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Career change tips for jobs in the creative design, marketing & advertising industry

With Jane Newell Brown, Head of Learning and Development
 
So, you’ve decided to make a career change but not sure where to start? Whether you’re going from a creative and design job to an advertising job or thinking of ditching your PR job for a marketing role, our latest video will give you great advice on how to successfully change career lanes.



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Changing Lanes...
- When you’re planning what transferable skills you can take from your current job, a good place to start is a big sheet of paper. At one end write where you are and at the other where you want to be. Something like:

  • What is your current role?
  • What knowledge do you need to do your current role?
  • What skills do you have, both in this role and from ones you have previously had?
  • What skills have you picked up through hobbies or interests outside work or studying?
  • What notable achievements have you made?
  • What do people rate you for? 
  • What are your strengths?
- You can then use this to see where the cross over is between where you are and where you want to be. Common denominators will become your selling points and the key elements helping you to move into your new role. If you’re working in social media in your marketing job, that’ll go a long way to helping you find success in a PR role.

Identify the Development Needs
- Then find the areas where you have a lack of knowledge, skill or experience. These will form your action plan. It may be that you can move sideways in your existing company – by far the lowest risk option.

- It may mean taking a course in your free time. If you are not working at the moment, think about doing some voluntary work to gain experience and critical skills you may not have.

- Clearly it’s not possible for everyone to take time out. A five year plan to get where you want to be will take you there in small steps. Develop one new piece of knowledge or skill at a time with a big end goal in sight.

For more advice on finding a job in the creative industry, drop us a line here. Search for the latest jobs in creative and design, or an advertising, marketing or PR job now.
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