Of course, these are all applicable to such a problem - solving role so, in short, it would be a sensible
alternate career path for me!
With the economy the way it is now, universities should
promote alternate careers just as much as they promote classic academics.
Q: Do institutions need to consider shifting significantly from their research mission in order to
encourage alternate career paths?
Many of our best and brightest associates leave law firms to practice in - house or
make alternate career choices.
Consider your skillset and experience and think about
alternate career opportunities, either a lateral move within a field, or changing industries altogether.
Robert Taylor, a member of the DCSWA board and a cofounder of consulting firm SAGE Analytica in Bethesda, Maryland, is assembling a session for the association's Professional Development Day «
about alternate careers for science writers — what they might do if they want to move on from journalism, book writing, or being a press officer,» Taylor writes in an email to Science Careers.
This necessarily includes fundamental changes in the current academic culture that would allow a revamped definition of postdoc status, the creation of new kinds of positions within the academic setting, and genuine encouragement
of alternate career paths.
He replaces outgoing General Manager, Rob Harrison who has signalled his intention to leave the company to
pursue alternate career opportunities at the end of this financial year, providing a three month period for a smooth leadership transition.
While continuing to train postdocs in the area of critical thinking and problem solving, institutions should react to the changing needs of postdocs by developing provisions for
alternate career options, how and where to look for a job, writing and presentation skills, and interviewing and negotiating skills.
While it is true that not all students leaving high school are aiming for four - year schools, Weeks argues, the ACT itself actually serves as a good indicator of how prepared students are
for alternate career paths.
«With the economy the way it is now, universities should promote
alternate careers just as much as they promote classic academics,» said Ketan Marballi, a graduate student at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, who is studying the biomolecular bases of behavior.
I suspect the phenomena of women being drawn to access to justice work ties into women leaving traditional private practice in favour of going solo / freelance / moving to in house positions, and as Amanda noted, being more inclined to the paralegal profession — in terms of
constructing alternate career paths that are more personally fulfilling and suitable, and flout the dysfunctions of traditional practice.
Some are receiving instruction from their college career services offices as they have scant networks or options for
unearthing alternate career advice.
«There are
alternate career options besides just doing a postdoc,» says Holly Soares, director of translational medicine at Pfizer Research in Groton, Connecticut, who adds that Pfizer is starting to partner with The Wellcome Trust to offer these kinds of internships.
Accolade confirmed that Harrison had signalled his intention to leave the company to pursue «
alternate career opportunities» at the end of this financial year, having been promoted to the role in December 2015, providing a three month period for a smooth leadership transition.
I even had a panellist who spoke
about alternate careers: He was developing business, networking, and computing solutions for academia and industry in biotechnology.
Unfortunately, at the age of 14, I was cut from my high school baseball team and realized I might have to consider
an alternate career plan.
How many professionals do you know who would have chosen
an alternate career path if they had asked different questions at the start?
One
alternate career that many with certification choose to pursue is school counseling.
Oded Orgil, regional associate vice president of Manulife Financial, practised law for a short while before jumping into
an alternate career that made use of his legal skills.
-- Are you a recent grad who has taken
an alternate career path after graduating with a JD?
Evolving roles also imply opportunities for lawyers interested in
an alternate career path.
While starting a business or pursuing
an alternate a career path may be important to the payor spouse and may be done in good faith, the courts will not relieve a party from their obligation or reduce their obligation when a party engages in unproductive or impractical career goals.
If the numbers show ethnic applicants a low percentage of minorities in the legal profession, many would, at best, feel slightly discouraged from pursuing a career in law or, at worst, consider
an alternate career altogether.
The suitability of the job will depend on the amount of experience and talent that the job seeker has in
the alternate career.
After two years as a qualified social worker and several in - house training courses still left me anxious and floundering, I needed to make a decision: find a way of expanding my knowledge or seek
an alternate career path.