Let me tell you about the first time that I was made redundant.
For about 10 years, I’d been working hard in the actuarial field and financial services industry.
Yes, numbers. Snooze.
But I got sick.
Something called Sarcoidosis.
It’s when abnormal nodules infiltrate tissues (often in the lungs) and adversely affect body functions.
I won’t give all the gruesome details (it was a long time ago), but here’s the long and short of it…
I couldn’t work for nearly two years.
And when I returned…
I was made redundant.
Ouch, right?
We all encounter challenges and setback in our careers. You’ve probably had your own fair share.
Here are 5 things I learned from my own career transition journey:
- It’s great to do work that you think matters
- Career change challenges your work identity and involves reinvention
- Straddling ‘two worlds’ as you transition is uncomfortable
- It’s hard letting go and chasing new work goals, without any guarantee of success, and
- Career change involves at least one person taking a punt on you
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But redundancy is just one type of career disruption.
My purpose is to help people – just like you – thrive, despite the inevitable the ups and downs of their careers.
I consider it a great privilege to help executives:
- Frame their offers to employers
- Create impressive self-marketing collateral
- Execute strategic search campaigns that generate interviews, and
- Ace advanced recruitment selection processes
Thanks for taking the time to learn about my career journey!