Reinvent Our Careers! Is It Possible? #WomenOnTheMove

Is it possible to reinvent our careers, follow our passions and love what we do? We tried to find the answers in our weekly Twitter chat for #WomenOnTheMove

Do you feel that you aren’t doing what you want to do? Does the start of your work-week trigger overwhelming feelings of anxiety, sadness, or stress and you lack the passion and motivation on Monday morning? Well, if you’re nodding affirmatively, then you might be stuck in the wrong job.

So what do we do now? Reinvent our careers! How? Is it possible? How do we make a career change when we do not have any experience in the field we want to enter?

On our weekly Twitter Chat we were joined by Entrepreneur Mala Mary Martina who has many accolades under her belt. She is also the author of ‘I Love Mondays‘ published by HarperCollins India that talks about alternative career options.

Read the questions that our readers asked and the crisp & candid solutions that Mala provided. The best two questions won a free copy each of Mala’s book ‘I Love Mondays’.

And the winners are Sugandha Kasliwal (@Officially_Su) and Akshata Bhadranna (akshata_b).

The choice between security vs passion

@womensweb @MalaMartina3 Going back to a secure career in banking vs freelancing as trainer/blogger…I am confused. Is that too specific Q?

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— Deepali Adhikary (@deepaliadhikary) June 23, 2016

@womensweb @deepaliadhikary Specific is terrific. Why do you want to switch? helps to weigh the pros and cons in both

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

@womensweb @deepaliadhikary and then pick the one that strongly matches your WHY

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

Navigating career change – bane or boon

@womensweb @MalaMartina3 When applying jobs for in new field online do I need to mention why I am changing careers? #womenonthemove

— Vinitha (@vinitha) June 23, 2016

@vinitha if you can find a creative way of connecting the new one with your old work Exp, yes, why not:)

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

I can do something else but how to convince the employers?

@womensweb @MalaMartina3 After being in a niche field for 5yrs,am finding it hard to convince employers that I need/can to do something else

— Vinitha (@vinitha) June 23, 2016

@vinitha@womensweb Most often, d work u do convinces the employer more than a fab CV. A Pilot or internship will help in the new field

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

@womensweb @MalaMartina3 From an employers view- Too many fields/jobs on a resume- dexterity or inconsistency? #WomenOnTheMove

— Deepali Adhikary (@deepaliadhikary) June 23, 2016

@deepaliadhikary @womensweb yes and no. If ur employers look for diversity, like most startups do. Cud be ur advantage.

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

Does reinventing necessarily mean change the industry & start all-over?

Our next Q for @MalaMartina3 – We assume reinventing a career means a different industry. Can one find better fit within? #womenonthemove

— Womensweb.in (@womensweb) June 23, 2016

@womensweb Not necessarily new industry, cud be new profile in same industry. Eg coding to training, in d same org

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

@womensweb @MalaMartina3 Switched from mainstream advertising to a freelance content writer. How to put these 2 together form a startup?

— Sugandha Kasliwal (@Officially_Su) June 23, 2016

@Officially_Su @womensweb I’d probably start a company that provides freelance writers to upcoming ad firms. Consulting

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

Calculated risk or leap of faith

@womensweb @MalaMartina3 Been there. I was told- take Calculated risk. Was never convinced with that term. #WomenontheMove.

— Deepali Adhikary (@deepaliadhikary) June 23, 2016

@deepaliadhikary @womensweb hv u taken a cal risk? If y n didn’t work v well, d next tym it may help to credible mentoring 4 specific case

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

@akshata_b @womensweb Work on a Pilot to prove merit or find anther job in similar industry to show merit/exp

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

Passion, merit, skill, internship! How to fit in?

@MalaMartina3 @womensweb it isn’t about just proving merit but also to figure passion. How does one know so? #womenonthemove

— Akshata (@akshata_b) June 23, 2016

@akshata_b @womensweb agree.Passion needs 2 be backed with Merit and quantifiable wrk. Else it is fascination/ wishful thinking

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

@MalaMartina3 @womensweb quite disagree. You wouldn’t be passionate about things you don’t know how to do or maybe good at.

— Akshata (@akshata_b) June 23, 2016

@akshata_b @womensweb eg- i luv fud bt dont necessarily knw 2 cook or wryt abt it. i can develop skill

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

@akshata_b @womensweb ideal success triangle 1. passion 2. skill 3. right network

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

@akshata_b @womensweb @MalaMartina3 Internships in mid-career come with their share of skepticism . Why Now? is asked often #Womenonthemove

— Deepali Adhikary (@deepaliadhikary) June 23, 2016

@deepaliadhikary @akshata_b @womensweb Better late than never:)

— Mala Mary Martina (@MalaMartina3) June 23, 2016

Lastly, in the words of Mala Mary Martina:

“We anyway have to THINK,  Why not think BIG

We anyway have to WORK, Why not do what we LOVE”

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