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Best way to transition into a new career?
Posted on 8/10/16 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 8/10/16 at 1:21 pm
How can you go back to school and change careers with the smoothest transition possible? I've been working on tugboats for 3 years. the pay is decent, but I want to get off the boats because I have a young family. I'm away from home a lot. In about a year my wife will graduate in the medical field and likely get a good job, letting me go back to school. When that happens, what is the best way to prepare yourself for the future? What kind of jobs should I look into to get me through school? I want to be a registered COTA. that takes a couple years. I'm going to work in my current job for as long as I can until then.
ETA: I have a lot of job experience, and an Associates in Business Administration.
ETA: I have a lot of job experience, and an Associates in Business Administration.
This post was edited on 8/10/16 at 1:27 pm
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Posted on 8/10/16 at 1:32 pm to TulaneFan
The best way to transition is to work part time in that environment (even if it is volunteering) so that the communication and structure is second nature to you. Get into the hospital or outpatient setting now.
This post was edited on 8/10/16 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 8/10/16 at 1:34 pm to TulaneFan
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Associates in Business Administration.
I think another option is finishing this off, or perhaps using the next two years to get something in finance. Then take your tug boat experience with your new degree and parlay that into a operations/finance etc position with any boat industry related stuff. I imagine you have a ton of practical knowledge that could make you a good hire in the office.
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Get into the hospital or outpatient setting now.
Very good industry
This post was edited on 8/10/16 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 8/10/16 at 1:53 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
I only mentioned that because I googled that acronym and it said something about occupational therapy 
Posted on 8/10/16 at 1:57 pm to LSUtoOmaha
That's what it is, I should have clarified lol.
It's an occupational therapist assistant. Growing field, very good pay, and a bridge program to be an OT
It's an occupational therapist assistant. Growing field, very good pay, and a bridge program to be an OT
Posted on 8/10/16 at 2:28 pm to TulaneFan
What do you want long term? What do you consider a good and acceptable salary over the long term?
My inclination is to go back and get a bachelors in business of some kind and then switch into a field you enjoy. You'll come out making between 40-55k more than likely but have a lot of upward mobility.
If you go a Healthcare route... Your salary caps quickly but it's an in demand field with great job security.
My inclination is to go back and get a bachelors in business of some kind and then switch into a field you enjoy. You'll come out making between 40-55k more than likely but have a lot of upward mobility.
If you go a Healthcare route... Your salary caps quickly but it's an in demand field with great job security.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 3:50 pm to TulaneFan
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What kind of jobs should I look into to get me through school? I want to be a registered COTA. that takes a couple years. I'm going to work in my current job for as long as I can until then.
One option is to get on with a university hospital that will cover your cost of school and also might give you a few hours of "work" time to put toward classes. I guess that all depends on where you will be living and such.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 6:11 pm to DingLeeBerry
Reading the tittle only the best way to transition is to represent the brand that field sells.
When I transtioned into Private Equity I was lost at first. But once I figured it out I began to fit in with people in the industry. When I got into sell side advisory I understood what everyone was going through and could relate to all walks of life. So I began to talk, act and to an extent look like a sell side advisor.
Your goal should be everytime you leave a room they say that guy looks like .... I live in Chicago and could never do makreting or advertising because those guys I find to be total tools. Show them the personality fit and it will take you far
When I transtioned into Private Equity I was lost at first. But once I figured it out I began to fit in with people in the industry. When I got into sell side advisory I understood what everyone was going through and could relate to all walks of life. So I began to talk, act and to an extent look like a sell side advisor.
Your goal should be everytime you leave a room they say that guy looks like .... I live in Chicago and could never do makreting or advertising because those guys I find to be total tools. Show them the personality fit and it will take you far
Posted on 8/10/16 at 9:53 pm to Statsattack
Being articulate, focused, driven and funny goes a long way. Busting your arse while being able to make folks laugh-with or at you-while being able to communicate clearly and well have been big factors for me...
Posted on 8/11/16 at 11:44 am to Paul Allen
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Paul Allen
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That's the same strategy I used at YOW back in 2004.
I'm sure you took the layoff when they moved everyone to Utah really hard. Fortunately I'd transitioned away from Customer Service & had been in RE Finance for 2+ years by then.
Good luck at Coburn's Pipe & Supply.
ETA: I RA'd and started a thread on the Help Board. I'm sure that thread will be as insufferable for you to read as the rest you relentlessly troll in where I contribute, you f*cking tool.
This post was edited on 8/11/16 at 11:51 am
Posted on 8/11/16 at 11:50 am to lynxcat
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If you go a Healthcare route... Your salary caps quickly but it's an in demand field with great job security.
This is very true. I did healthcare and peaked only about 4 years out of school at 80. That isn't bad early on, but fast forward 6 more years and it doesn't go far with a family. I decided to get my MBA and now I'm getting an MHA to set me up for a move to the administrative side. I'm looking forward to the ability to move up and not be limited by a license.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 1:28 pm to Langston
The IS side of healthcare isn't a bad route either. You don't really cap out, and can move into admin if you have a graduate degree.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 1:44 pm to TulaneFan
Is a new role in your current field an option? You already have valuable experience in the field of tug-boats(?); can you parlay that into another position that doesn't require time away from the family?
In other words, rather than starting from scratch, could you start in a new position in the same field so you aren't limiting yourself to entry level positions somewhere else. Like going from servicing tugboats (or whatever you do) to tugboat sales. New route but same field, and you're not starting over entirely from scratch
Experience is very very valuable, and being able to sell yourself based on your experiences is key
In other words, rather than starting from scratch, could you start in a new position in the same field so you aren't limiting yourself to entry level positions somewhere else. Like going from servicing tugboats (or whatever you do) to tugboat sales. New route but same field, and you're not starting over entirely from scratch
Experience is very very valuable, and being able to sell yourself based on your experiences is key
This post was edited on 8/11/16 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 8/11/16 at 2:46 pm to TulaneFan
I changed careers twice at the same company. A lot easier than going back to school. Is that a possibility for you?
Posted on 8/11/16 at 3:56 pm to Larry Gooseman
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I changed careers twice at the same company. A lot easier than going back to school. Is that a possibility for you?
With only an Associate's, he is going to run into brick walls if he has aspirations to climb the corporate ladder.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 4:32 pm to GFunk
That's not nice
Posted on 8/11/16 at 5:04 pm to Paul Allen
I'm sure that's what you said at YOW.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 5:13 pm to GFunk
Perhaps. What bothers me the most is that you're irreverent towards me about something as innocuous as sharing the same workplace in 2004. Why so uptight? They YOW days should be celebrated, not denigrated.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 5:21 pm to Paul Allen
Because you relentlessly make comments about it. Over and over. You're like a bad venereal disease or something. The first 2,786,922 you made the joke it's laugh, blow it off, try to give you sarcasm back. But after awhile, it just stops being funny and begins to annoy me.
I do not go to the MBA thread and make comment after comment that isn't specific to the subject just to tweak you over and over again. Because the truth is I DGAF.
Just leave me the frick alone. Don't click threads or read posts I make. If you do, don't make comment after comment about shite that has nothing to do with the thread because you think it's cute.
It isn't. Goddamn is it annoying. Just leave it alone. Not like you don't know I don't care for it.
I do not go to the MBA thread and make comment after comment that isn't specific to the subject just to tweak you over and over again. Because the truth is I DGAF.
Just leave me the frick alone. Don't click threads or read posts I make. If you do, don't make comment after comment about shite that has nothing to do with the thread because you think it's cute.
It isn't. Goddamn is it annoying. Just leave it alone. Not like you don't know I don't care for it.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 5:23 pm to GFunk
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Just leave me the frick alone
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Goddamn is it annoying.
Why do you have to use such language with me?
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