4 Different Ways To Relaunch Your Career

Restarting your career after a career break can feel daunting in many aspects. You don't know where to start and questions like… “I haven’t been doing anything for the last [X] years, what skills can I offer?” or “Who would even consider me for an interview with this huge gap in my CV?”...  might be spinning in your head.

But the truth is that you have built a wealth of knowledge and skills during your break and many employers would be lucky to have you. Unless of course you are thinking of starting your own business.

Whichever option you choose to go, here are four different ways to relaunch your career.

Go with your experience.
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Perhaps the easiest and safest way to relaunch a career is to focus on what you’re
already good at and what you know best. Look at your professional experience and evaluate where your strengths lie and what skills set you apart. 

Make sure you focus on the value that you’re able to offer, and the skills you have developed during your break, as this will be your competitive edge within your market. You can do this by simply asking yourself how your expertise will allow you to help people or improve their lives? 

The next step is to challenge yourself to look beyond the core activities of your most recent role and see how your skills can be applied in different ways. 

Is there the opportunity to use these skills to become a consultant? Or if you enjoy training people, perhaps you can focus on coaching people in your field as opposed to offering these services yourself.

Follow your passion - live your purpose.

To be truly successful in your work life, you need to be passionate about what you do. When especially if you are thinking of starting your own business.

Ask yourself, do you have a hobby or passion that could be turned into a career? If not directly, then ask yourself why that is a passion of yours. 

Find the core activity and see if that could be turned into your next career. As the saying goes, if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.

Meet a need.

Another good way to re-start your career is to identify a gap in the market, and find a way to fill it. This way you’re sure to build up a strong customer base quickly, regardless if it is within a company or starting up your own. 

Plus, it’s great to feel as though you are making people’s lives better with what you do. 

Are there no good coffee spots on peak morning traffic routes? Is there a global trend that is yet to find its way to a company you know?

​Whatever the need may be, if you’re able to offer a good solution, you’re next career is secured!

Follow your dream.
Do you daydream of a life you wish you had? Relaunching your career in line with achieving that dream and you’ll be sure to stay dedicated, as every step you take will be a step towards achieving your ultimate goal. 

If you didn’t have to deal with the limitations of money, work permits or education, what would you do? If you could choose anything in the world to be remembered for, what would it be? 

By connecting with this long-term vision for the future and making a solid plan for today, you’ll be able to start molding your life into exactly what you want it to be - and your career will simply be a stepping stone on the way

Are you now feeling motivated to move to the next step on your career relaunch journey? If you are grab our free toolkit to help you jump over the most common mistakes and go straight for success.

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Shine on my friend.

Hanna x