Choosing a career: step three

So far, I’ve asked you to take a look at yourself, your strengths and what you enjoy.  For the third step, realistically consider your timeline.  If you’re not doing right now what you want to do for the rest of your life, it’s time to consider a career change.  But everybody has different time frames to make that happen.

If you’re feeling a lot of pressure to make a career change as soon as possible, you’re going to want to find something that plays to your existing strengths.  That means concentrating on your current skills and experience.  If there’s less pressure to make the change right away, you can concentrate more on deciding what you want in a career – and what it will take to get there!

Whether you have six days, six months or six years before you make a career change, it’s important to get the most out of your time, so you can really prepare yourself to get the job you want.