I am in need of some advice.

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September 26,2022 at 5:53PM UTC

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I am in need of some advice. I’ve been a PM for several years and I recently realized that I no longer want to be a PM anymore. It is for a variety of reasons, but over the past few months I’ve noticed that I have become disconnected. Now, I am in a place of where to go next. I am not sure what a good role is to pivot into. I have 11 years of higher education and (most recently) 1 year in healthcare. I like both areas, but I really want to move out of the PM role.

any advice would be much appreciated:)

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Crystal HowellSeptember 26,2022 at 6:14PM UTC
You can take a career test that is online, they pick industries and jobs for you. Speak to a recruiter that offers detailed jobs, accounting, mortgage, real estate, insurance, teaching, creative marketing. Sign up with a temp agency, they usually give those tests for free?
AnonymousSeptember 27,2022 at 12:58AM UTC
That’s a good idea regarding the assessment.
It’s been a few years since I have last taken one of these.
AnonymousSeptember 26,2022 at 8:17PM UTC
First, congratulations on your new beginning. I'm excited for you.
As a PM, you have a lot of transferable skills that could be applied to both healthcare and high education (from project management to outlining strategic documentation, etc.). Nothing you've done as a PM will be wasted; your skills need a remix, that's all!
Work on rebranding yourself first. It's worth it. You first have to decide which industry you want to go into or could you do a combo of both? Like, become a health trainer or something?
Whatever industry you decide, go for it! Life is short and you might as well do something you genuinely love and enjoy! Good luck.
AnonymousSeptember 27,2022 at 12:58AM UTC
Thank you!
Rebranding will be the big one for me. I feel that I have pigeon-holed myself so I am having a hard time trying to find ways to rebrand and pivot.