YOU Can Make a Career Change

Jenni ProctorCareer Clarity

http://careerclarity.com.auhttp://claritycareermanagement.com.au/

jenni@careerclarity.com.au

YOU Can Make a Career Change

CHOICESCHANGE

CONFIDENCECHALLENGES

Biggest challengesAge issuesJobs before retiringTransition to retirementReinventing yourselfWorking opportunities after 65Where can you get help?

Biggest challenges – Perceptions?

Stereotypes

StereotypesUnhealthy |

Lacking in Energy |

Know-it-alls | O

ut

of date | No good

with technology |

Boring

Biggest challenges – Beliefs?

Reality Check

Time to rethink - What do we really want from the next stage of life?

Full time work Part-time | PortfolioSame or different work?Same or different

workplace?Employed or contract?Consultant?Time frame?

Same or different work?Same or different

workplace?Employed or contract?Consultant?Time frame?

Possible actions1. Working differently2. New job3. Change of career direction 4. Self-employment5. Work into retirement years

1. Working differentlyTransition to Retirement Tax terminologyGetting your head around the ideaStep by step towards what you want for your

future

Possibilities9 day fortnight3 0r 4 days a weekJob share

2. New job – Reinvent yourself?New image Updated resume

ResumeImpressiveMake a feature of your achievementsOverview of your career – Positive, dynamic, Realistic apApplications – Your experience

Cover letter Acknowledge what you haven’t done Emphasise what you have done related to

this positionDemonstrate understanding of the role, the

organisation, the expectations Ensure your achievements and your match to

the position are clearly outlined

3. Change of career directionPrevious webinars CHOICE, CHANGE,

CONFIDENCEStudy to build on your expertise eg mediationStudy to change direction entirely eg

education to career developmentOpportunity to do something you have always

wanted to do eg working in a nursery or following some passion.

4. Self-employmentWhat are you already doing? What do you love to do?What have you dreamed of?Is there a great opportunity that you have

noticed?

Negatives: Hard work, Paperwork, Business knowledge

Positives: Satisfaction, Fulfillment, Using skills/experience, Home based, Linked by Technology

5. Work into retirement yearsMerrill Lynch New Retirement Survey most boomers would prefer to cycle between

periods of work and leisure. increasingly interested in CAREERS that

involve helping society, locally and globallyEncore career - use your knowledge and

experience to make a real difference in the lives of others.

Where will the new jobs be?

Top 10 Industries (2012-13 )1. Property and Business Services2. Retail Trade 3. Construction 4. Education 5. Accommodation, Cafés and Restaurants 6. Transport and Storage 7. Government Administration and Defence 8. Cultural and Recreational Services 9. Mining Health and 10. Community Services

225 Best Jobs for Baby BoomersCombination of Pay, Growth and OpeningsManagement AnalystsTeachers – postsecondaryLogisticiansGeneral and operations managersRegistered nurses6 types of doctorsMedical and Health Services managersFinancial managers

And for a bit of fun……79. Copy writers80. Creative writers81. Poets and lyricists100. Personal and home care aides171. Demonstrators and product promoters172. Cartoonists173. Painters and Illustrators185. Composers225. Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing

Clerks

Fastest growing jobs for Baby Boomers1. Social and Human Service Assistants2. Personal and Home Care Aides…....Aged care

included4. Teachers – post secondary20. Training and Development Specialists23/4. Employment sector 42. Light delivery services43. School officers (teacher aides)52. Adult literacy teachers86. Cleaning services

LinksJobwisehttp://www.deewr.gov.au/Employment/Programs/Jobwise/Pages/default.aspx

Adagehttp://adage.com.au

Be Nexthttp://BeNext.com.au

YOU Can Make a Career Change

Jenni ProctorCareer Clarity

jenni@careerclarity.com.auhttp://CareerClarity.com.au

http://claritycareermanagement.com.au/http://RedesignRetirement.com.au