What if you could try out a new career before committing? Turns out, you can! Discover how to use career experiments to test new careers without the commitment.
Learn what a career experiment looks like from the inside — Our guest, Bob Kalish, is currently experimenting with consulting after working as a concept chef for 24+ years!
In this episode, Bob explains how he found opportunities to experiment through his network, and exactly what he's looking to have answered during his experiments.
What you'll learn
- How to design career experiments to validate your presumed ideal career and job search direction
- The importance of testing out what you believe you want out of your next role before committing
- Strategies for conducting paid research to explore potential career paths
- Tips for leveraging your network and test-driving conversations to clarify your career change goals
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
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