According to research, a person can change jobs up to 12 times in a lifetime . Changing professions, of course, is more difficult - to become an intelligent specialist, you need to spend time and money. Before you give your life a new vector of development, you should think carefully about the demand for a new profession, your own skills, possible income and much more. In this text we will talk about what you should take into account before changing your profession.
Changing jobs: why?
According to psychologists, this is the most important question to ask yourself before starting to learn a new profession. The thing is that the reason for such a desire may be not so much the desire to get a new profession, but depression or emotional burnout. The state of dissatisfaction with your current job needs to be disassembled into bricks - this is the only way to understand what the problem is and in which direction to look for a solution. The reason may be a small salary, toxic colleagues, or a lack of interest in a previously chosen profession. If you understand that the reason for dissatisfaction lies not in a specific team, salary or fatigue, but in a work process that you didn’t like right away or stopped liking over time, this is an important sign. Then perhaps you really need to change your profession. In order not to make a mistake with your future profession, decide what is most important to you: high wages, a lot of free time, an ethical corporate culture, or interesting work tasks? It is important to determine your priorities before you begin to master a new specialty.
Skills and aptitudes
Since when we change jobs as adults, we already have different skills, we can analyze the pool of existing ones and think about where they might be useful. Perhaps you know English well? Great, in IT good English is included in the requirements of almost every vacancy. Were you interested in programming languages at school? This will definitely help you master development. Before changing profession, write down your strengths and weaknesses. For example, logical thinking, knowledge of mathematics and friendliness may be your strengths, while disorganization and poor English skills may be your weaknesses. This way you will know what to focus on when studying a new specialty and approximately how long it will take to change jobs. Analysis of inclinations is also important in order to find the activity that we do best, and therefore bring more pleasure. After all, you want to not only earn money, but also enjoy the process, right?
Finance
In addition to your inclinations and interests, it is worth estimating how much you will earn when you change your field of activity. Perhaps at first your salary will be even less than before changing your profession, but then it will increase significantly. Chat with friends who have mastered the same profession, for example, a developer: how much did they earn at the start? How much is it now? Analyze the job market and check out offers on LinkedIn and Djinni . For example, according to statistics from the Dou website in Ukraine, JU players in 2020 received from $550 to $800 per month. But middle men were already offered from 1900 to 2500 dollars a month. The issue of finances is also important in another way: it is worth thinking about how much training will cost you and what kind of cash reserve you need for this time. The size of your financial cushion will depend on how you plan to study: quit and devote your entire working day to studying, or study for 2-3 hours in the morning or evening, combining study and work.
Career prospects
This is one of the most important points for those who are not satisfied with career growth at their current job. Before you start learning a new profession, you should look at the statistics on job search sites. The global IT industry, according to analysts at Gartner, will move towards rapid growth. In 2022 it should be about 4.6%. This means that the number of jobs for juniors, middles, and seniors will increase. What else do you think needs to be taken into account when changing jobs? We invite you to think about it in the comments ;)
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