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Career Energy, a specialist career management and outplacement
consultancy, has today launched a free Career Guide highlighting the
top ten career opportunities for people seeking to change their
working lives in 2010 on 26th January 2010. The guide is based on
research into current and projected business, social and economic
trends, related labour supply and demand facts and interviews with
lead bodies and employers from selected professions. It covers key
facts on demand, entry requirements, finances and pros and cons.
The guide focuses on careers that are appropriate for consideration
by older people looking to change their careers as well as people
considering training and career options ahead of entering the
workforce. It is available on Career Energy's website at www.careerenergy.co.uk
The top ten careers 2010 in no particular order are:
1.Chef
2.Risk Manager
3.Social Worker
4.Maths or Science teacher
5.Counsellor
6.Commercial Diver
7.Welder
8.Network Architect
9.Environmental Consultant
10.Entrepreneur
According to Sara Jayne Stanes, Director of the Academy of Culinary
Arts: "Catering is a growing industry and one of the top five
largest employers in the country so it is definitely a good time to
train to be a chef. Like most things it is only worth it if you are
going to do it well and you need to have a really good can-do attitude."
Harry Freedman, Chief Executive of Career Energy, says: "We
think this guide is timely given this is our busiest time of year.
Enquiries peak towards the end of January as people who are unhappy
at work find themselves back in the same place at the start of a New
Year and feeling just as negative as they did at the end of the old
one. However, with unemployment still over 2.4 million people, people
are more aware than ever of the benefits of being employed in areas
that are relatively recession proof and with long term prospects, so
their priorities are more likely to include being in a growth area
than used to be the case.
"It is no longer unusual for someone to have two or three very
different careers in the course of their working life and this will
become even more the case as we enter an age where people are also
working longer. Most of the careers we have selected are suitable for
career changers well into mid-life, with the exception of two or
three where physical fitness or lengthy qualification processes are
required. What we would stress, however, is that you spend a
substantial part of your life working and, even if none of the
careers we have highlighted appeal, the guide will help you in terms
of the kinds of things you should think about when considering
whether a new career choice will really fit in you're your
personality and priorities."
Career Energy research indicates that more than one in four people
working in established professions are unhappy with their career and
feel they would be better suited to another. Only 42% can say that
they are happy with their career choice, with 30% unhappy some of the
time. The main reason for unhappiness is being bored or unfulfilled,
followed by work/life balance. Relatively small numbers are unhappy
because of pay and benefits.
"The most popular destinations for career changers include some
of these areas where we see many opportunities, such as environmental
work." says Freedman. "But I would stress that if your
choices lie in areas where finding work is tough, don't be deterred.
Even though we can tell you where it is going to be easier to
succeed, you should follow your heart as well as your head; our
experience shows that if people persevere and plan they get into
their chosen field eventually." |
