Girlawhirl's not sure if it has something to do with the change of seasons, but she's noticed a lot of discontent amongst her Super Pals about their jobs. Whether it's just spring fever, or a true dislike of their current circumstances, Girlawhirl's unsure. But before she encourages her Pals to make life-altering decisions, Girlawhirl is suggesting a long hard look at their current situations…
Girlawhirl wants her friends to think about whether it's really the career that's dragging them down, or just the job. And that's just what the experts at CareerBuilder.com think they should do, too. In the article Thinking of a Career Change? Five Tips, Robin Ryan – a Seattle-based career counselor and author of What to Do with the Rest of Your Life – says the first step to deciding if a total career change is the right move is to pinpoint exactly what's unpleasant about the job. Is it the work or just the co-workers?
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Ryan also suggests that if her Pals do decide to switch careers, they look at the skills they have and think about how they can be applied to an entirely new profession. And a little soul searching is necessary to make sure the new career path is actually an improvement over the one being left behind.
For all of Robin Ryan's career-changing tips, Girlawhirl and her Super Pals checked out Thinking of a Career Change? Five Tips by Kate Lorenz on careerbuilder.com.
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