Ever wonder when it is too late to start a new career? Many people say it NEVER too late, but from a practical real life stand point, it can be unless you have a LOT of resources available to you. For anyone that ever read this Blog, you know I was financially WIPED OUT in 2007. I am still "starting over" from that experience. I have hit many walls I never saw coming. So..I am going to share a few of them with you so maybe you can see them coming.
This post is primarily about careers. I am an ACCOUNTANT by profession and have a LOT of fantastic experience. What I find now in the job market are several issues.
Employers use a couple of things to "weed out" applicants. In the olden days (I use this term loosely) experience counted for something. While I am a degreed Accountant, I am not certified. I worked for a Public Accountant for my last year of college and despised it!!! Doing accounting for any John Doe company and not caring too much about his operational results held no motivation for me. Make no mistake, I love accounting, but I also like personal involvement, so I looked for jobs in industry rather than public accounting. Sure a CPA would have made me worth more on the market, but sometimes there are things more important than only MONEY and I was anxious to get my career on the road, and I wanted to ENJOY it! In today's market not being a CPA is a method used to weed out applicants. Many positions I would love and could make a GREAT contribution to I am blocked from be considered. I have so much more to tell you, so come back-it may mean something to your own career or job search down the road!
1 comment:
In the "New Economy", there are no guarantees. I have seen so many careers change and people starting over that I can't even count.
Most people will have to 'Start Over' many times - and I sincerely agree that it is never to late to change.
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