From Teaching to Own Business (Plus Post-shift Update) |
Careershifters blog What work were you doing previously? About eight years ago, I began working as an English teacher in Moscow. I specialised in working with children and worked exclusively…
The Most Powerful Tool In Your Career Change Arsenal (Hint:
Careershifters blog What is it you want most in your career change right now? Is it clarity? Self-belief? The right connections? Knowledge – knowledge about whether you need those qualifications,…
How A Gorilla, A Basketball And ‘Vuja Dé’ Can Help You
Careershifters blog “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” – Aldous Huxley Have you ever felt like you’re in Groundhog…
From Charity Frontline to Digital Content | Careershifters
Careershifters blog What work were you doing previously? I was a Volunteer Manager for a charity that I’d been with for eleven years, helping young people who are really struggling…
From Human Resources to Freelance Consulting |
Careershifters blog What work were you doing previously? I worked freelance as a consultant to help large organisations implement or improve their Human Resource systems. Alongside this, I had a…
The Feel-good Trap: How The Search For Happiness Is Keeping
Careershifters blog Are you happy? These days, it seems, there’s no bigger question. The search for happiness has exploded into centre stage: in the academic world of science and philosophy,…
From Social Media Manager to Artist and Maker |
Careershifters blog What work were you doing previously? I studied industrial design, and then worked in various roles including design research, graphic designer, writer, and more recently as a social…
3 Things To Remember When You Feel You’re Not Where You
Careershifters blog Career change is widely discussed as though it’s a technical challenge. To find out what you’d love to do, you simply need to find the right tools, the…
How To Build The Confidence You Need For Your Career Change
Careershifters blog Here’s a question for you: If you don’t feel confident now about your career change, where is the confidence you need going to come from? I would wager…
Lower Your Standards (Or, How Golden Unicorns Are Ruining
Careershifters blog There you are, waiting patiently for a good idea to strike so you can finally take some action. If only you had a good idea, you could start…