{"id":182020,"date":"2019-06-12T10:10:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T04:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/?p=182020"},"modified":"2022-10-13T06:52:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T06:52:08","slug":"blog-career-transition-10-myths-about-career-transitions-that-stifle-your-professional-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/blog-career-transition-10-myths-about-career-transitions-that-stifle-your-professional-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Myths About Career Transitions That Stifle Your Professional Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered what keeps you stuck in the job you are at, and avoiding transitioning your career? Some myths are just easy to relate to and accept. Like, it\u2019s not my mistake. So, what can I do? Take a\u00a0Big-Leap\u00a0and don\u2019t worry about small steps; Reason, plan\u00a0and act\u00a0and many more.\u00a0<\/strong>That\u2019s exactly why we need to debunk them and get cracking. Here are the most widely heard excuses we hide behind.
\nMyth 1:<\/strong>
\nTransitioning my career is too hard and I need this job:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA job is definitely essential, and dealing with responsibilities and earning money part of everyone\u2019s career. Why make this excuse then? Failure and the fear it evokes, lack of planning and saving, and the missing vision for your career could be probable causes. Remember that in any career there\u2019s plenty of hard work, new learning, change, and courage needed to accept faults, rework plans and move onwards.
\nMyth 2:<\/strong>
\nThe times are not right:<\/strong>
\nLife is and will get busier with added responsibilities. There is just one right time and that is when you start. Do a search for\u00a0job opportunities<\/strong>, ask and act for promotion and accept the challenges of a career change. If you haven\u2019t saved or planned, then, do so now and make it a part of your daily plans.
\nMyth 3:<\/strong>
\nCareer changes involve money:<\/strong>
\nThis essential commodity called money is quintessential to all career changes. One needs to be able to sustain the period of transitioning, re-skilling costs and also be gainfully employed. Yes, it needs money. So plan and save for it. You are never going to fail when you invest in yourself.
\nCareer changes depend on who you know!<\/strong>
\nThis myth is not about looking to Steve Jobs for mentorship. All you need is to look around you and network well. Use social media and let the list inspire your choices and planning. Use your time in thinking about career options<\/strong>, re-juggling of your skill sets, hone the right ones, apply for jobs, intern if required and start planning early if you have plans to change careers.
\nMyth 5:<\/strong>
\nWhat will people think?<\/strong>
\nTheir opinion doesn\u2019t matter and you have no control over it. However, your career transition does depend on your opinion and how you think about yourself. You can never please people so don\u2019t try and waste time here. They will sing your praise when you succeed.
\nMyth 6:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBe and follow your passions:
\n<\/strong>That\u2019s great lip service especially when you have no clue about yourself or your passions. A Google search, blogs on topics that interest you, meeting successful people and great planning is required to cultivate a passion for anything. It is not a ready-made solution that you pursue.
\nMyth<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>7<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFind the right job:
\n<\/strong>Does it even exist? There are no rights, wrongs or mistakes. There are only\u00a0job opportunities<\/strong>. What you do will count in your favor to find the most suitable and paying job. Personality development and skill attainment should be woven into the mix and are crucial for mentoring and watching your back.
\nMyth<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>8<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAll will be right when I get this job:
\n<\/strong>No. The problems will start with you hitting the bottom of the new career ladder. This also means you may not get paid more and that you will have to slog and work your way to the top of the ladder. Everyone starts at the bottom. So don\u2019t get discouraged.
\nMyth 9:<\/strong>
\nWhat can happen when I fail?<\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t worry. If you succeed very few will complain. If you don\u2019t, then spend some more time to see why you failed. Either way, you stand to gain if you open your mind to the possibilities of a\u00a0job change.<\/strong>
\nMyth 10:<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t possess the job skills for a career change:<\/strong>
\nOkay! I haven\u2019t heard of a swimmer who had the skills to swim before he entered the water. If you don\u2019t possess the skills for new\u00a0career options<\/strong>, then zero in on what is lacking and get onto honing your skill set.
\nIn parting, let’s reiterate that you\u2019ll get plenty of\u00a0career tips.\u00a0<\/strong>The ones that matter needs to be worked on. And if you need to clear the clutter about such myths research your choices and get some professional training at a reputed institution<\/a> like Imarticus. Besides a wide variety of career-oriented courses, they do have assured placement services, a soft-skill development module and plenty of latest learning techniques to make learning skills easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered what keeps you stuck in the job you are at, and avoiding transitioning your career? Some myths are just easy to relate to and accept. Like, it\u2019s not my mistake. So, what can I do? Take a\u00a0Big-Leap\u00a0and don\u2019t worry about small steps; Reason, plan\u00a0and act\u00a0and many more.\u00a0That\u2019s exactly why we need to debunk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mo_disable_npp":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1540],"tags":[233,760,787,1210,1211,1212,1213],"class_list":["post-182020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career","tag-career-options","tag-career","tag-career-counseling","tag-job-opportunities","tag-job-search","tag-career-tips","tag-job-change"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Imarticus Learning","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}