Want to change careers? 5 critical first steps

It’s always difficult when you feel like you’ve hit a dead end in your career. Maybe you’re no longer challenged by what you do and know you need a change, but you feel lost.

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What are you missing?

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How big a change do you really need?

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Start listing out all your ideas

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Consider what’s realistic

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