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WHERE TO START
YOUR CHANGE OF CAREER?
First, you need to understand that self-searching, like any devel-
opment, requires you to leave your comfort zone. Nobody has ever 
managed to change something in their life or succeed without 
encountering obstacles or problems on the way. You have to make 
an effort if you want to truly change your life. Going beyond your 
normal conditions might be uncomfortable at first, but only tempo-
rary. You will get used to it as soon as you get some experience.
There are no linear occupations in the new world, that is professions 
where you study something at university and then do the same work 
throughout your whole life, gradually moving up the career ladder. 
No, on the contrary, nowadays career growth depends on constantly 
learning something new — monotony is no longer an option. The 
speed of technological and social changes is increasing, and the aver-
age person will have to retrain several times over the course of his life. 
Modern development will also force you to move on to other areas 
of activity. For this reason, the ability to adapt to any work and any 
conditions is becoming increasingly important.
Analyze your strengths and weaknesses, and evaluate the situation 
in that part of the job market that you are considering as one of your 
options. Analysis of the market and occupations takes time, but 
it is the only way to find something that will be actually interest-
ing to you, so do not rush and do not set any deadlines. The right 
choice of profession is the job that matches your skills and abilities. 
Whatever you choose, it will require time, emotional and financial 
investment, but the inspiration you get from your work facilitates the 
process of mastering it.
Maybe even your current career profile is diverse enough and has
options to choose from. You can try changing your approach to work 
or applying new technologies and you will see your work in a differ-
ent light. If you learn new skills, you will be able to expand your field 
of knowledge and transform your current job. These skills will allow 

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you to find something tolerable even in that work that you otherwise 
really dislike.
If you want to start your career in a highly competitive field, you need 
to understand what makes you different from other similar profes-
sionals. To do this, ask yourself, “The company will choose me over 
others because… Why?” What exactly are you the best of the best at? 
Or maybe you are the only one doing it? What are you faster, more 
experienced or more capable at? What can you offer a company with 
a thousand candidates that no one else can? What makes you unique 
and valuable?