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Career Change At 50

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It's often hard to think about changing careers. It's doubly difficult to take the step to change careers after you have been doing something for what may seem a lifetime. Interestingly, many people are opting for a career change after age 50. There are many things that drive people to look for a new career direction: burnout, a feeling you have been doing something for years that isn't really fulfilling or fun, industry downturns that create an oversupply of candidates in your present career field, a desire for something new and stimulating at which to dedicate yourself for the remainder of your working life. Whatever the motivation, it is a big step and you'll need help doing it.

First, here are some things to think about.

? What do you want to do now? Where are your strengths? What abilities can you draw upon to help you create a new career path?

? Do you know any headhunters?

? How good is your professional network? Will it be helpful in making your career change?

? What local resources are available to you? Can you take advantage of career seminars, personal and professional career counseling or career fairs?

? You will need to reformat your resume to highlight your experience and/or education and training in the new career area you want to pursue.

?Headhunter? is a common term that refers to professional recruiters who work for job search firms. They typically specialize in certain career fields and/or industries, and may focus on a specific professional level; e.g. executive, manager or director, etc. You can find headhunters in a number of ways, including word of mouth, internet ads, the Yellow Pages, and career change advice resources.

Here are some of the things a headhunter will do for you:

? Review your resume and give you advice on presenting it and yourself in the best light for the career field you seek.

? Match you to open requisitions they are trying to fill, or contact his/her network of employer clients to present you as a candidate.

? Arrange for interviews and travel, if necessary, and follow-up after your interviews with the potential employer.

? Negotiate salary and signing bonuses, if appropriate

? Follow-up with you after you are hired to make sure everything is working for you.

Your headhunter can literally be your best friend during your career change. Most are successful because of their empathy, their ability to understand the attributes of their candidates and the needs of their employers, and their enjoyment of continuous contact with people on both sides of the job search fence ... in other words, they like to talk and they enjoy interacting with people over the phone. This helps the candidates and employers interact comfortably with them and builds trust.

It is important that you establish a good rapport with your headhunter because you are entering unfamiliar territory in a new career field, and the contacts and industry knowledge you had in your past career may no longer be useful to you, depending on how drastic a change you are making. There are some important steps you can take to make sure you are successful in working with you headhunter. First, be completely honest with your headhunter about why you want to change careers and what you are looking for. The headhunter needs to understand your needs completely in order to create a good match for you within a new career field. Second, be responsive and follow-up in a professional way. This does two things for you: it will move things along quickly and demonstrates for your headhunter your professionalism. Third, quickly report back on contact with companies who interview you to keep the momentum going.

If you're over age 50 and feel something's missing from your career, it's never too late to make a change. While career changes can be challenging, they can lead to a valuable opportunity to build a professional life around the things you enjoy doing.

Career Change At 50

I am one of the most qualified persons to write on this topic, because I'm exactly 50 and I have a successful career change. Career change after 50 is possible though not easy. However if I can do it, so can you. Don't expect overnight changes, you do need some preparation work before approaching 50.

My name is Anna. I am a headhunter and I offer career change help to my candidates. I have been making good income out of headhunting very senior investment bankers. However towards my late 40's, I realize I need a middle age career change for myself for two reasons.

I want to retire by 55 and I don't want to exchange money with time for the rest of my life. My job requires me to work round the clock and across different time zones in order to speak with clients/candidates all over the world. This is the life style that I don't want to continue.

Less Work and More Money – Research for Something Risk Free

As my age grows, I tend to take on less risk. Therefore ‘risk free' is important in my career change plan.

As far as I know, many people are making handsome income from internet marketing. During my researches over the internet, I came across many ‘get-rich-quick' schemes. Unfortunately, those who sell these schemes make money, but not those (including me) who buy them.

Down the road, I read a book call “Work Less Make More®”. This is where I come across the idea of not to exchange money with time. This is not a book telling people to get lazy. Instead it brings up the idea of restructuring our ways of making money. Let me elaborate this a little further.

How I Finalize My Career Change Plan

Take myself as an example. I am a headhunter and I want a career change after 50. I have considered setting up a headhunting firm as my first choice. Alternatively, I can set up a resume writing service. I am perfectly confident that I can do both well.

However both of these involved some risks and do not agree with the idea of Work Less Make More®. I am still exchanging money with the number of hours I put in, and the number of placements I do, or the number of resumes I write. What if I want to take a year off? No way. Business will die.

Next, I can write a book to educate people how to operate a headhunting firm. This looks more promising as people will keep on buying my book if they like it and want it. They won't care whether the author is working or not. This idea sounds good but not perfect. Why? The world is changing. Things work today might not work tomorrow. My book would need a lot of updating and it's not fair to ask my readers to keep buying my updated editions.

To improve the idea, I can write an eBook instead and build a website to sell it. Readers pay once and entitle to a life-time update. Perfect? Not yet. This brings up two important issues.

First, how to build a website? Don't worry, if I can do it, so can you. Read my bio for some proof.

Next, how many people would be interested in buying a book to learn to operate a headhunting firm? I doubt it. Market size might not be big enough to have a business survive. What about an eBook that educates people how to become a successful headhunter? Bingo. However I didn't build a headhunting website, I built a travel site instead, because I love traveling.

Do Things You Love To Do

In order to have a successful career change after 50, start with some research and evaluation of yourself. According to Ken Evoy of SiteBuiltIt!, everybody knows something about anything. Turn that something into a website that sells. Ask yourself what are you good at (in my case, headhunting), what do you love to do (traveling for example) or what is your favourite pastime (tennis for example). Pick a broad topic at the beginning, narrow it down, refine your ideas, until you come up with a theme that you feel love and confident to build a theme-based website which generates income.

With such income, career change after 50 works for me. Actually Ken's theory works for almost anybody who wants a career change for any reason at any age. My website is now generating income and I am on my way to quit my full time job.

A major concern about career change at middle age is to do something you love to do as well as risk free. Building a website wont' cost a lot of money and there isn't much risk to take on. All I spend is $25/month for my web host SBI. Make it a go and start on a part-time basis.

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