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When I was just starting out in my career, pivoting my career sounded like a daunting task.
After all, I had a combined 2.25 years of internship + work experience and they had all been in HR, how was I going to move into a role doing something else?
Eventually with more experience gained, I managed to make 3 pivots into different roles and industries within 3 years. (More about my career journey here)
For all of you who are not sure how to navigate a career change, I want you to know that it is possible!
Read till the end for 3 actionable tips ๐
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Hereโs what I did:
1๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ
Taking a pay cut as a working professional back then was uncommon, and understandably so. My monthly salary was more than halved, which I acknowledge is a difficult move for people who have greater financial commitments.
But I did it because my goal was to gain marketing experience.
In whatever shape or form it came in, having some marketing experience would be better than none. Instead of waiting for a full time role in marketing - which may never come -, I decided to seize the opportunity I had in front of me.
2๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ (๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐คก)
3๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต & ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ (shy.sg ๐ which has now morphed into ayearofus.com ๐ชด)
In my case, starting my own business gave me the experiences I needed to pivot multiple times from #hr to Account Management, to Employer Branding & Communications, to #marketing.
Dropshipping is a business model that relies heavily on marketing (why I went into it with 0 experience is a story for another day). I knew little about marketing, and needed to learn quickly for the business.
This need gave me firsthand experience in various facets of marketing: from social media and search engine marketing to CRM, copywriting, and more.
While that venture proved to be unsustainable, the skills I honed eventually helped me discover my sweet spot at the intersection of HR and marketing where I thrive in.
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โDo I also need to start a business to make a career pรญvot??โ Of course not!
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐.
Here are some other ways to do so:
1๏ธโฃ ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ - these can be paid or unpaid. The key is to develop the skills you need for the role you want to move into.
Paid courses tend to have an element of coursework, which can be helpful as a portfolio. If you opt for unpaid courses, supplementing them with (2) works too!
2๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ - try your hand at the role you want to move into. For example, an acquaintance I know wanted to pรญvot from operations into UX design.
After completing an online bootcamp, she reached out to her network to do a UX project for them for free to boost her portfolio. This enabled her to land a role in UX successfully.
3๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐.
Ever heard the saying โAptitude and attitude are key?โ
Indeed, what Iโve realised in my career journey is that most non-technical things can be learned. Attitude and aptitude can get you far.
Have you made a career switch? Iโd love to know how you did it too!
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