Finding the right career is not an easy matter. Especially people who are just starting work or first jobbers who are beginning their early careers will be faced with doubts. Whether this job is a good fit for him or what kind of career path he is looking for are two of the many questions that may arise. Not infrequently, they will feel clueless, and not rarely do some of them think about making a career switch.

Are you in a position like this and also intend to switch careers? Check out this article first, come!

The Career Switching Phenomenon

According to an article written by the Indeed Editorial team, the term career switch can be interpreted as the act of achieving a job outside of your current position. This career change is commonly done by many people long ago, and first jobbers and people who have been pursuing their careers for years can also do this. 

Of course, everyone has their own goals, whether to get a challenge or an atmosphere that suits them, to get a better salary or benefit, looking for a work-life balance, to urgent situations like what happened at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic 2 years ago. 

Suppose you look at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic in early 2020, where there were many layoffs to workers, which made many people lose their jobs or careers. Because not a few of them finally have to look for employment with roles starting from scratch again. For example, a hotel employee affected by his dismissal decided to study digital marketing and eventually applied for the position at a start-up company. 

What Should I Do When I Want a Career Switch?

Of course, when you want to make a career switch, you need to make preparations. Seeing this will have an impact on your long-term career in the future. Here are the steps:

1. Evaluate yourself.

Evaluation of yourself is meant here. Of course, you have to think carefully before making a career switch. "Is this really what I want?" Or is it just FOMO (fear of missing out). Not without reason, this change will undoubtedly impact the long term of your life.

If you have found a sure answer, you need to look within yourself. "Is the ability that I have can support the career change that will be carried out?". If the answer is still in doubt, you should learn more about the career interests you will choose. 

2. Find the desired job opportunities.

The next step is to find out opportunities about the role of the career you will choose. For example, currently, the opportunity for a data analyst is high. You can search "will this role in the coming year still be a job that is in high demand?" or "does this role have a good career path?". After a few questions are answered, then you can prepare yourself. 

3. Prepare yourself.

Preparations that you can do, of course, equip yourself with knowledge about the role that will be chosen. Currently, we can easily find the media to learn. For example, you can participate in a Bootcamp or course provided by a specific competency training provider company. 

Not only that, on the other hand, if you decide to resign from your previous job, of course, you should prepare an emergency fund for you to meet your daily needs while looking for a new job. Because as is known looking for a new job is not an easy thing either. At least the funds that can be collected are 3-6 times your total monthly expenses. 

Also, BNI Life has a few tips for finding work during the COVID-19 Pandemic here from Anggi Novadelian, a professional in human resources. Guided by Faisal Rahmat, they talked about many things about finance, lifestyle, business, and of course, health.

BNI Life Corner | Ep.14 Anggi Novadelian: Tips for Finding a Job During a Pandemic

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In the end, pursuing a career or career switch is not an easy thing, and for that, careful preparation is needed. In addition, one thing that is no less important for the long term of your life is to prepare protection for yourself by presenting insurance benefits. You can do this by having unit-linked life insurance from BNI Life called BNI Life Plan Multi-Protection Plus (BLPM Plus). With premium costs starting from IDR 200,000, you can get two main benefits, death benefits and investment benefits.  

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