Tag: career change advice

Careershifters blog There’s work. There are bills. There are kids. There are friends. You have to go to the supermarket, and then the tyres on the car need a top-up.…

Careershifters blog What work were you doing previously? I was a secondary school English teacher. What are you doing now? I’m a freelance editor and copywriter. Why did you change?…

Careershifters blog Drawing a blank on your dream career? It’s fairly reasonable to come to the conclusion that the answer is going to have to come flying out of left…

Careershifters blog How much time have you spent on your career change recently? And how much of that time have you spent online? How many hours have you spent scrolling…

Careershifters blog What work were you doing previously? Previously I had a very long career as a buyer, which I started straight out of university. I spent many years working…

Careershifters blog What work were you doing previously? I was a marketing manager. What are you doing now? I’m a massage therapist and massage tutor. Why did you change? I…

Careershifters blog “I live a double life. There’s the ‘me’ I am at work, and then there’s the ‘me’ I am at home. And if the two ‘me’s met, I…

Careershifters blog I signed up to work for a translation agency as a freelancer. I started tutoring in touch-typing and English as a Foreign Language in my spare time. Knowing…

Careershifters blog What work were you doing previously? I was working in an analytical laboratory as a Principal Scientific Analyst, having completed a PhD in Organic Chemistry. The company I…

Careershifters blog A London restaurant in 1991. Tuna on the menu. And, in the corner of the room, a four year old with a blonde curly mop, loudly advising anyone…