You’ve got a job offer. Brilliant! Before you accept and break out the bubbles, take time to check that it genuinely fits your bill.
Whether or not you’ve made a complete career change, the first few weeks at a new job can be challenging. Here are 8 ways to a smarter, smoother fresh start.
Career changers are confronted by lots of scary ideas. One of these is the ‘sticky stat’ that 80% of jobs never get advertised. It is certainly true that people ‘in the know’ fill lots of brilliant career openings that never get advertised. However the 80% statistic is a relic of the ‘pre-Internet’ 1980s‘ and is now is seriously dodgy.
Despite the similarities, we don’t usually approach job applications as a form of performance art. In fact, winning any kind of role – vocational or theatrical, depends in large part (pun intended) on honing a set of wow worthy auditioning skills.
At 62, Angie's life looked settled from the outside. Inside, she was restless, bored and quietly convinced there was more in her. So she stopped asking "isn't it too late?" and started asking "if not now, when?" Here's how she went from a vague feeling that something was missing to building a brand new career around courses and retreats for women.
In case you’re wondering if not retiring and changing or reshaping your career in your 60s is rare (or weird), it’s not.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows that the rate of workforce participation over 65 has nearly tripled between 2001 (6%) and 2021 (15%).
Is it too late to change careers in your 40s or 50s?
No. Firstly, the right age to change careers is the one you’re at when you know that something’s got to give. And while your career change path will look different at 42 or 55 than it might have at 22 or 35, it’s perfectly possible to transition to something new once you hit 40.
If you’re asking AI to help you magic up a standout CV, craft a captivating cover letter, or prepare for a winning interview, you’re in good company. 75% of job seekers use AI to prepare and polish their job applications.
Want tips for using AI wisely and well to craft standout job applications? Read on.