Forgot how bad job searching was :(

How can you successfully change careers?

I'm looking up Art/Illustration type related jobs and even if I had a cracking portfolio I have no idea where I could start to even begin applying for things with NO experience there :(
 
GAC said:
start scribbling with your best crayons i guess. maybe look for charity or community projects to get some stuff out there so you have something in the real world. also look at sports teams they always enjoy getting fancy new logo's and graphics for free.

or ask at your ever helpful jobcentre :P
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I'm drawing whenever I can at the moment, even at lunch times on occasion.

Heh...Job Centre, I've experienced them before, not in the least bit helpful last time I was there :(
 
Cheers FF. It's just extremely soul destroying at the moment, I can do my current job I just don't enjoy it anymore (get on with it! some people don't have jobs etc etc you should be lucky) - I've always had the mindset of, why can't I better myself? Why do I have to stay in this job just because?

I've been in IT since before starting this thread, now been doing it nearly 10 years, different types of jobs, latest job types are Support related, I just don't like doing it any more.

I want to crack in to the Arts industry to some degree, be it drawing for a magazine company, creating packaging, books covers, games companys whatever, I just feel I would be happier doing that...Only problem is theres no direct path to get there, you can also guarantee no one takes on Juniors now either (by junior, I mean no experience, train on the job type junior)
 
randomshenans said:
One massive tip I'd give you, is consider any job within the industry you would like to work. If you're the type of person who will not only do his job, but look for more to better himself while there, you get your foot in and then the people tend to see what you can do, over and above your job. You know?

Or, look for jobs out there, any, in the types of industry you're looking at and then look what is required. If you can't physically get what is needed (it could be experience, par example) then drop a level and look there. You just need a foot in to start, and then after 6months you then have 6months at least in the right industry
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I'd quite happily be an artist mate or something, or a QA tester as long as it paid the bills.

Trouble is, half of the job sites industry filters just do not work :p
 
My job skill set basically involves IT Support in a school, hardware and software and peripherals...:p

My actual Arts skillset is non-existant, grade C at school, and whatever I have drawn since then! I'll see if I can dig around this evening
 
Skillmister said:
Do you want me to just quote what i said before doovs? :p

Yes, lots of places ask for experience, i thought that was a limiting factor too. But everyone i know says that except for higher up/lead/senior roles it doesn't matter. I've seen many people prove exactly that by getting jobs that ask for 3 years of industry experience when they are fresh out of uni. It can't hurt to have experience but i know for me my portfolio is still my limiting factor and while i do have a bit of experience now, and should have more on my CV in a few weeks the portfolio just isn't there yet.

Skill > networking > experience for breaking in it seems. (i got my current work through twitter, for example)
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Cheers SKill. I do need things like this hammering in to my head sometimes :p

I need to find some good networks for the kinds of things I want to get in to, along with more specific jobs sites for what I want. I've also recently signed up on LinkedIn as well, which may or may not help :)
 
Heh, so, still in the same boat as when I made this thread I think.....No idea on what 'career' I want to be doing, sucks majorly.

How do you know what you want to be doing exactly? My field is 'IT', so basically IT Support, I just fix problems by researching....However I'm really not liking IT Support any more, therefore I'm stuck and have no idea what on earth to do other that that......

HALP

Meridian said:
I'm a forensic scientist. Or an analytical chemist, if you prefer.
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Sounds awesome to be fair.
 
If it's an increase then why not. It depends entirely on the company and whether or not they are an advocate of recognising ones input to the company.

If it's just an annual increase you should be happy with what you get really.

Each to their own obviously :p
 
Which is fair enough, if you feel that you need more then all you can do is ask.

I had to ask for more money at my current place as I could barely scrape by, otherwise I was going to have to leave. so they made a new job role for me to go up the next pay bracket.
 
Yes because A-Level Maths and English is needed in every job ever. She can actually do a lot with Media Studies, presuming she finishes what she's doing now and actually focuses on a proper career in it rather than lolling between studies.
 
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