If you’re contemplating trading your career in, our strong
recommendation is don’t. Unfortunately the softening job market now means there
is something of an oversupply of available qualified candidates in most sectors.
Why would a company take a punt on the person with no experience in Project
Management when there is a bunch of experienced Project Mangers available? It's not the time to push into a new sphere.
Over the last couple
of downturns people have considered it quite a good time to re-skill. The logic
being: why fight the market? Now is a good time to be out of the market while
it is a little flat, and I’ll make sure I’m well positioned when the market
does improve. Previously I’d regarded this as a good idea, but this time I
think we’re facing not only a downturn but a major change in the market. I
actually can’t point to a single sector of the market I think is a certainty to
fire when the market does improve. As
such spending time and effort trying to re-skill into a new sector doesn’t make
much sense when you can’t be sure the new sector won’t be a healthy one.
Now is the time to batten down the hatches, stick within
your current domain and fight for roles in the market, even if it is a bit tough.
The grass isn’t always greener.
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