Mature age career planning
You could not build a house without a plan and you cannot build a successful mature age career without a plan...its as simple as that!
Successful mature age careers are not built on "happenstance"...ask any successful mature age person.
Think of the "building a house" analogy and start with the foundations such as your current qualifications and expertise...who would want them in the next 3 to 5 years.
Can your current position/occupation be outsourced and what alternatives are available to you should this occur. Revolutionary changes are happening this very moment in every workplace with technology and downsizing driving mammoth workplace and structural change across the globe.
Research industry sectors that have growth, not contraction, and are well resourced.
Examine the human resource practices and values of potential companies that you would like to work for.
Connect with people you know that can give you good intelligence on all of the above factors.
What income level do you need to support your lifestyle?
Once you have completed of these tasks you are ready to start planning...don't take shortcuts or make uninformed assumptions.
Mature age career planning should be done on 3 to 5-year timeframes, anything else can be unrealistic. Your career plan is a researched and achievable document, not a heroic prediction (look at it as your personal career GPS system).
Engage professional career management assistance to ensure that your career never stagnates.
ACMA creates successful career paths through detailed individual assessment, research and job market analysis, combined with expert personalised coaching.
Note: A Career Development Association of Australia research paper found that when professional career guidance occurred that the participant was 2.67 times more likely to secure a job.
All program services can be delivered via our interactive online cloud-based career management "Career Talk" system and/or "one-on-one" in our Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, Cairns or Auckland offices.
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