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Welcome to week 6 of Job Seeking for Corporate Rebels. It's the last week of the series.
If you are a teacher looking for a teaching job, job hunting is straightforward. Some of you have no idea what you're looking for or want to pivot from your career path. You're a nurse who wants to work for a big company or lawyer who wants to go into teaching.
Obviously, some pivots require more education. If you want to become a therapist, you need a counseling degree. If you want to become a doctor, your next step is medical school.
Many pivots, though, require transferrable skills, an open view to what's possible, an understanding of the places your skills are needed, and the ability to tell the story about how your skills and experience meet the requirements for a job that's not an obvious fit.
The nurse who wants to work for a big company might consider medical devices or pharma, medical start-ups, perhaps various kinds education and training. A lawyer who wants to teach might consider law schools or private high schools looking for excellent writers.
Today's Hot Tip: The market is filled with jobs you've never heard of and as technology changes, the jobs of tomorrow look nothing like the jobs of yesterday. If you only look for jobs you can imagine, you are limiting what you might find. Open your lens. Talk to people about your skills and experience and see what jobs they suggest. You might just land an exciting new career.
I hope you've enjoyed this series on job hunting. Please email me with questions and comments. I always love to hear from you.