Recently you see a whole lotta people changing career fields, re-evaluating their careers and jobs.
So is it really advisable to start from square one at a entry level position in a field that you are new at?
Lets say you or your husband gets laid off. Would it be okay with you that if you started job that paid 1/2 your/his older salary?
Or would you stick it out because it’s so time consuming to climb back up? Paycheck is a paycheck.
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**its All subjective and depends on individual's circusmstances. if u r young n have financial resources u must wait for the better job. i know a family, the hsuband is an engineer and wife is a medical doctor. husband could afford to sit and wait and thats what he exactly did and he was lucky to land a plump job with a year.
in my case, i started as a summer student...stayed with the same prof yaer after year and then after i finished my education he offered me a post doc position and now we are going to New Zealand for a year. after i return i wud have a better standing to get a teaching position. so, yes...u canstart at the bottom and climb up.**
I personally wouldn't start in a new career at entry level by choice without a really compelling set of reasons and favorable circumstances. Also, if you have 8-10 years of professional experience and accomplishment under your belt, there's usually not a good reason to start a new field at rock bottom unless it requires you to go out and get some new educational qualifications, etc.
In the present environment, though, people who are laid off might not have a whole lot of choice but to start off much further down the ladder. In those circumstances, it's best to put your head down, work your butt off, prove your worth, and keep an eye out for any opportunities for growth/promotion/proving what an awesome employee you are.
People entering new fields should always try to find something through their personal network---it's much more effective, more likely to turn out to be something where you'll be paid/treated fairly, and you'll have the opportunity to really ask a lot of questions about the place in advance to ensure that there is plenty of opportunity for an experienced professional to advance.
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Choices come in handy when you can afford them.
As they say people do things not out of choice but out of no choice.
So go ahead and do any job while you need to earn something.
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Anything which pays my bills during hard times is good enough for me, it doesn't matter if I am on entry level or highest step of the ladder. It's all about positive approach towards it. Keep in mind that economic melt down doesn't mean that the field you were in is obsolete now, there might be lesser opportunities and once economy comes back to track more opportunities will arise. 10+ years experience carries a alot of weight and one should not bin it just because there are lesser opportunities.
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I think one should never feel "lower"... as Xeno said ANYTHING which pays the bills are good enough.
One must continue to work NO MATTER HOW MUCH OF AN ENTRY LEVEL IT IS... cause once you stop the paycheck your self-esteem just goes downhill.
I would accept anything.
Masti girl is back in the working field very much different from what it use to be before my kids were born. It's getting me a decent savings. I am happy. I know when it's the right time I will be caught up on the ladder where I had left off.
**its All subjective and depends on individual's circusmstances. if u r young n have financial resources u must wait for the better job. i know a family, the hsuband is an engineer and wife is a medical doctor. husband could afford to sit and wait and thats what he exactly did and he was lucky to land a plump job with a year.
in my case, i started as a summer student...stayed with the same prof yaer after year and then after i finished my education he offered me a post doc position and now we are going to New Zealand for a year. after i return i wud have a better standing to get a teaching position. so, yes...u canstart at the bottom and climb up.**
Aaah nice.. NEw Zealand Huh.. where in New Zealand??? Coz i live in New Zealand.. i tell u one thing.. if ur a nature freak.. u wont return ;)
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well in those cases.. u shouldve selected your career smartly.. i.e. Someone will always need an Accountant :D
however.. as new technology is popping up and global movement in industries.. i think you should always have the option open to work overseas.. like.. currently in USA car industry is busting.. now in that case you should try shifting to China or Japan or South Korea etc or europe and start ur specialist job or something.. i dono.. thats not my field
bt yea.. keep all doors open.. i think specialists are always under threat, even though they get paid BIG time for being specialists, but if their lien of work comes under fire.. they dead..
one more thing.. work smart.. NOT HARD!!!.. hard workers always the first one to fall.. smart workers always find a way out!!
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If I was married and my spouse were to decide one day he wants to change fields because he really isnt feeling the one he is in, then I'd encourage him to change it. I have worked in the past, and I think that several companies offer advancement in a short amount of time if you work hard. Therefore I see nothing wrong at starting at rock-bottom in a field, as long as its a company that allows for promotion.