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Is a mid-life career advisor a thing?!

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Pagetta · 21/08/2025 14:40

I'm in a job i've been in for 10+ years, and whilst i love what I do, where I work has become an increasingly bad place to work with so many politics, poor leadership, and essentially I find myself stagnant in my role. I'm mid / senior management level, and have done a lot of postgraduate / chartership qualifications as well.

But I just feel this place has totally eroded my confidence to apply for anything new as I feel like i'd be incapable and i'm embarrassed I've been in the same position so long as well.

I'd like to keep doing what I do, but with two kids and a military husband away all the time, I need to be within an hour of home travel-wise for childcare. And living in the countryside this doesn't present a huge amount of opportunity!

So then I consider changing careers - but what on earth too? With no confidence to apply for jobs in what I know, how on earth do i apply for Jobs in something new??

Where do you turn for careers advice, or even start with looking for what to do next?

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CanIgetARosePinkFrappucino · 21/08/2025 15:01

This needs either serious brainstorming or you just start applying around your 1h perimeter commute and see what you find

Are you after a proper new career or just a change of industry and any job

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