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Trapped in an industry?
Posted on 3/12/15 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 3/12/15 at 3:41 pm
First and foremost, I really do enjoy my job. It's been a great position fresh out of college with a great company. They have given me lots of opportunity and challenges and I have done very well in completing them. There is also a lot of upward mobility that I am being mentioned for currently. Honestly, everything is going really well from a performance and job standpoint.
That said, I'm not passionate at all about the industry. I've spent the last few months fighting that I can find it somewhere inside of me, but I really don't think it's there. Many people in our organization are extremely tenured and we have low turnover. I'm afraid of getting trapped in a situation where my youth and greenness wears away and I'm stuck with a company/industry. When do you become bound by what your familiar with from a perspective employee standpoint? Has anyone made a leap from one sector to another later in their careers?
That said, I'm not passionate at all about the industry. I've spent the last few months fighting that I can find it somewhere inside of me, but I really don't think it's there. Many people in our organization are extremely tenured and we have low turnover. I'm afraid of getting trapped in a situation where my youth and greenness wears away and I'm stuck with a company/industry. When do you become bound by what your familiar with from a perspective employee standpoint? Has anyone made a leap from one sector to another later in their careers?
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Posted on 3/12/15 at 3:51 pm to LSUShock
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I'm not passionate at all about the industry
What industry is it?
Posted on 3/12/15 at 3:52 pm to GenesChin
Financial Services/Banking
Posted on 3/12/15 at 4:02 pm to LSUShock
Posted on 3/12/15 at 4:19 pm to LSUShock
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Financial Services/Banking
Depending on what you're doing in the financial sector, thats pretty flexible.
You can jump to CPGs, consulting etc etc.
The question is what sort of jump do you have in mind? If you're thinking doctor and lawyer, probably not, but other things? Sure if you leverage experience and network correctly etc etc insert buzz words.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 4:33 pm to LSUShock
I'm in a similar situation. They see my experience, think its a highly-specialized field and then don't give me a chance to interview.
I did a phone interview for a position that I would do very well in, interviewer was extremely impressed with my ability to handle her challenging questions and my responses to them. Still wasn't selected to come in because my background isn't in the "direct field" they were looking for.
I did a phone interview for a position that I would do very well in, interviewer was extremely impressed with my ability to handle her challenging questions and my responses to them. Still wasn't selected to come in because my background isn't in the "direct field" they were looking for.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 4:40 pm to Golfer
You are only trapped if you allow yourself to be. You can get over the lack of experience in an industry very quickly if you can prove your ability to adjust to new situations quickly. Agility is arguably one of the most interesting qualities a candidate can bring unless you are living in a silo doing the same thing every single day.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 4:46 pm to Golfer
Maybe it was a situation where they thought you would be too expensive based on your experience.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 4:54 pm to Golfer
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I did a phone interview for a position that I would do very well in, interviewer was extremely impressed with my ability to handle her challenging questions and my responses to them. Still wasn't selected to come in because my background isn't in the "direct field" they were looking for.
I think it always depends on the situation and the culture of the company you're interviewing with.
Some are more inclined for agile, out of the box types and some simply go with the safe bet etc.
I'm currently in the Ag Commodities realm but have taken some interviews with various tech companies out in the bay while I lived in SoCal. Some were more responsive than others and a lot depended on who you talked to.
In the end I got a a better offer to stay in Ag Commodities industry while being closer to home but I think it totally depends on the company when it comes to hiring out of the box.
I've always operated under the impression the right thing to do is diversify as much as you can in your current role, take on as many projects, collabs etc etc and moves will take care of themselves.
When I was unhappy and trying to force a job change, seems like nothing would work for me, then I got the right call and here I am.
This post was edited on 3/12/15 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 3/12/15 at 5:47 pm to lynxcat
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You are only trapped if you allow yourself to be. You can get over the lack of experience in an industry very quickly if you can prove your ability to adjust to new situations quickly. Agility is arguably one of the most interesting qualities a candidate can bring unless you are living in a silo doing the same thing every single day.
Agreed. I thought I articulated that well. But it was with a "conservative industry" so their decision doesn't surprise me.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 6:11 pm to LSUShock
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First and foremost, I really do enjoy my job. It's been a great position fresh out of college with a great company.
You sound too young to be worrying about this. If you don't like what you're doing, start exploring, see what you like and see what it takes to get into that field. If you're in your 20s to early 30s going back to school is an option. You'll only get stuck in something you don't like if you stick yourself there.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:12 am to LSUShock
At the end of December, I was starting to feel the exact same way about my current job (consulting). I had just hit a significant anniversary and had a desire to do something different. I felt like I was in a position where there was no more upward mobility and I had learned all that I could.
I realized that I had to take a chance and change up my life. Started doing some more research, applied for some jobs and went on a few interviews. I found and received an offer for a postition that will allow more upward mobility and the ability to make a large number of contacts that could lead to future endeavors.
If you are feeling this way now, take the leap and see what happens. The worse case scenario is you figure out that you don't like the new gig, and you move on to something different. But don't let yourself be scared of change, because you'll wake up in 30 years and realize you spend half your life doing unfulfilling work.
I realized that I had to take a chance and change up my life. Started doing some more research, applied for some jobs and went on a few interviews. I found and received an offer for a postition that will allow more upward mobility and the ability to make a large number of contacts that could lead to future endeavors.
If you are feeling this way now, take the leap and see what happens. The worse case scenario is you figure out that you don't like the new gig, and you move on to something different. But don't let yourself be scared of change, because you'll wake up in 30 years and realize you spend half your life doing unfulfilling work.
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