I’ve been out of the workforce for 5 years and hope to return this year into something different from what I was doing before I went on Mat Leave and then decided not to return.
I’ve never had a career as such, more just did a similar type of job for many years. I grew to really dislike it and do not want to return to that kind of role. It was in Sales & orders, supplying stock to major retailers (I did not do actual Sales, more supporting the sales teams and dealing with the customers and their orders etc. Not public-facing).
Can anyone recommend any websites, books or career change advisors who can help me find some direction, narrow down my interests vs actual abilities etc? If an advisor I want them to be able help people like me who haven’t actually had a defined career before.
I have a BA degree but I wish I had done a nursing degree instead when I finished school and it’s a major regret, but I am too old to go back to Uni plus I don’t have the science quals, and childcare would be a huge issue. I’ve always found medical and nutritional occupations so interesting, but as I say I just can’t go back to Uni and don’t have the qualifications for entry. I need to do something that can achieve a reasonable salary so being a carer or HCA is not possible long-term.
So, I need to look at what else I could do. Another possible avenue that does interest me is in charity and volunteering as I’d like to do something that helps others. I was so sick of being the small cog in the wheel that makes money for corporate giants, although of course this is probably not realistic.