For example, in a regular financial position, generally speaking, it is not too difficult to change industries. Especially from a certain industry to some industries with little difference in accounting methods. One of our guests even changed six unrelated industries.
Changing industries cannot solve the fundamental problem.
However, many people have changed many different industries and still have not solved the problem, and there is still no hope. Apricots are like this.
After graduation from Xing University, I worked in Shanghai and Guangzhou. At first, I was assigned to a university as a cashier. I think this institution is too dull and lifeless to develop greatly. Later, I was transferred to a large state-owned electronics factory to do cost accounting. I find that doing well here is the same as doing badly, and I can't see the opportunity for development. Later, I joined a state-owned import and export company, but the situation has not changed much, and I still can't get the attention and promotion from the leaders. So I jumped to a private consulting company and found that the company was unstable and small, and I felt that I wouldn't have much room for development in it. Then she went to a multinational communication company, where she worked the longest. She likes the company's management style, which is standardized and everyone has clear responsibilities and greater power. They used ERP system, and she also learned a lot of financial software. The last one is a well-known domestic software company, doing general ledger accounting, which feels little different from the last one. In this way, apricot tried six unrelated industries, all of which were in finance, but still could not see the future, or did not solve the fundamental problem.
At the same time, apricot feels that doing finance seems to have come to an end, and she doesn't know how to rise in this line. But my major is finance, and I don't have convincing capital to develop into other majors, no matter from diploma, vocational training to work experience. Her friends and relatives advised her not to give up her major.
Every industry has its own stage.
Many people can't see the future of their current jobs, so they want to change jobs. In fact, the industry is not the key to the problem. Every industry needs talents in sales, marketing, technology, finance, administration and personnel. Many industries are suitable for most people. There is only one question: are you familiar with this industry, and then the development prospect of this industry is good. No matter what your personality and talent are, you can find a place in your chosen field or industry.
Suppose you like movies and want to choose the film industry as your own development field. Your first instinct may be that this means that if I don't have the skills as an actor, playwright, director or film critic, there is no job for me in this field. That's not true. In this field called film, all kinds of skills are needed. On the cast list of each film, you can see the skills it needs-the names of these positions are as follows: fashion designer, makeup artist, hair stylist, photographer, lighting engineer, Andhadhun and sound editor, sound engineer, actor, musician, interior designer (setting the scene), carpenter (making the scene), painter (making the background) and so on. ), artists and computer animation designers (for specific purposes)
The key to changing careers is to change jobs.
For example, for Apricot, at our suggestion, she successfully applied to a company that does financial software and received training in financial software. This position can be said to be a brand-new position for her, but she is not only a person who has received financial training, but also has rich financial practical experience, including the experience of applying financial software. She only needs to convey what she thinks is right to others with her oral expression and emotional talent and personality. I learned from her phone call last week that this time she really felt at home.
Therefore, the key to changing careers is not to change industries, but to choose the position that suits you first. If you feel that your career development is not smooth, the first thing to think about is whether your position is suitable for your personality and talents. I think it mainly depends on the following two points of quantification.
1, the threshold for entering the industry and understanding the degree of preparation.
The so-called threshold is the current development of this industry, the forecast of future talent demand, and the standards and requirements for talent demand.
The evaluation method can be through consulting report or consulting Zhihu.
The degree of preparation, that is, the basic understanding of the industry through family, friends or internet channels, and the situation you will face in the future.
Consulting information collection is essential, and people who are already in the industry can give us some practical suggestions. As expected in Fortress Besieged, when choosing what to do, the kind-hearted seniors who are already in the industry will probably tell us something they can't care about and pay attention to, commonly known as "shady"; At the same time, it will also give you a way to quickly integrate into the industry, and it is definitely no problem to improve your hard power.
So, you have to ask. You should collect information, and remember not to change careers when you don't know an industry at all.
2. The span of the last industry and the industry to be transferred.
The so-called span, my understanding is whether your previous experience can be related to the industry you want to transfer to, and it also means whether you have relevant practical experience. For example, being a teacher with experience in science and engineering may be able to master mathematics and physics well. I have a habit. When I decide what to do, I always try to arrange the framework first after collecting information.
First, you can take care of the overall situation and know what you are doing, so that you can step by step.
Nevertheless, there will always be many difficulties (really too many)
For example, interview failure, scolding by the boss in the workplace, dissatisfaction with oneself, family pressure, not to mention personal problems such as lovelorn on the road, and so on.
In fact, people will face such a dilemma even if they don't change careers.
I think the most difficult thing is to improve my hard power in the process of changing careers.
To improve your own strength, you can't just rely on how much information you read and how many things you moved. It must be brought to us by practice. Time takes time, and there are achievements and failures in practice. Everything we think and do in practice really belongs to the part of improving our strength.
Over time, no matter what industry will face fatigue, difficulties and self-confidence, and those of us who go on in such a dilemma have to stick to the initial intention of making such a choice and push ourselves forward.
My last boss was excellent. She told me that one way to do better in the industry is to find a benchmark. This benchmark is not a distant person, but a person not far from you. You should try to be as good as him, understand him, learn from him, imitate him, and even be better than him in the end.
I also summed up a method to help the career change smoothly, that is, look high first, measure your gap against the best enterprises and companies in the benchmarking industry, and strive to experience in the best enterprises, because people around you will be very different and learn a lot of dry goods. Always encourage yourself:
Seek the best, seek the best.
To tell the truth, every time I turn to the next stage, I never feel that I have taken a detour. In fact, the "bitterness" on the road to career change is also sweet, and it is sweet.
Life is a unique journey, and I think every choice we make for what we want in our hearts will bring us endless joy at the end of our lives.
At least, at that time, we had no regrets about the courage to make a choice (change careers) and the persistence that followed.
* * * Encourage.