Switching Careers During a Pandemic

Switching careers during a pandemic. Seems crazy, right? After all, there’s a ton of new people on the unemployment line, all vying for those same few jobs. It’s a virtual feeding frenzy when a new position hits the open market. So how could you possibly even think about shifting gears during turbulent times like we’re in now?

If you’re laid off, you have a decision to make. Keep moving forward with the same career path. Find a job that offers you a similar role, and continue moving toward your original goal. Or do you switch gears altogether? And find a new path to take. The choice is yours.

Your best opportunity is now.

Changing jobs mid-life can seem daunting, but it is possible. Even with no experience, you can learn how to land your dream job.

But consider this.   You might never have a better opportunity to try something new and different with essentially a “get out of jail free card”.     Because of the volume of people who’ve found themselves unemployed during the Covid-19 crisis, companies and recruiters are going to understand if you have a gap in employment.   

Or if you tried something new because opportunities were so limited.   Whereas in the past, you had some explaining to do on why you took a role that didn’t seem to make sense with the rest of your career. 

Because recruiters are trained to look for unusual gaps or jumps in employment history.  

We’ll dig into each one of those instances to understand your decision making processes.    But with so many people unemployed due to Covid, more people will have to resort to being creative.  it’s going to more common to see gaps and career shifts.   And you won’t need to explain away quite as much.    

So you can use this to your advantage.   If you’ve been thinking about a career shift, there might not be a better time to try it than now.   

Check out the video to learn why changing careers now might be wise.

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