Big Dave 8:26 Thu Oct 23
Career Change Stories
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Recently completed an MSc in Psychology and am looking to switch careers and do something else.
Am 40 next year but better late than never - am looking at market research as one possible avenue as I am a nosey cunt.
Anyone else taken the plunge? How did it go? Advice?
Abuse also welcome x
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ajc123
11:46 Fri Oct 24
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Try and use the experience and skills that you have to break in rather than go for a complete change. You'd need to have a CV focussed and aimed at what they want but you also need to show that you have other value from your previous career.
It can be hard at the best of times but currently it will probably be more difficult to move into a new domain. So if you go for Market Researcher or MR Analyst you can probably show that you have existing skills, knowledge and abilities that would be good for those roles and you want to use your experience to get an advantage over a career starter.
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munkyfunk
11:38 Fri Oct 24
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Crowman the job on.freight.is.easier..
I.still.got.to.put in twenty.yrs if im to go at 60
Still considering.it.tho
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MrCrowmanSir
11:39 Thu Oct 23
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munkyfunk 11:21 Thu Oct 23
I like seeing big bastard freight trains.
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B6NY B
11:39 Thu Oct 23
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Did it last year after 8 years in previous role. Fucking glad I did!
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IronHoarse
11:32 Thu Oct 23
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Spent 26 years in the motor trade from apprentice to director of a group of dealers. Stupid hours, stress, responsible for big targets etc etc. One missed family holiday too many and the Mrs cried enough ~ its the job or the family.
Mrs is into dogs so we bought a pet food franchise in a virgin territory with zero customers. 2 years in we have over 400 and a nice little income. Nowhere near my old salary but my life is transformed. Should have done it years ago.
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munkyfunk
11:21 Thu Oct 23
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Crowman
Passenger but considering db schenker.on.the.freight.side
To
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Davenport
11:09 Thu Oct 23
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Work in betting.
Just want do to the same role, but working from home.
Then I shall be content life.
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bruuuno
10:51 Thu Oct 23
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many west ham players have gone from being footballers to successful clowns in a short space of time
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bruuuno
10:51 Thu Oct 23
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many west ham players have gone from being footballers to successful clowns in a short space of time
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MrCrowmanSir
10:42 Thu Oct 23
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funk,
passenger or freight?
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Mad Dog
10:31 Thu Oct 23
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Changed from working in IT software development to being an IT teacher in 2003 ( age 27) 5 years later I switched from IT to maths and I've never been happier.
1) teaching is great
2) maths is much more interesting than IT
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munkyfunk
9:33 Thu Oct 23
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Tube is different to overground trains
Tube is a lot harder and closed shop to get into
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mashed in maryland
9:30 Thu Oct 23
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Didn't know that funk.
Know a couple of tube drivers and they were both station staff for years before they managed to become train drivers, that's why I asked.
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Hammer and Pickle
9:30 Thu Oct 23
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I only come on here to flirt with Nurse.
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munkyfunk
9:28 Thu Oct 23
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Mashed I applied for about 8different rail companies in London and surrounding counties, took a couple of years before I got the call from one out of Victoria.
I put on forms applying for driver only.
Some firms used to try and employ from current staff but nowadays most new drivers are from the outside.
I'm a train driving instructor and see this first hand..
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Big Dave
9:28 Thu Oct 23
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Ag!
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mashed in maryland
9:27 Thu Oct 23
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See below for how right I was in this case, David.
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Big Dave
9:26 Thu Oct 23
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mashed in maryland 9:21 Thu Oct 23
You've always come across as a know-it-all opinionated twonk whenever I have read your posts before - it'd be a shame to get all humble now...
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mashed in maryland
9:24 Thu Oct 23
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Can you just "become a train driver" now?
I looked into it a few years ago (longer than 6 thinking about it) and the only path seemed to be joining a rail firm and working your way up from station staff which seemed to take a few years.
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munkyfunk
9:22 Thu Oct 23
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Left school 25 yrs ago bummed about earning beer money in retail
Then got my print ticket then the arse fell out of that.
Did my Microsoft and Cisco tickets
Then 6 yrs ago became a train driver
Wish I did it 25 yrs ago
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