Can anyone help?
I’ve been a nurse for 10 years and am desperate to leave. I get nothing out of it and feel like I’m wasting my self.I worked up to a prett
I’ve been a nurse for 10 years and am desperate to leave. I get nothing out of it and feel like I’m wasting my self.
I worked up to a pretty senior level before I quit to pursue a new career. I now work ad hoc shifts on a ward to pay the bills. (It seemed like a risky move, but I have zero regrets!).
I’ve looked into “side stepping” i.e. alternative jobs for Nurses but really, I’m keen to get out of the profession all together.
I’d love to work in editing (or something similar) and am beginning an English degree through the OU. I also blog (no one reads it, but it’s an online presence).
I’m getting a little depressed working as a nurse and the prospect of doing it for the three years it will take to finish my degree is daunting.
I am aware that I am not guaranteed a job once I’ve finished my degree, but am happy to take this gamble.
I think it would be useful to get a little office experience but I can’t seem to get my foot in the door (even when accepting a 50% pay cut). My plan was to find a low paid, entry level admin job and work up a little. I’ve completed an online admin course and tailored my CV. I have applied to 1000’s of jobs.
It’s been 8 months now and I haven’t been contacted a single company.
I think all people see is a “Nurse” and it feels impossible to break out of it. I simply don’t know what to do anymore.
I’m prepared for a long slog and know that nothing will happen overnight but I feel like I hit one brick wall after another and I’m running out of options.
It’s all beginning to feel a little hopeless.
Has anyone ever undergone a dramatic career change and do you have any advice on what I can do?
or:I\u2019ve been a nurse for 10 years and am desperate to leave. I get nothing out of it and feel like I\u2019m wasting my self.I worked up to a pretty senior level before I quit to pursue a new career. I now work ad hoc shifts on a ward to pay the bills. (It seemed like a risky move, but I have zero regrets!). I\u2019ve looked into \u201cside stepping\u201d i.e. alternative jobs for Nurses but really, I\u2019m keen to get out of the profession all together. I\u2019d love to work in editing (or something similar) and am beginning an English degree through the OU. I also blog (no one reads it, but it\u2019s an online presence). I\u2019m getting a little depressed working as a nurse and the prospect of doing it for the three years it will take to finish my degree is daunting. I am aware that I am not guaranteed a job once I\u2019ve finished my degree, but am happy to take this gamble. I think it would be useful to get a little office experience but I can\u2019t seem to get my foot in the door (even when accepting a 50% pay cut). My plan was to find a low paid, entry level admin job and work up a little. I\u2019ve completed an online admin course and tailored my CV. I have applied to 1000\u2019s of jobs. It\u2019s been 8 months now and I haven\u2019t been contacted a single company.I think all people see is a \u201cNurse\u201d and it feels impossible to break out of it. I simply don\u2019t know what to do anymore.I\u2019m prepared for a long slog and know that nothing will happen overnight but I feel like I hit one brick wall after another and I\u2019m running out of options.It\u2019s all beginning to feel a little hopeless. Has anyone ever undergone a dramatic career change and do you have any advice on what I can do?
or:Dam Girl, just keep trying, I haven't gone through that, sorry.Good luck Girl.
or:Hello lizzy,You're not obliged to note your experience as a nurse (particularly on the cv), if you think it's holding you back.If you've applied to thousands of positions and none would bother to interview, I'm inclined to think there's some very blatant flaw in the method - could be anywhere from the cv, the manner of application (perhaps more quality than quantity, or places where the need for hiring is more dire), conduct during interview. Perhaps you need more qualifications than this online course.Application to career is a game of who you know - as a nurse for this long, have you not met (mayhap befriended) a ton of people, not just in the medical field?What's important is to believe in the significance of whatever you do; few jobs are limited to just one favourite or hateful task, your perspective determines more than 50% of how it feels overall.
