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Hi all,
has anyone ever used a careers guidance consultancy? I'm reconsidering my options after realising my current job isn't for me (it's taken a bout of depression to realise this) and although I have a few ideas of what I'd like to do next, I don't actually know if they're something I'd be any good at....
I'm willing to re-train, as I have a degree already, but can't afford to go back to uni full-time. My plan is to get a new job and study at the same time to get somewhere new.
Any ideas? Any suggestions on careers advice welcome.
Thanks
Jo
has anyone ever used a careers guidance consultancy? I'm reconsidering my options after realising my current job isn't for me (it's taken a bout of depression to realise this) and although I have a few ideas of what I'd like to do next, I don't actually know if they're something I'd be any good at....
I'm willing to re-train, as I have a degree already, but can't afford to go back to uni full-time. My plan is to get a new job and study at the same time to get somewhere new.
Any ideas? Any suggestions on careers advice welcome.
Thanks
Jo
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I've never used a consultancy so not much help there I'm afraid.
There's a lot to be said for looking at what transferable skills you have - sites such as gradschools.ac.uk (which I hope works, it does) is aimed at phd students but has (at least did have!) a section on these skills.
If you've got a rough idea of what area you want to go into but not sure of what the job entails then it might be useful to contact someone specific at a company and ask for an hour of their time. It seems quite forward but the idea is not to ask them for a job but to find out what the job is like, good/bad points, how they got into it etc. A similar thing is work shadowing, where you follow someone round for a day or however long they'll have you for. Either way, it's a good way to build up contacts that could be useful if there's an unadvertised vacany.
Good luck anyway.
There's a lot to be said for looking at what transferable skills you have - sites such as gradschools.ac.uk (which I hope works, it does) is aimed at phd students but has (at least did have!) a section on these skills.
If you've got a rough idea of what area you want to go into but not sure of what the job entails then it might be useful to contact someone specific at a company and ask for an hour of their time. It seems quite forward but the idea is not to ask them for a job but to find out what the job is like, good/bad points, how they got into it etc. A similar thing is work shadowing, where you follow someone round for a day or however long they'll have you for. Either way, it's a good way to build up contacts that could be useful if there's an unadvertised vacany.
Good luck anyway.