Are you feeling stuck in your current job and unsure of how to progress in your career? I'm Becky, the founder of RG Career Coaching, a professional coaching service based in the lively city of Cambridge, UK that provides personalised online appointments to clients. In this first blog post, I want to talk about career changes and how to open a door to new opportunities.

A person can be a career changer at any stage in their life. Maybe you have just finished a degree, but want to enter a different field, or perhaps you are 10. 20+ years into a career and would like a change. Whatever your situation, there are steps you can take to get to your goal.
Often the first issue people have is - wait, what do I even want to do next?
Honestly, this comes down to career planning and exploring options. This is a whole section in itself that we can cover in a future blog post. Essentially, it makes sense to think, if you don't know what you want your next step to be, it is going to feel impossible to know what actions to take and can easily become stressful.
I'm writing this in January, a classic time of the year for people to be re-evaluating how they feel about their current job, especially after having time off over Christmas. They find the space to think and to reflect on the nature of their job and how they feel about it. This, can often feel like a luxury. Something we don't dedicate enough time or resources to, but is a really important resource to give ourselves so that we feel in control of our decisions - at least to some extent!
If you find yourself in this position of considering a change, consider these tips:
Take stock of your experience
Consider your preferences
Be curious
Get talking
Taking stock of your experience:
This means sitting down and making a list, a table, a summary - whatever works for you, of your key experiences, education and achievement to date.
What have you actually done? List the specific tasks.
What skills did you use to do these tasks well?
Appreciate how much you have developed!
Consider your preferences:
This is often a difficult thing to do with a completely impartial mind and can be one of the most impactful things a career coach can help you with. It is also my favourite conversation to have with my clients.
How do you know your preferences are authentically yours?
Have they been heavily influenced by education? Family? Friends? Constraints in life?
Sometimes we have to challenge our thoughts and assumptions about ourselves and what our definition of a fulfilling life looks like to us.
See if you can identify what qualities you would like your next step to have!
Be curious:
Snoop! Get on LinkedIn, have a look around and what career changes other people have made. You can get some new ideas and inspiration and sometimes even tips from seeing what a person has done in their career on their profile.
Get talking:
Find some targeted help from a career coach who can enable you to focus and distil your career desires, as well as give you practical tips and support for applications and interviews.
Talk to people on LinkedIn! Get advice from someone who used to be in your shoes, sometimes there can be industry specific tips and information that you won't get anywhere else.
Ultimately, changing career can feel like a big undertaking, this is because it can involve many steps and a bit of time. Often it can involve taking on a new job that is a stepping stone to get your closer to your ideal career.
If you would like to see how I can support your in your career change, view my services page and feel free to get in touch on rgcareercoaching@protonmail.com
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