Career break..!!
Struggling to get back to Industry after a career break?
Life is uncertain and sometimes we have to take a break from the career to take care of personal things. It doesn’t stop you from getting back to the industry in 30 days. Do these 5 steps.
- Upgrade your skills - This is the most important step. You need to understand what are the required skills in the market and should learn. 90% of the candidates try to get back with the skills they had, not even bother to upgrade and hence fails.
- Reach out to your old network - This is not to ask for opportunities. But to understand what they are working on, what skill set are actually required, where can you find the resources to learn etc.
- Get a mentor - Find a mentor who can help you overcome the challenges during job search. This person will support you and mentor each and every step in the journey.
- Improve your profile - Prepare a stunning resume, make your linked-in impressive, get endorsements/recommendations. Transform your profile from average to excellent.
- Showcase your work - Do some case studies, tools evaluation, write articles on latest tools/technologies, prepare a professional blog site, make a website on your own, have a tableau dashboard (for data analysts). Publish all these work & put it in your resume/linked-in. You should have something to showcase which will help you gain the attention from recruiters and hiring managers.
Do these steps and improve your chances of getting hired.
