Timeforanewcareer
“losingyourjobisn’ttheendoftheworld: itgivesyou’rethechancetheanewbeginning (0) saysCarolinePoole, 30, Whowasmaderedundant (31) herroleasheadofmarketingcampaignswithaninsurancegrouptwoyearsago. Thenewswasablow, especiallyafterasuccessfulnine-yearcareerwiththebusiness, butshewasdeterminedtoseeredundancy (32) apositiveforceforchange.
(33) itseemedatoughlessonatthetime, redundancywasthecatalystthatredirectedmycareer, “ saysCaroline “ItgavemethebreakIneededtounderstand (34) mycareerobjectiveslay.”
Workingwithaconsultant, Carolineexploredanumberofworkoptionsthatoppealedtoher. Shealsotookadvantageofworkshopsonissues (35) assettingupyourownbusiness, andmanagingyourfinances. Akeyconsiderationforherwas (36) easyitwouldbetobalanceworkinginLondonwithhomelife 100 kilometersaway.
Shewasencouragedtonetwork (37) othermarketingprofessionalsandviathisroutemadecontactwithacommunicationsagency. Shetooktimeouttogotravelling , andonherreturnwasofferedaroleintheagency. (38) wasprooftoherthatshestillhadmarketableskills.
Twoyears (39) fromredundancy, Carolineisplanninganothercareerbreak . “ Theexperienceofredundancyhasmademeviewmyoptionswithmoreconfidence. InowknowthatIcandictatemyowncareerpath, even (40) itweretomeanresigningfirstandthentakingtimetofindtherightdirection” shesays.
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