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By Rosamunde Bott

 How possible is it to change your career to one you really love? Will you ever wake up on a Monday morning and actually WANT to go to work?

According to a recent survey, more than 50% of US workers are unhappy with their current career. In some of these cases, it might be that a change in pay, or recognition for a job well done, might be all that’s needed to improve the situation, but for many it is the job itself that is a problem. It may just not fit in with the employee’s own values, interests or mindset.

I find it amazing that so many people choose careers without really thinking whether they are going to enjoy it or not. After all, we spend most of our waking hours either at work or travelling to and from it. Why not spend those hours doing something enjoyable or, at the best, fulfilling?

The reasons for career choice may be numerous, but it often has something to do with the kind of questions you ask yourself when you are considering a career. Too many of us, at a vulnerable age, ask ourselves the wrong questions, such as: what do my parents want me to do? Will this impress my friends? How much money can I make? Or perhaps some do not ask any questions at all, but just fall into the first job opportunity that comes along, and then get stuck there, believing that they cannot change.

However, if you are stuck in a job you dislike or hate, the only thing that is keeping you there is you. You can choose to stay, or you can choose to take action and find a career you can love.

You see, the choice is always yours. Once you realise that it was your choice that got you into this job, you will realise that it is equally your choice to get you out of it. No-one else can do that for you.

Think of how much your work affects the rest of your life. It influences your health, your family, your finances, your self esteem, your friendships etc. How much longer do you want your job to be the master of your life?

Choosing a new career is not something that should be done lightly. It involves some self investigation and serious research.

The first step is to ask yourself the right questions:

* What do I like doing? What do I dislike doing?

* What am I good at? What am I not so good at?

* What have I achieved so far? What would I like to achieve in the future?

* What are my interests, values and attitudes?

Some people find this kind of self analysis very difficult, but it is only through honest self-assessment that you can make the right choice and find a career you will love.

Once you have answered these questions, you will be armed with the information you need to research the career areas that are most suited to you, and to veto those that are not suited to you.

Your next step will be to list careers that will fit in with those answers you made to the questions above.

Once you have this list, you need to find out the following:

* What training, if any, is required?

* Where can you do it?

* What duties/tasks are involved in the job?

* What hours will I work?

* How will it impact on my lifestyle?

* What companies offer work in this field?

* What opportunities are available for future advancement?

Some challenging questions and issues may be raised during this process and will need some careful thought.

For example, you might discover that your ideal career involves a certain amount of training. You will then need to think about how you will fund this, where you can do the training and whether you might need to relocate.

If you have truly found a career you know you could love, these issues need not be reasons to give up on your dream, but be regarded as stepping stones on the route to a more fulfilling lifestyle.

Do not allow yourself to make excuses for not taking action. This is why many people get stuck in unrewarding careers, because they are not prepared to take action. They take the path of least resistance which seems like the easiest option. In years to come many of these people will regret that they did not take action when they could have done. Don’t be one of these people. Don’t give up on yourself.

Finding a career you love will take commitment. You need to set it as a goal, and then work out the steps to get there.

When you start taking the steps to change your career to one that you love, you will already begin to feel more confident and happy. You are making a statement about yourself, that you are worth making the effort for, that you deserve happiness and fulfilment. With these positive thoughts, you will be well on your way to achieving it.

Are you going to continue working in a job you hate? Or are you going to change your career to one that you love?

It’s your choice.

Ros is a life coach specialising in career change and development.

Her coaching site is at Professional Coaching For Your Change of Career

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Are you a Chemical Engineer? Chemicalengineerjobs: offering best Careers for Chemical Engineers!
By vikram kumar

 If you are Chemical Engineers then there is lots of scope for you to make a successful as well as a fruitful career. There are lots of job opportunities available in this field with excellent packages.

Most of the professional have their own vision while selecting a particular job. They even do not hesitate to discard huge packages only because they were not happy with the job offered to them. They do not waver to work on less salary but the concerned work should provide them full satisfaction. This is the reason why they continuously explore online job sites to get better job opportunities. They also search for jobs which can provide best careers for chemical engineers in terms of knowledge and experience.

If you are among those Chemical Engineer who are fully dependent on these job sites then you are definitely at the right place. If you want to avail a dream job within a short period of time then you need not to explore different sites. Only one reliable site is sufficient enough to match up with all your requirements.

You required deal with a site which is distinctive from rest of the job sites available online. If you are looking for a job site which is known for offering better careers for chemical engineers then it is advisable to visit site, chemical engineer jobs.

This is a site which is known to be a key for most of the job troubles. This is a site which is quite different from rest of the job sites available on the internet.

If you want to know why this site is an exclusive choice for most of the visitors then you can have a look onto the below mentioned points. These points are capable enough to relax most of your queries in an instant fashion.

 Consistent: this is a site which is offering Chemical Engineers since a long period of time. It is a site which is fully determined to offer unmatched services right from the beginning. To match up with the features offered by this site is just a dream for most of the other job sites.

 Full satisfaction: profit making is not the prime objective of this site. It is a responsible site which believes in rewarding fruitful careers for chemical engineers. Like other sites, its objective is also to generate good revenue but only after providing full satisfaction to its customer. This is a spirit which you will rarely find with any other site.

 Fully update: when it is about professional careers of Chemical Engineers then no compromise is allowed. This is the main slogan under which this site efficiently works. The site is fully updated on frequent basis so that visitors can easily understand which are the latest job careers for chemical engineers available in the market.

 Quality of information: the quality of information offered by this site is totally unmatched in the entire job market. It has better job opportunities for everyone. There is no question of getting disappointed after visiting the site, chemical engineer jobs once.

If you are Chemical Engineer then you can visit various online job sites offering better careers for chemical engineers .

Why Not Consider a Career in IT?
By john mce

 Any IT qualifications or experience in IT will help you with a career in IT, but many companies use their own IT tests from typing and calculating to logical problem solving to asses candidates. Increasingly academic qualifications are becoming less important than industry recognised ones or relevant experience, as the rate of change within the industry picks up more and more speed.

IT job titles can be complicated and confusing, but there are basically three types of role; programmer, operator and support staff.

Programmer

Also known as software engineer or developer. To put it simply, a programmer writes in code to get a computer or piece of software to complete a certain tasks. You are likely to be working as part of a team, all working on small individual elements of the overall operation. Only if you were experienced would you be in charge of overseeing a whole program.

Because the computers and software are constantly changing, you’ll be constantly learning new programming languages on training courses, and you will be expected to adapt to these changes.

Big IT companies tend to only recruit IT graduates, although smaller companies may accept an NVQ or relevant experience. Doing a work placement during your academic study will greatly increase your chances of being able to find a job in programming.

Qualification or no qualification, your prospective employees will probably issue an aptitude test, most likely to include basic problem solving using logic.

Web design less technical design & marketing.

Operator

Operators are responsible for setting up and maintaining computer systems. This may be a particular area, such as a network which connects users in an office or a database which users access.

Being an operator is a much more ‘hands on’ IT career. If things need setting up or altering, you will be under the desk moving cables and testing the IT systems.

You don’t need a degree, but any qualifications will help. An aptitude test will probably be carried out by employers, although many will supply training. Look for ‘trainee operator’ positions if you are less experienced.

Support Staff

This is the IT role which does not require a great deal of qualifications or experience. This involves helping other people with their computer problems.

Companies are usually happy for candidates to start at the bottom and learn on the job.

You could be working from a helpdesk, waiting for calls to come in from users needing support or just keeping checking that programmes are functioning correctly.

More important experience for a support role would include customer service and communication, although obviously any additional knowledge of computers would be beneficial.

John McE writes for Arc Consulting, specialist recruitment consultants for the Financial Services Industry, Insurance, IT Recruitment and Healthcare sectors.

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