Looking for a new career?

Numbers show that the majority of people change careers five to ten times during their lives. Once the initial excitement wears off most employees tend to burn themselves out and go through what’s called a “Midcareer Crisis.”

“Midlife crisis” may be many things — depression, a reassessment,
dissatisfaction, or unease — but a key contributor can be career
issues.”

Other factors such as location, layoffs, and personal issues influence may also impact this decision. While sometimes it is necessary to ‘reinvent’ yourself.. tread carefully because it’s easy to harm relationships, burn  bridges, kill-off networking opportunities, and emp you down the line with a resume which has no specific industry focus and short employment histories.

If you fall into this category you need to focus on presenting yourself to hiring managers as an asset that can fill the role just as well as your competition, most of whom have had experience in tyour potential field for years. The key is being able to associate your past employment history, skills, and qualifications into your new venture.

Four Tips To Transitioning

1. Identify your accomplishments, skills, and expertise that your new venture will expect you to have. Knowing these traits will be your best resource in transferring into a new industry.

2. Extensively research the ins and outs of any new opportunity. Running into an interview blind will fail nine out of ten times. If you don’t have someone in the space to pull information, the Internet is your next and best resource.
3. Combine the the first and second steps above to identify the vital skills and competence you’ll bring to this next opportunity. Establish yourself as confident and valuable resource.

4. Formulate your resume around this information and be ready to elaborate on it during the interview. You will be grilled on it. This is your chance to prove your worth, and where all the above steps come into play.

Getting the opportunity to interview for a job can be a tense and anxiety ridden experience. Put in the effort to prep yourself before the interview to gain that extra boost of confidence that your employer will notice. Keep in mind that if you got called in for an interview, you are qualified for the position, and all you need to do now is expand on the details of your resume and show off your personality to impress your employer.

The best thing you can do for yourself before heading to an interview is to prepare yourself by going over common questions and organizing predetermined answers. These are questions that the majority of employers will probably ask at some point during the interview. Prepare yourself before hand and you can enter the interview with less anxiety and more confidence. Consider the following list and determine the most effective way to answer in a concise and powerful persona that will leave a fantastic impression when your interview concludes.

Ten Common Interview Questions:

1. Why do you want to work for us?

2. Give us an example of a situation where you faced conflict or difficult communication problems.

3. Where do you see yourself in 3 / 5/ 10 years time?

4. What would your current manager say are your strengths/weaknesses

5. Do you prefer working in a team or on your own?

6. What is the first thing you would change, if you were to start work here?

7. What was the most frustrating experience in your current (or last) job? The most satisfying?.

8. What do you know about this organization?

9. What did you think of your previous supervisor?

10. Why are you looking to leave your current company?

When formulating your replies to the above questions make sure to keep it all positive. Don’t bad mouth your previous employer, or comment on how unhappy you may have been there–remember this is a potential current employer and you don’t want them to conjure up any connotations about how you’ll act if they employ you.

Your sucess relies on how you prepare and approch the task. Take those extra steps and you’ll nail your next interview!