Career Switch in 30s

• Joi_lin

  19 Feb 12, 08:37

  I am in my 30s. After working so long, I feel like switching career. I thought of something that is stable and sure every company needs it - Accounts or Finance.

  However, I wonder if it is a good idea to start from scratch. I am thinking of signing up a course like ACCA to jump start my career. But I am afraid if no company wants to employ me at my age after I complete my course.

  I wonder how many people have swtiched field during their 30s.

  Joilin

• troublemaker2005

  19 Feb 12, 13:47

  Originally posted by Joi_lin:

  I am in my 30s. After working so long, I feel like switching career. I thought of something that is stable and sure every company needs it - Accounts or Finance.

  However, I wonder if it is a good idea to start from scratch. I am thinking of signing up a course like ACCA to jump start my career. But I am afraid if no company wants to employ me at my age after I complete my course.

  I wonder how many people have swtiched field during their 30s.

  Joilin

  
  wait wait - do you figure you really have a job instead of a career?

  cos you asking this tyope of questions i bet you may have a weak resolve and cannot make simple decisions.

  for that i doubt anyone with a career will do things like that

  if you have a job and wnats change  by all means i say

• Li hao Lim Matthew

  19 Feb 12, 13:55

  1 question

  are you pretty?

• the Bear

  19 Feb 12, 18:22

  Originally posted by Joi_lin:

  I am in my 30s. After working so long, I feel like switching career. I thought of something that is stable and sure every company needs it - Accounts or Finance.

  However, I wonder if it is a good idea to start from scratch. I am thinking of signing up a course like ACCA to jump start my career. But I am afraid if no company wants to employ me at my age after I complete my course.

  I wonder how many people have swtiched field during their 30s.

  Joilin

  try to figure out what you want to do.. not what you think is "necessary" or whatever..

• Medicated Oil

  19 Feb 12, 18:30

  Survival is an important factor in your consideration.

  Please take into consideration on what are your strength and your weakness.

  If you are not good with figures, going into accounts and finance may bring about more frustrations and stress.

  Review what you doing now and decide whether there are skills that you have to be used on other industry.

   

• StellaAdey

  21 Feb 12, 20:03

  The thing about being new in an industry is you start from scratch, almost. Sure, you have your existing credentials and surely, your soft skills are already on a noteworthy level. However, you are entering a new playing field where everybody is already moving and you don’t know anything yet. You need to intensify your job application strategies, from networking to researching, and even improving your interview skills.

• troublemaker2005

  21 Feb 12, 20:23

  Originally posted by Li hao Lim Matthew:

  1 question

  are you pretty?

  
  i am prettier. pls pm me, flood it

• Careercarer

  23 Feb 12, 12:10

  Joi_lin, we have met before several people in their 30s who switch careers after losing directions and passion in their current jobs, and yes it is not uncommon to do so. 

  However, most of them like yourself tend to look towards taking courses in other industries with a hope of switching careers, without realizing that the most optimal solution is actually leveraging their own existing strengths and experience to look for, and match prospective employers already seeking professionals with such talents. 

  This could mean rediscovering within yourself, the work that motivates you most - something that you would and could do even without getting paid for, before looking outwards and exploring what kinds of organizations could value talents like you. Without evaluating your options clearly before spending your savings on other professional courses could result in a futile attempt to switch tracks simply because:

  1. You will most probably end up competing in a red ocean of similarly trained professionals who could be younger and cheaper.

  2. You may end up discovering that this new industry is not one which you would like to be in for the rest of your working life.

  3. As you have funded this education yourself, you feel compelled to follow through to get a career in this industry even though you may not like it.

  We are a group of freelancers who have been through the same work cycles as yourself, and we have helped some people along the way to secure better careers for their future. If you do need help in your job application or interview process, contact us - we can be reached at https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/pursuerscoach. 

  All the best.

• Jacky Woo

  27 Feb 12, 09:25

  whats the difference between having a career and a job?

  both pays you a salary every month isnt it and benefits like medical and leave.

  let say you worked as an accountant, from 25 to 65. so career or job, this job will pay you a salary every mth isnt it.

  let say I hated my job, but it pays me 10k a month till I retire, while another person loves his/her job, but pays 3k a month.

• Ysayap

  12 Mar 12, 16:18

  You can shift careers if you think you really love your second choice because if not,then your are sure to fail.  In order to succeed, I believe that a person should love what he is doing because he won't see it as a work but as a lifestyle.  So make sure to look for a career that you are very much interested in.