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Career options
A time of transition
Retirement years no longer mean the cessation of work altogether. They are much more likely to mean a transition to less work, different work or new work. Did you know that current data suggests that we will have between 6 to 8 careers in our lifetime, and not just the one? (Victoria University, 2007) Even if you are someone who has had more than one career, the changes as you transition into retirement are a whole new ball game. Setting some personal, social and professional goals for this time is a wise idea.
Re-training or re-direction?
Being an older person brings you a wealth of personal experiences to draw upon. Your transition to retirement may be the perfect time to transform some of your experiences into new ways of working. You may want to take up a short course, enrol in open university studies or attack some training that is very skill specific.
Use your skills to create new opportunities
Consulting and project work is becoming a viable, attractive and common option for people transitioning to retirement. Second Half Success can give you a whole bunch of ideas about the ways you can still make money from your skills, while being less tied to the working day grind.
Here are some sites we recommend to support your skills and development:
Action Focus
Action Focus provides highly supportive and professional Career Management services that assist clients to improve their self-awareness and develop job search skills for career management. The end result is that our clients have the skills to create more rewarding career prospects.
OEC Consulting
OEC is an organisational assessment and employee training and development business, founded by Valerie Panayiotou, to assist clients retain and develop their most important assets - their employees. We do this by providing world-class assessment, training and development programs that are designed to improve organisational effectiveness and individual performance.
These include assessment tools such as Culture First® which offer unique solutions to meet organisational needs.
Speech Matters
Are you from an international background and would like to speak English more clearly and effectively? Our individual training is tailored specifically to your needs and and we provide speech practice CDs and materials to assist your learning. Our Australian Speech Pathologists are English pronunciation and communication specialists.
Take control of writing your life story
Working for yourself, whether from home or from a small business can be an exhilarating way to open up new doors. Second Half Success specialises in advising and coaching in this area. Contact us to discover the many ways we can assist with this creative time in your career.
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Believe that your second half of life can be more successful than the first? We do!
Talk to us about planning your second half so you can reap the rewards, satisfaction and peace of mind that ageing positively brings.
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Case Study
One of our clients is in her late 40s and wants to plan a lifestyle after working full-time in the next 10 years. She is likely to remain single and needs to support herself, financially, spiritually and emotionally.
Through a five session series of structured conversations, we have worked through what she sees her future to be, and to plan the way to achieving her Second Half Success.
She has a plan now to be on a number of Boards within the next two years and already is Marketing Director on the board of a community bank.
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