Blood and tears in the process of career change

I used to find it difficult to change careers. Even if I don't like my job, I can only stick to it. Later, I finally made a decision to change careers. Although the process is as difficult as I imagined, every time I look back, I still feel that people should always fight bravely for their future in this life!

Even if I really fail, I won't regret it. At least I can say: I am brave!

Let me talk about my background first ~ I am 25 years old and graduated for three years. I used to be the project director of a company. I thought the director was a very powerful role, who could meet stars and direct programs. Turns out I don't have much money or connections in this business. As a director of 10 for many years, he can only direct and perform himself, and there is no way out.

Later, catching up with the epidemic, the media industry was hit hard, which made me think about my future career development and had my later career change experience.

-0 1 forcing me to direct my own life-

I think everyone who changes careers wants to find a certainty from other people's experiences, because it can reduce our trial and error costs. After all, the pressure to change careers is there.

So I want to talk about all my experiences in the future. There may not be any profound methods and theories, but there are all the details of my career change. I hope my personal experience can give you some reference and help you avoid detours.

Before changing careers, I didn't make an impulsive decision, but first analyzed my current situation:

Summing up these three points, I decided to change careers. I feel that I have been a director for so long, and this time I have re-directed my life.

My suggestion is:

Before you decide to change careers, you should analyze your current position and determine whether you really need to change careers. I have three suggestions about whether to change careers:

If your personality does not match the job requirements seriously, you can consider changing jobs.

For example, in sales, you have to kiss up to customers all day to make them happy, and you have to accompany them to dinner to ensure performance. It's okay for you to let someone who is very gregarious do it, but it's worse for you to let someone like me do it than to kill me.

Don't change careers because you can't solve problems for a while.

Everyone will encounter all kinds of problems in the workplace, such as boss PUA, colleagues' scheming, boss's garbage ... You will be very painful and even lose confidence in the whole industry, so some people will consider changing careers.

But you have to ask yourself first: Can these problems be solved through internal transfer? Can I resign and change companies? ..... Don't make a decision of regret because of temporary pain.

Don't watch others change careers, and neither do you.

This year is a special year. I think many people, like me, are influenced by their industries and their work is not satisfactory. I am very excited to see the example that others can easily earn more than 10 thousand yuan a month by changing careers, so I also want to change careers.

But you should know that just because others can earn more than 10 thousand a month doesn't mean you can, and industries that make more money may not be suitable for you. You have to read it yourself and make a good evaluation before you install it.

-02 people looked for him and chose to run this way-

When choosing a position, I was at a loss in the face of the vast job market.

Later, it was a coincidence that I came into contact with the operation, just because a friend said something at dinner: Ask me if I want to try new media operation.

I turned over a lot of Zhihu's answers, read the book again, and finally chose the operation. There are three main reasons:

1. There are many job demands and good prospects.

I searched the recruitment website and found that there are many jobs in operation, and the result is 500+, and we can see that the salary of senior operation is also very objective, with the highest monthly salary of 50 K.

Although everyone says that there are too many people doing business, and the monthly salary of 5 or 6K can be seen everywhere, professionals are still scarce resources, and the shortage of talents can mean opportunities.

2. Internet shortcuts

The operation of this post has only appeared for more than ten years now, and it has been quite popular in recent years. Many of them are primary operations, so the entry threshold is not that high.

When I know this, I am very happy. Why?

Because I feel one step closer to entering a big factory. We all know that big companies like Ali, Tencent and Today's Headlines are all Internet companies. I thought it would be more difficult to get into such a company if I were not a programmer.

When I changed my career in Little Red Book Search, I also saw some photos of bloggers working in big factories. I was really envious at that time. I think this is what I look forward to in the future. I think I may be able to enter such a big factory one day through my own efforts.

3. Become a CEO and reach the peak of your life.

"People who operate well are comparable to tiger balm and valuable. Because operators need to know almost everything, generally speaking, through a lot of practice, you will be proficient in at least one or even all of them. 」

This is a passage in the book "Operating from scratch", which just illustrates the broad career development path of operators.

For example, operations can switch to product managers, but few product managers can switch to operations, and operations can also switch to copywriting and planning, but the reverse is more difficult.

Ordinary operators can reach the level of senior manager or even director through three to five years' efforts, and of course they may further become CFO (Chief Operating Officer) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer).

After learning these three points, I won't hesitate. You see, with a bright future, I can enter a sunrise industry like the Internet, and then it is equivalent to entering a CEO training camp. I think even if I don't become CEO in the end, I won't be too bad!

My suggestion is:

Changing careers and choosing a target position is actually a difficult problem. I think it can be divided into three steps:

Step 1: Analyze yourself.

We can analyze ourselves from personality, hobbies, existing abilities, ideals and shortcomings. It's best to make a mind map like me, which can clearly show my strengths and weaknesses.

Or you can do some professional tests, such as MBTI professional personality test, Holland professional test, Chersi online assessment, Big Five personality test and so on.

Although I can't give you a definite result of 100%, I can let you have a deeper understanding of yourself and realize what your strengths are.

Step 2: Analyze the industry.

Here are some websites that can do industry analysis:

If you know, you can see whether the industry you are inquiring about is a sunrise industry, what is the future prospect, whether the demand for target positions is large or not, and whether the entry threshold is high or not.

Step 3: Match positions according to your abilities.

Finally, it depends on whether the industry you intend to engage in matches your ability and personality, which can be seen from the aspects of working atmosphere and work content.

For example, in the Internet industry, the overall atmosphere is relatively relaxed, the management is flat and full of vitality. If you are not too serious and prefer this relaxed and happy atmosphere, you can consider it.

Tips: For more information about career planning, I recommend a book, Vision, which teaches you how to plan your career. People in the workplace must read!

I have an electronic version of this book, and I want to dd me in the small partner comment area ~

When I really started preparing, I found that it was not difficult to decide to change careers and find the position I wanted to change careers. The hardest part is the process of preparing for a career change! !

1. Read by copying books.

After determining the post goal, the first step must be reading, so I went to Douban to look through the book list and bought a lot of books on operation.

The process of reading is slow.

First, because I don't know much about this industry, I don't know much about many terms in the book.

I often learn a new technical term before, but I can't remember what it means when I see it later.

The second is to take notes like copying a book when reading a book.

Because a lot of knowledge is the first contact, some can't grasp the key points, feel that everything should be remembered, and finally taking notes becomes a transcript.

This led me to read four books a month, which really made me a little nervous. I think if I follow this progress, I will successfully change careers in a long time.

But there is no way, maybe everything is difficult at the beginning. Although I am very anxious, I still insist on gritting my teeth for 3 months.

2. Tragic job search process

After 3 months, I can't read that book, and I feel particularly confident that I can! ! So I started to submit my resume.

Thinking that I am Xiao Bai, I dare not vote for a good position and company. Finally, I submitted more than 100 resumes, and only received an interview invitation from 1, but I was also very happy. 1 also represents hope, so I went to the interview with anxiety and excitement.

The company interviewed is very small. At first glance, it is a newly established Internet company. In a small office building, I searched for it for a long time before I found it. Then the person in charge of reception took me to a small office and waited for the interviewer.

It is a routine step for me to introduce myself after the interviewer comes in. I skillfully said what I had practiced dozens of times, and then I was a little excited. Because I don't have a card and I am fluent, I think the interviewer should be very satisfied.

Who knows, the interviewer looked at me seriously and said, "No?" I was shocked and didn't know what to say.

Then I heard the interviewer say, "I'm sorry, you talked a lot, but I don't know what you are worth hiring. The content on your resume has nothing to do with our position." I think you'd better know the job content of this position before applying for our position. " 」

There is nothing to say here, and you don't have to go back and wait for the notice to be rejected.

But I feel very wronged. The interviewer said I didn't understand the work, but I obviously read books for three months and took so many notes. ......

At that moment, I really felt like a garbage, and even a small company with a monthly salary of 4000 looked down on me.

3. Never say "I can learn"

When I got back, I was completely decadent. I didn't expect three months' efforts to be worthless, and my heart was chilled by a pot of cold water. I wonder if my career change will fail like this.

But thinking about the days before, I really don't want to.

So, I can't give up, I have to move on.

After careful consideration, I decided to sign up for the class, because I have no connections in this industry and no seniors to consult. I think only applying for classes can solve this problem.

As for why you didn't report it before, it was still because of money. There is not much left in the initial deposit, and I am still in naked resignation, so I don't want to give it up. ......

However, spending money really smells good. The learning effect after reporting for class is really good. With a clear study plan, teachers' supervision and homework, you can check whether your knowledge is in place. The learning efficiency is obviously improved, and finally I have a clearer understanding of the operation.

▲ From failing at the beginning, I even got a difficult 90 points in the end.

Then I chatted with my teacher about my previous job hunting experience. The teacher told me that the main problem lies in the resume and works. I didn't revise my resume for the job I applied for. I should find out the contents related to the target position in my previous work experience and write them down.

Besides, I am a small white man and have no experience. I can at least attach a few articles written by myself or other works that can reflect my ability to apply for operation.

Generally speaking, Xiao Bai should never tell the interviewer, "I can learn without experience." Who can't learn? What matters is your ability to show that "you can learn." It's hard to convince the interviewer with a resume that doesn't even have works.

But I didn't do all this at first. No wonder the interviewer told me so.

My suggestion is:

For people who change careers, the most sad thing is "zero experience", so I have the following suggestions for job interviews:

In order not to make the previous low-level mistakes again, I arranged some resume templates and interview skills to learn according to the suggestions given by my teacher. If you need it, I can share it with you for free, and I will be ok if you comment on Didi ~

-04 There are so many people who have successfully changed careers, can I definitely do it-

This is a question for everyone who wants to change careers. Why do you want to read so many cases and learn from other people's experience before changing careers?

Just afraid of a "if", what if we choose the wrong one? What if I fail to change careers?

Even if there are many successful examples, they belong to others. Maybe you change people and backgrounds, and all empirical methods will not work.

My suggestion is:

I suggest implementing the ABZ plan before changing careers.

This is a career planning theory put forward by LinkedIn founder reid hoffman.

A refers to your main business, which is your current job.

B is a sideline developed from your interest. When A encounters a crisis, B can take the lead.

Z is its own security fund, so that after the failure of the AB plan, it can make a comeback.

So if you want to change careers, you can make a plan B first and try to implement it first to see if it works. If there are no special circumstances, don't be like me in naked resignation, otherwise you will only bear more pressure.

-05 finally said-

It is better to consult an experienced person than to read a book.

The content of the book is dead, and some viewpoints and cases lose their timeliness because of the particularity of the book, which leads to the lack of reference value.

Therefore, I suggest that if there are conditions, it is best to ask the seniors in relevant positions to learn more about the job content, skills needed, future prospects and job market.

Finally, I will make a good analysis of my own situation according to the experience I have consulted, and then make a decision on whether to change careers.

Well, my experience and suggestions are over. Think of something new and add it later ~

Finally, I hope all those who want to change careers can achieve their goals and praise me for my good luck!

As an experienced person, I know the hardships of changing careers, so I hope I can help Xiaobai, who used to be like me. After thinking about it, I sorted out all the materials during my study. If you are also interested in changing careers, you can share it with me for free and leave me a message in the comments section.