With better opportunities & entrepreneurial avenues opening up, the
number of people wanting to break away from their existing careers has also
been on the incline. Ms. Shreya Roy talks to experts to find out how to take
the leap of faith and make a mid-life career change
* *Choose your Change of Role well..!
After the decision to break out of your current mould has been made, one
needs to be careful while choosing the new profile & industry. Research
will tell you that there are professions which are harder to break into due to
certain specifications.
“Conduct a wide-ranging in spection on what interests you & then
align it to an industry that has fewer barriers to entry,“ says Mr. Srimathi
Shivashankar, Assistant VP, Diversity & Sustainability, HCL Technologies
* * Be Ready for Questions..!
“When you make a mid-career change, people are keen to know the reasons
for it. So, make sure you have a good reason to provide, which is clear, and
honest. More money is often a contributor, but hardly ever a good reason in
these situations,“ says Ms. Rituparna Chakraborty, co-founder & senior
vice-president, TeamLease Services
** Be Realistic & Evaluate all Aspects..!
Logically evaluate your financial situation and other practicalities
that you will have to account for before and after you make the huge change.
“It is important for you to be certain that you are not viewing a certain
career in a different light because of a bias. You can make sure of this by
having conversations with people who are in the field you've chosen to
transition into,“ says Mr. Shivashankar
** Work on Developing Required Skills..!
An important consideration could be that you may need to get new
certifications or develop a newer skill depending on your new role. “Being
mentored by a senior, being flexible and open to change and having a strong
networking practice with your peers is crucial, as social networking sites
these days also look for candidates who have been referred,“ adds Mr.
Shivashankar
** Do not be Hasty About your
Choices..!
One of the big questions when making a career change is when to quit and
start over.
Do not be hasty with this choice and evaluate whether or not you need to
quit immediately, or / if you will be better off served by working on your
aspirations simultaneously.
“This will depend on what you want. If it is entrepreneurship that you
are going for, then there is really no good or bad time. But to move to a
different organisation, the timing is something you need to think through
carefully, before leaving what you are doing,“ says Mr. Chakraborty
Src: ET
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