 at 21:50 in ShiftLogs
While there's nothing more interesting going on career-wise, I thought you might be interested in a career-change story that shows it doesn't always need to be difficult - from beginning to end, the total career change took maybe 6 months - and I'd say only about the last 4 weeks of that was spent really working hard to make a change. More
Careershifter question
By human106 on 21 April 2008 at 11:14
I used to consider myself quite creative. I'm now a planning manager in a very large company with a good salary but I can't stand the thought that "this is it for the rest of my life". The money I earn is preventing me from leaving - all the "interesting" jobs seem to be badly paid.
ShiftDoctor answer
By Jessica McGrego... on 28 May 2008 at 21:35 in ShiftSurgeries
Henry Ford said "Whether you think you can or you can't, you are right"...
Start to challenge your beliefs - those are what are getting in the way of you creating a job that grabs your interest, that motivates you to want to go to work everyday and do the best you can.
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By John Williams
If you want to make more money from your freelance career in 2008 (or if you're currently considering going freelance), here are five steps to help you from John Williams, Careers and Business Coach for Freelancers. More
By Tony Li on 23 October 2007 at 11:24 in ShiftLogs
Whilst volunteering is all well and good, the cash flow is trickling in. Time to widen the banks! More
Careershifter question
By Anonymous
I want to retrain in the sciences, but I'm scared of the challenge and I don't know how I'm going to afford it. How I am going to pay for a 3-year course without building further on my husband and my debts?
ShiftDoctor answer
By Jessica McGrego... on 7 May 2007 at 17:39 in ShiftSurgeries
In order to make this transition less daunting you need to break it down into doable steps. If you can take a step back and begin from where you are, a path with individual steps can be picked out.
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By Richard on 24 April 2007 at 21:53 in Careershifters Blog
Sheer brilliance (and insight) from Hugh MacLeod of
Gaping Void.
Careershifter question
By Wesley Forrest
After moving companies three times and finding the ever evident "glass ceiling" and "rails", I have quit the media entirely and now seek a complete career change.
ShiftDoctor answer
By Richard Butler on 21 April 2007 at 15:57 in ShiftSurgeries
You certainly appear to have a clear and positive view of where you want to get to and your focus will need to be on exactly which career that could be.
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By Nick Williams
Nick Williams, author of The Work We Were Born To Do, explains how you can make money doing a job you love. More
