3 Ways To Take Your Career Into Your Own Hands

While some people out there are blessed with knowing exactly want they want to do with their lives, this is certainly not the case for everybody. In fact, most people nowadays do not settle on a career choice until they hit their thirties.

While some people think that age is a determining factor in a career path, these people are very wrong. The simple fact is, if you want a new career, you have to go and get it. We will today look at a few things you can do that can set you up for a brand new career.

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Enhance Your Skills

The best way to take your career into your own hands is to enhance your skillset. While most people think this means to go to college, night school or take a useless online course, it really doesn’t.

It is essential to recognize that even people who get further education in a subject may not be skilled in a particular area. One of the best ways to advance your own skills is to self learn. Many coders and computer programmers today are self-taught.

While this may not have been an option for many years, with the wealth of information that’s available at our fingertips nowadays, it seems only logical to gain as much practical knowledge as you can for free.

It is a myth that employers look more favourably to people who have a piece of paper saying they can do something. Employers would much rather have somebody who can apply their skills more practically.

If You Have The Skills, Then Use Them!

While some people take their skills and move from job to job, others realize their true worth.

Once you have found that your many years of experience can benefit you directly, you may stop wasting them on employers that do not appreciate them. If you have been working in the same job for 15 years, now may be the time to go self-employed finally. 

Becoming self-employed has never been easier, and once you have found your established base, you can rest easy with job confidence once more. Self-employment has become even more accessible due to franchise schemes. Whether you are a cook looking for a kitchen or a carer looking for home care franchise opportunities, there is a wide range of opportunities out there.

Teach It

With the ever-growing popularity of upskilling in workplaces, there is now a need for people to teach based on their experience.

There are now thousands of opportunities for positions as self-enrichment educators that provide education based on their experience. 

Teaching at this level can either be done on a self-employed basis or even working for an education provider. Whichever route you choose, your many years of experience can open up a brand new career path for you, and it can do it in your existing career.