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Calling it Quits on your Profession
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ray Kroc, chief executive of McDonald’s, didn’t start out managing a fast-food business. He began his career selling paper products and milkshake stirring machines to restaurants all over the nation.
He made decisions throughout his career that led him to become an integral part of what he envisioned as the wonderful idea we all know as McDonald’s. We all make decisions throughout our career that directly affect our success.
First you should assess your personal skills and determine what you would be good at with the experiences you’ve had.
There are ways to successfully convey the transferable skills you have in one position to speak to a new profession on your resume. A functional or hybrid resume format is usually best for a career change.
Also remember to address the career change in the cover letter. If you are making an obvious career change, you must sell the skills you have that would benefit the new position in the cover letter.
Certainly, all career changes will not end up a multi-million dollar decision like Ray Kroc’s; just understand that your career is a journey, not a destination.
If you are not challenged by your position or feel that you are being underutilized, make a change.
Just be sure that you research your next path, so that you are not seeking an article next year about how to conceal the fact on a resume that you have worked for two companies in the past year and a half.
If you strategically move your career in the correct direction, it will dramatically increase your work performance, happiness, financial opportunities, and well-being.
Comments
By Ron
October 26, 2006 02:29 PM | Link to this
Let’s say that you work for a staffing agency, as a contract worker and the assignment is for only four months, you move to another agency and work for two months, there and finally another agency where you have been for the past seven months. How do you sell that in an interview or better yet on your resume?