{"id":3850,"date":"2019-12-12T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T12:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2022-04-25T11:29:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:29:44","slug":"time-for-a-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/career-advice\/time-for-a-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for A Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/career-change-1038x558-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3851\" width=\"464\" height=\"247\"\/><figcaption>Time for a change?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you hate your job or are feeling\ndissatisfied at work, now is the time to consider a career change. Taking the\nfirst steps into thinking about changing careers is often both scary and\nexciting. You spend all you time dreaming about your new career and your newly\ndiscovered potential. Or, maybe you have no idea what your new career could be,\nyou just know that you\u2019re ready for a change. You may already have some ideas\nand interests, or you may be looking for some inspiration and to understand\nyour options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Changing careers is becoming more and more common, with people having two, three or even four different careers in their lifetime. Now that the world of work is coming to terms with transferable skills and experiences, it is easier than ever to make a jump to a new career. But that doesn\u2019t make it any less daunting for many of us. <a href=\"https:\/\/whatjobfitsme.com\">WhatJobFitsMe<\/a> takes all of the guess work out of choosing your new career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Career-Path.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3852\" width=\"298\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Career-Path.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Career-Path-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Career-Path-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><figcaption>Source: sorbetto \/ DigitalVision Vectors \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have completed the free Careers\nTest, you will see information on your strengths, potential career matches and\nso much more. All of this information can then be utilized by yourself to decide\nwhat your next career should be. Trying to work out the best career path, or\nfigure out what you&#8217;re good at, or what you could do, can be a challenge. There\nis no need to scour the internet looking at different job postings and career\nadvertisements just yet. The first step is deciding what career paths you might\nwant to choose. This makes searching for your next role far easier, as you are\nlooking for certain types of jobs, rather than anything and everything trying\nto find the right fit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WhatJobFitsMe is a great place to start for\nboth people considering a career change, and people who are dead certain on a\ncareer change. The short 5-minute test provides you with high quality\ninformation about yourself, your capabilities and your career matches, allowing\nyou to make more informed choices about your career prospects. Taking the quick\nand easy assessment can be a useful first step and will help you consider your\noptions. After that, the ball is in your court. You will have all of the\ninformation you need to take the next step in your life and make a career\nchange. What are you waiting for?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you hate your job or are feeling dissatisfied at work, now is the time to consider a career change. Taking the first steps into thinking about changing careers is often both scary and exciting. You spend all you time dreaming about your new career and your newly discovered potential. 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