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Posted By: Jessica Holbrook In: Business Professional
Most people know that certain sectors of the economy have been hit harder than others, like real estate, construction, and banking. If you’ve spent the last decade or two working in those industries, what are you supposed to do now?
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Most people know that certain sectors of the economy have been hit harder than others, like real estate, construction, and banking. If you’ve spent the last decade or two working in those industries, what are you supposed to do now? As you begin your job search and sit down to write your resume, you should ask yourself an important question: “Do any companies pay people to do what I do?”
Remember five years ago when the real estate market was booming and everyone you knew was becoming a realtor? Fifteen years ago, IT was the popular industry that everyone was going into. Both of these sectors have been profoundly affected by economic forces, although fortunately, the IT industry is now back on an upswing.
The reality is that the economy has changed. There simply isn’t a market for certain things for which there was in the past, i.e., new homes. Some of these markets will return as the economy recovers, but some of them will never be the same. The changing economic landscape requires workers to change and adapt along with it.
If you conclude that your career is one that needs to take a different tack, your resume should clearly demonstrate where you’re going as much as where you’ve been. This offers you a wonderful opportunity to reshape your career and align it closely with the type of work you most enjoy. For instance, for our example realtor, his strong suit may have been combing data to produce excellent competitive market analyses. This is a transferable skill that could allow him to do pricing in a different type of industry. On the other hand, if the realtor’s strong suit was staging a home, photographing it, and marketing it online, then perhaps a new career in PR and communications would be a great fit.
Many people have no choice about making a major career change, and others just have the desire to. Whatever your circumstances, the current economy requires all of us to stop and think, “Do companies still pay people to do what I do?”
If you’re faced with a career change consider asking an expert for help. Certified resume writers are trained to strategically address career changes in resumes.
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Posted by: Tyanne
That's the best answer of all time!
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Posted by: Donte
I bow down humbly in the presence of such greatness.
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Posted by: Rainer Hildenbrand
With 40+ years experience as a high-end cabinet maker/installer, furniture maker and architectural woodwork assembler and supervisor, I find it difficult to comprehend why my area of expertise is no longer in demand. There are no cabinet making or installing jobs within a 200 mile radius of my home. It is a shame that highly skilled and experienced people such as myself have no job prospects. Does re-training make sense for a 62 year old skilled craftsman? And what industry should he train for?
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Posted by: Pamela Hansen
This article gives no useful information. I was expecting an article telling which fields are upcoming and which were falling off, not something in such general terms.
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Posted by: JR Peckinpaugh
Is the loyal employee a thing of the past? I was told as a student that if you love what you do, you never 'work' a single day. I followed that lead and found it to be true. I spent fifteen years doing what I loved, and would be willing to sign on for the next fifteen to be a design layout and detail drafter. Looking for the next step in a long line of jobs is not my idea of a career path. Engineering drawing may not be big bucks to many, but it's what I want to do.
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Posted by: Michael R.
I have been a mid level sales manager the past 20 years in both bus to bus sales and residential customers. I was downsized 1.5 yrs ago, tried insurance sales but all this time have been looking to get back to building/leading a top sales team but can't find that opportunity. Are sales managment positions obsolete?
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Posted by: Ricky Bryant
Has my 5yr BS degree as a Registered Pharmacist become obsolete? Seven months ago I was downsized from a major Pharmacy Chain. Since that time, I have been steadfastly distributing my resume on the internet, to employment agencies and agents. I have sent my resume to every company that was anywhere remotely related to Pharmacy or drugs. I have received offers from life insurance companies inviting me to sell life insurance. I have tried sales before and the results were unbelievably dismal. The currently required Pharmacist degree is a 6yr. degree called a Pharmd.(a doctorate without a thesis). Most of the curriculum is geared toward hospital or speciality pharmacy and not the historical corner drugstore pharmacy. I had known for many years that this would be the normal degree for my profession, but I had no idea that it would seemingly change overnight. What should I do? What are my alternatives, funds are becoming severely depleted. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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