In Your 30s And No Career? 10 Real World Tips

In Your 30s And No Career? 10 Real World Tips
In Your 30s And No Career? 10 Real World Tips

In Your 30s And No Career?  10 Real World Tips

Have you suddenly traded your care-free 20s for the responsible 30s?  A decade change can come as a big shock, things which seemed perfectly acceptable at 26 suddenly seem irresponsible at 32.  It is all too easy to be sucked into a rut and then suddenly look round and realize that the rut is going to cause you big problems.  

There are many reasons for getting to your 30s and suddenly realizing that you have no career.  If you went to college to get a degree it is likely

that you are now stuck with a lot of debt.  If you took a part time or nonprofessional job to pay it off you may not be able to take the financial hit of doing a low (or even non paid) internship and are therefore stuck, you can’t get on the career ladder until you give up your job and you can’t give up your job until your career gives you a well enough paid opportunity.  

Perhaps you or your girlfriend got pregnant and you had to put your degree and career aspirations on hold or you ended up having to care for an elderly or sick relative.  Maybe you just enjoyed the party scene in college and never really knuckled down to hard work in the real world.  Alternatively did you go to college on the assumption that the jobs market would be buoyant only to find that the market for your particular skills no longer exists?  

It does not matter why you found yourself without a career in your 30s what matters is what you are going to do about it.  It may seem that you have no or very limited options but that is not true.  Firstly because opportunities are out there and secondly because, given the length of time people live these days, you are no longer considered middle aged at 30.  We have set out 10 effective and proven tips that can help you get onto the career ladder.

10Consider What Experience You Have And Use It To Build Your Resume

Identify your solid resume-worthy skills

9Write The Right Kind Of Resume

Know how to pitch yourself

8Have A Job To Get A Job

What? I need a job to get a job!?

7Work Out What You Want

Know your path. At least pick one.

6Network, Network, Network

You gotta schmooze

5Go (Back) To School

You may need to get some new skills

4Do A Practice Project

Create a neat app

3Go Freelance

Get your name out there

2Be Prepared To Start From The Bottom

Get ready to work your way up

1Find A Mentor

Get some help from an expert in your chosen field