I need a career change...I've been doing various marketing roles in financial services for nearly 15 years and feel like I've hit a wall.

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July 11,2022 at 5:29PM UTC

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I need a career change...I've been doing various marketing roles in financial services for nearly 15 years and feel like I've hit a wall. The industry is not exciting to me and at this point, I don't even know if I want to do marketing any longer. I need to find something that is flexible where I can work remotely but still be engaged and feel like I am part of a team doing interesting work. My current company is fine but I feel like I am on an island and that the marketing team is not respected. Do I need to speak to a career coach? I literally don't know where to start but know that I need to make a change.

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AnonymousJuly 11,2022 at 6:43PM UTC
A career coach is actually a great idea when you are stalled and need to explore possibilities and options.
Yichen ZhangJuly 11,2022 at 7:51PM UTC
A career coach can help you work on coming up with and sticking to a plan of action - look for their ratings and reviews, and if you're already part of an organization/community that would provide special rates, if that's a path you want to explore. You can also help yourself by doing some up-front work on what your goals are for your career (and how they mesh with your goals for personal life): what do you notice yourself enjoying in the current and previous roles? What needs to change? Where do you draw your lines? It may help to log what you are doing and when during the course of a week so you have some data to look at. From here, if you notice patterns about what work energizes you, and what roles/fields you'd be interested in exploring, look for folks in your network (alumni groups, communities like FGB here, friends and family, etc.) and ask for informational interviews - these are not job interviews, but what I think of as less formal chats on what they do, what they enjoy/not enjoy about their work, and how they got where they are. These conversations help me feel less alone and get more insight on the options that are available (plus you now have contacts with different organizations that may interest you). There are articles/posts about how to get the most out of an informational interview - a quick search on FGB or a search engine would do. Good luck!
AnonymousJuly 11,2022 at 9:01PM UTC
If you are good at running ecommerce ads i.e. facebook, google and youtube ads, alot of small businesses need help in this area. As a side hustle try checking out your local small business association for your city/county. You can charge each small business a fee for your services. If you are really good you might make more than enough to be a sole proprietor. Might be a good idea to take out the boredom and still earn some money
Tracey MorrisJuly 12,2022 at 12:39PM UTC
In addition to a career coach, I would also consider an industry shift. I worked in the tech industry for several years and was getting very burned out with hours required, constant change, etc. I found a role in higher education that is the same work, but the culture is very different -- a different pace and a culture of consensus. It's made a huge difference in the quality of my life.
AnonymousJuly 14,2022 at 5:26PM UTC
Thank you, Maegan. I'd love to talk things through and see how you might be able to help. I'll set up some time to connect!