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Ideas for career change?
I've worked as a Legal Assistant (similar to paralegal) for 9 years. It's my "day job" to support acting aspirations that have never paid the bills. Trouble is the work is really getting old and I hate working for attorneys. Any advice on transitioning careers/job without starting at the very bottom? I know this is a vague question so any advice will be appreciated.
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- Stephanie FLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
What do you like or want to do? Do you want to work from your home? Do you like to work with people? Do you like the medical field? You still have to have training in whatever it is you choose and there are schools out there that train so that you can get your degree pretty quickly. I have 4 degrees, two I received in the military and two outside the military, all are medical degrees.
If you like to be in charge of things, you should look for a managerial job. Do you like retail? I have done that, but hated it. You can find a retail store for managerial jobs, but still you have to have some sort of experience and training for most of whatever you desire. I love the outdoors, so I would probably choose something like landscaping if I wasn't in the medical field or artsy as I love to draw, but I know that wouldn't pay the bills for me.
It is what you like to do and what you are looking for money wise and what hours you would like. There are the factory jobs that make good money, but you usually have to work long hours and the hours are usually starting in the evenings. You could look at a temp agency who could test your skills and place in you different areas. I have done that for part time jobs in addition to my full time job just to do something totally different.
Once a year I work for the Convention Center at a Motorcycle convention just to do something different. They have many different jobs at the convention and it has nothing to do with medical. It is fun.
Best wishes to you.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You might want to take a peek at this article about "Changing Careers". It will at least give you a few things to think about.
There is another article on that site about "Transferable Skills" and that will help you figure out what you can use in a new job, too.
Best of luck.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Become an opra singer.