Life After The Classroom
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Career-Change Guidance
There's lots of online help for research into career changes and 21st-century job search techniques. Here are some places to start:
- Monster's Time for a Change section.
- "Guide to Job Hunting"
- Monster's Profiles.
Face-to-Face Information
Once you've zeroed in on a couple of areas of interest (or even specific jobs), consider informational interviewing with folks already in those lines of work. Most people are quite willing to share information about their careers, and you'll get a good feel for what life on the outside is like by talking to real-world workers.
Remember: An informational interview is not a job interview. Be very clear when making an appointment that you are gathering information about new-to-you careers to help you understand your career choices. Networking resources include:
More Research
- Getting to know more about yourself, including identifying options that most attract you, will prepare you for your market research -- digging up information about who's hiring whom and where the jobs are.
- If you have specific companies in mind, head for Monster's Company Research area.
- AARP provides tips for those thinking of starting their own businesses.
By doing your homework before you take your next career step, you can capitalise on your education experience and successfully carry it into a new setting.
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