The path to a profession is usually long and difficult. If you make a mistake at the very beginning of this path and choose the wrong specialty, it will be very difficult to work in the future. And if education was paid, the situation is even sadder. However, you can always change it. All you need is desire, patience and work.
To master many types of activities, neither higher nor secondary specialized education is required. It may be enough to complete special courses. But it is not uncommon for a person’s hobby to become his profession. This means that it is quite possible to master some professions on your own.
To succeed in this matter, you will have to work hard. Most likely, you will need to put in even more effort than when studying at a university or college. The main obstacle may be your own laziness. After all, no one will control you, there will not even be an incentive in the form of getting good grades.
The basis of any profession is knowledge. You can get them from thematic literature, textbooks and from numerous Internet sources. Last option will be even more effective. Unfortunately, the information in the book is not updated. A textbook published several decades ago can still be very useful today. However, a specialist who wants to succeed in his work needs to be aware of the current state of affairs. It's easier to find up-to-date information on the Internet. You can quickly find answers to your questions in numerous thematic articles, blogs, groups social networks and on the forums.
For example, in order to master the computer programs necessary for the work of any designer, it is not necessary to attend the appropriate courses. You can study all the functions of the same Corel Draw, InDesign or PRO100 on the Internet. A beginner in interior design or web design will be able to find detailed, step by step instructions on the use of these programs on special sites. And on forums dedicated to design, you have the opportunity to communicate with more experienced specialists and ask for their advice. The same applies to such professions as layout designer, HTML layout designer, web programmer, content manager, site administrator, etc. But it is worth understanding that it is still necessary to have some basic knowledge and skills in these areas: you need to be good at computers, have artistic taste and abilities.
Theory is undoubtedly important. But without practice, you cannot become a full-fledged specialist. You can thoroughly study modern trends, for example, in the art of floristry, hairdressing and manicure, but without practice, all this knowledge will be useful only for broadening your horizons. It is undoubtedly better to understand the intricacies of a particular craft while working. Let it be by trial and error, but learning a profession by experience will be faster. Therefore, if you decide to master any profession on your own, do not miss the opportunity to watch the work of an already established professional and practice yourself. This can be done, for example, by getting a job in a company as an intern, assistant or junior employee.
Change gender professional activity after 30 years it is quite difficult. Unlike young people, adults are held back from dramatic changes by many factors - economic, family, psychological. You must have a reserve of courage and be prepared for various difficulties in order to decide to start your own career from scratch.
Just a few decades ago, it was customary to choose a profession once and for the rest of your life: society universally approved continuous experience and one single entry in work book. "Flyers" that changed often workplace, were condemned and considered almost losers, and only a few even thought about a radical change of profession after 30-40 years, it was so disapproved.
Career restart is commonplace
In modern realities, for the majority successful people necessary conditions for building a career are self-realization and enjoyment of work achievements. If you feel like it’s time to move to another professional field, you shouldn’t miss the chance to improve your life.
At this age, people most often begin to understand that old age is no longer an abstract concept that will come “someday later,” but a completely reality that is just around the corner. And a change of profession at this age can occur according to one of two scenarios. The first is to deny the fact of your age and avoid reality. The second is to use your professional significance to gain new experience.
As Mikhail Khors said, when implementing the first scenario, a person does not want to be responsible for his life as an adult. And, contrary common sense, forgetting about responsibility for his family and loved ones, he suddenly suddenly starts everything from scratch. Acts the way teenagers most often behave. Crossing out his past, he tries to arrange his life in a completely different way. He abandons his previous achievements, devalues them, and begins to master a new profession, often losing money in the process. After all, he believes that receiving new role will bring him happiness in life.
Most often, this behavior leads to a person receiving a new portion of negative experiences and disappointments in himself. After all, it turns out that happiness is the ability to rejoice in your achievements, and not denying them. And efficiency is the ability to maximum benefit use for your further development what is already available on this moment connections, experience, knowledge, skills, and not devaluation of these resources.
If a person decides to use his professional achievements to gain new experience, then in this case he builds his new life based on previous professional achievements. It could also be a creation own business in a related field, and horizontal rotation within the same company.
Often, such scenarios lead people to consulting, where you can have completely new functionality, but remain a specialist in an area that you have devoted many years to. Such a person uses existing connections to obtain maximum results in a new activity. Changes of this kind occur gradually, step by step. Most often, there is an action plan and a financial cushion in case of temporary difficulties. Needless to say, moving along this road much more often leads to a feeling of self-realization and self-satisfaction, which is so sought after 40 year olds.
Dreams Come True
Breaking out of a familiar and sometimes well-paid routine, even if it has ceased to bring satisfaction, is more difficult for 30-40 year olds than for young people. And this is quite natural, because having received a new profession in adulthood, a person is faced with the need to build a career anew, and this is not always easy. In this case, you only need to remember that career depends solely on specific person: his activity, potential, desire to learn and develop. And in most cases, it doesn’t matter how old a person is.
The second category is closer to 40–45 years. These are people whose work biography began during the perestroika period. They were forced to quit their favorite job because of earnings and are now returning to their specialty. This is the most promising and broad category of applicants with higher education. The third category of applicants changes their profile due to starting their own business. The business profile may or may not coincide with the specialty. The main goal of such “defectors” is to ensure a dignified old age. Usually, average age this group is over 40 years old. Very often, representatives of this group achieve considerable success.
According to Alina Zelikson, the most stable professions, whose representatives very rarely leave for other fields, are the professions of accountants, financiers, economists, builders, actors, journalists, programmers, housing and communal services employees, aviation representatives and music workers.
What to do and what to do?
If you are over 25 years old and are faced with the question of changing your profession, take your time. Try to look at this situation as detachedly and objectively as possible. Look for areas where you can leverage your previous life and professional achievements.
Create insurance capital to minimize your dependence on the financial result in the new professional field. The main thing is not to put off the decision, because professional throwing shakes your nerves and negatively affects your health.
If there is an internal desire for a radically different activity, if something that you have secretly dreamed of for many years is calling you, you should not “tread on the throat of your song.” Go for it! Universal experience shows that you can achieve a lot only if you do what you love.
However, a new profession does not necessarily have to immediately become your only source of income. Do this first at the hobby level, gaining new knowledge and skills “with insurance.” Use the wisdom of the ages, which says that what is done smoothly, gradually, constantly is done well and quickly.
The employment service provides not only work for people, but also training. If your profession is not in great demand, then you can learn a new one. Typically, such centers offer several specialties from which you can choose the one that suits you. Training from the employment center allows you to obtain a document with which you can And all this is provided free of charge, since it is financed by the budget. You just need to know what is required for this.
Advantages of retraining
After losing a job, a person usually turns to the labor exchange, where vacancies are offered. Sometimes people cannot choose a suitable specialty. But for this there is from the employment center. The advantages of such courses are that:
- vacancies in demand;
- a new profession will be mastered;
- new knowledge will not be superfluous;
- training is free because it is paid for by the state;
- Scholarships are provided to many categories of citizens.
Training from the employment center is conducted by experienced teachers, specialists from various educational institutions. The unemployed are offered not only retraining, but the issued document will also serve for employment.
Disadvantages of training
But vocational training from the employment center also has disadvantages:
- There are not always interesting vacancies, sometimes you have to wait quite a long time for suitable ones;
- technical equipment in many regions is not so rich;
- If, after training, you refuse several vacancies, the unemployed person will not be paid benefits.
Therefore, you should think carefully before signing up for training from a job center. Reviews indicate the need for retraining, because after this, job opportunities appear. Many citizens are happy to receive free education in the specialty of interest, especially since it is carried out at a convenient time. Most people are attracted to courses because there is no fee.
Still, there are reviews that indicate the ineffectiveness of retraining. The stock exchange cannot always offer a profession that is interesting to a person. And then you have to wait quite a long time for the required vacancy.
Who needs training?
Free courses at the employment center for the unemployed are required by Russian law. All unemployed citizens can sign up for them. Training is performed in the following cases:
- lack of qualifications;
- difficulties in finding a vacancy;
- the need to change profession;
- the inability of a citizen to do his job.
The main goal of the courses is further employment, increased competitiveness, and opening your own business.
Types of professions
The list of offers for retraining is quite rich. In many centers it reaches 70 professions. The most popular areas are:
- economics: accountant;
- worker: plumber, mechanic, turner;
- service: cook, security guard, secretary;
- social: psychologist, educator;
- entrepreneurship;
- IT: designer;
- creative and educational;
- management;
- medical.
In each region, the list of professions may differ, it all depends on the regional labor market, as well as the availability of educational institutions and teachers. In many organizations you can get training to become a welder from the employment center. Accountant courses are also in demand, since employees with this specialty are required almost everywhere. All necessary information can be obtained only at the employment center.
Every person has the right to choose a specialty; no one can arbitrarily enroll him in training for any profession. If you wish, you can not go to courses, but wait for a suitable vacancy to appear.
Features of admission
The training period lasts 1-6 months depending on the program. Groups are recruited at different time of the year. Some institutions have waiting lists, so you can study for your desired profession.
Accounting courses are the most popular area, as it provides the opportunity for profitable employment. This profession is always valued, and even more so, such employees receive high and stable salaries. Training for mothers on maternity leave from the employment center is widespread. During this period, they receive benefits and learn a new profession.
Benefits in training
Although all unemployed citizens have the right to improve their qualifications, there is still priority groups persons who are given greater preference:
- disabled people;
- unemployed people who have been registered for more than 6 months;
- dismissed citizens;
- military personnel who have lost their jobs and their families;
- school graduates.
For such people, the employment center offers all available professions from which they can choose the ones they like. It is important for the state to employ them first.
If you have experience in vocational training, then the employment center must require admission to the required course. It is also important to find out where this advanced training is being funded.
For many citizens, training from the employment center is provided with a stipend. One-time financial assistance, compensation for travel and accommodation are also provided if there is a need to stay in another area.
Funds may not be paid when a person does not attend training. After this, a document confirming receipt of the specialty is provided. You can get a job with him.
On maternity leave
Training from the employment center is also offered for young mothers who are on maternity leave. It is important that the child is under 3 years old and the woman is officially employed.
The following conditions must be met:
- You only need to contact the employment center that is assigned to your place of residence;
- training is provided only if it is alone during parental leave;
- at the time of completion of training, the leave must still be valid;
- if there is no part-time or home-based work.
What documents are required?
Before starting training, the employment center suggests collecting a list of documents:
- statement;
- passport;
- child's birth certificate;
- a copy of the document confirming maternity leave.
What services are provided?
The employment center offers comprehensive training, which includes the following services:
- vocational guidance: it is possible to take a test, on the basis of which a suitable specialty will be selected;
- familiarization with the labor market that provides employment opportunities;
- direction for training.
Types of training
Depending on the need are selected the following types training:
- Preparation: for a short time skills are acquired.
- Retraining: programs are studied to obtain additional knowledge, skills and abilities.
- Advanced training: improving personal knowledge, skills and abilities in the acquired profession.
At the employment center, professions are selected based on wishes, as well as existing education, professional qualifications, and vacation time.
Where does the training take place?
It is usually carried out by universities educational institutions, cooperating with the employment center. The list of establishments must be provided by labor exchange employees or on their website.
Sometimes they are sent to another city for training. In this case, compensation for travel and accommodation expenses is due. All this is documented.
How is training carried out?
The forms of training are:
- face-to-face;
- part-time (evening).
Classes can be held in individual or group form. Distance learning is also practiced. The duration of the courses depends on the program, but usually it is no more than 6 months.
Features of employment
After training, you can get a job, but you should know how to do it correctly in order to find a suitable vacancy. Employers put forward certain requirements for applicants. This is due to the fact that the employee will perform one of the important work for the development of the enterprise or company. Therefore, the following requirements are put forward to applicants:
- Education: secondary specialized or higher education preferred.
- Some vacancies require knowledge of a foreign language.
- Work experience: important almost everywhere.
If a person meets all the criteria, then he will definitely be hired. Additional skills may also be required: driving, knowledge in English. This information in the resume must be indicated honestly, since untruths will still be revealed.
Writing a resume
When looking for a job, it is important to write your resume correctly. Main information it considers:
- address;
- Family status;
- education;
- citizenship.
The resume should include additional skills. This often helps to choose suitable job. These include knowledge of languages, use computer programs, car driving.
After training, you can get a job assignment. It is necessary to take a reference for completing the internship. You should even include part-time work in your resume, if you had one. If there is no experience, then this should be indicated.
Interview
If the employer is satisfied with the resume, he invites the applicant for an interview. To prepare for this event, you should use the following tips:
- You must behave confidently;
- the voice should be firm and the smile calm;
- the interviewer needs to be looked at in the face;
- questions should be answered honestly;
- It is advisable to choose discreet clothing;
- women should wear discreet makeup;
- Jewelry in the image should be in small quantities.
Even if you have no work experience, you can get a job if you prove yourself. It is important to show a desire to work and develop further. Often this allows you to get the desired position.
After training, the employment center usually offers several vacancies, providing a referral to work. Most people, after training, still find the necessary vacancy and are successfully employed.
How to master a new profession? Sign up for courses or study on your own? Where to begin?
Now we will not talk about a new specialty that requires higher education. If you are a philologist and want to become a manager or financier, your direct path is to the education system, for knowledge and a diploma. However, there are specialties that can be mastered outside of a university. At the same time, they are very popular; they allow you to either completely change your profession or earn additional income.
For example:
– copywriter;
– SMM manager;
- Content manager;
– SEO specialist;
and some others.
Below I will share one of the possible schemes for mastering a new specialty, which in my case completely justified itself.
Stage 1. Introduction to the specialty.
We read a lot of different information on the Internet. At first, it seems that you are drowning in articles and blogs, you don’t understand anything, and there is less chance of understanding each page you read. Then you begin to grasp the main ideas and slowly understand individual topics. But the feeling of unstructured knowledge still remains. It’s like a house that we are trying to build without a foundation – it seems to be working, but it’s somehow shaky and uncertain. Therefore, at a certain moment, when you feel that you are already “in the know,” you need to move on to stage No. 2.
Stage 2. Laying the foundation.
The foundation means training in courses. What is needed is a completed, structured course. WITH separate topics, which are presented step by step, and preferably with homework. This could also be a series of webinars (seminars). But it is important that these are not isolated topics, but a holistic body of knowledge.
Why not start from this stage?
Because you can learn the basics yourself, and for free. What's the point of paying for knowledge that you can find on your own?
But when you come to the courses already with your “baggage”, you can ask the one who teaches you the right questions. In this case, you pay for knowledge at a deeper level. Asking the right questions is very important. After all, a living person with his own experience will answer you, not Google. Google, of course, knows everything, but it cannot replace live communication with a mentor.
Stage 3. Practice and further digging deeper.
After training, it is much easier to deepen your knowledge: you can already distinguish important information from less important ones, and there is a chance of not drowning in the information flow.
As is known, the most effective training- This is learning supported by practice. Knowledge will depreciate very quickly if it is not used own experience. Therefore, if you have mastered a new specialty, look for a job in this field. Otherwise, your efforts may be in vain.
In addition to practice, it is important to communicate with other specialists in the same field - you can learn useful experience from them.
You can, of course, manage to master a new specialty on your own (with the help of Google and familiar professionals who can act as consultants). But this method is not suitable for everyone, since it requires a significant investment of time and effort. Take advantage of the wealth of knowledge that other people offer. Organize the learning process rationally and get a decent result.