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Advice needed - boyfriend has almost 3.5 years of finance experience at a bank. Interviewed for PwC valuation senior associate and now recruiter says they want to hire him at “experienced associate” because he has no valuation experience. Is this too big of a step backwards in career? Should he push back and see if it gets him anywhere? If he does accept Associate, is it reasonable to ask for written, definitive timeline (1 year?) for promo to Senior upon meeting standards? Help!
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I've spent 35 years in Accounting and Administration but at 55, I did a change of career into trucking. As a Class A CDL driver, I'm now in a truck alone, driving from State to State, dropping off supplies that help keep the world going. It's very peaceful and rewarding on a weekly basis. You're never to old to start over again.
What a story! So many bean counters stuck from day to day getting that wage and hate racking their brain.
Post-university it is 3 total jobs (so 2 changes). I left the first (B4 accounting firm) because of a great opportunity at a competing firm. That firm went out of business many years later, forcing me to change firms again. I have been at firm #3 since then and plan to retire from here. If you don't fit at your current place, maybe a change is necessary. However, if you have had a good run there, give them the benefit of the doubt to make things better. Don't jump just because things are temporarily hard.
4 job changes in 10 years. I get a lot of questions about job hopping, but every job I did was intentional and I don’t regret it. Without these job changes I would not know as much as I do now.
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3. Made two changes within the first 3 years of my career. Have been at my current firm for 12 years and will probably retire with this firm.
15 years in and only 1 if you don’t count mergers. Wondering if that’s biting me in the ass right now.
Four job changes. I know it’s not unusual for most people but it’s by far the most on my team, which does feel odd at times.
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I have worked at 5 different firms over 20 years.
In 23 years I’ve changed employers 10 times, but 5 of those were acquisitions. The other 5 times were for career advancement
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Moved externally twice and moved internally twice.
Four
2 changes, total 3 jobs - 12yrs at B4 out of college, I yr industry role that wasn’t a fit, and hopefully in my last role until retirement
4 and considering 5 in 12 years
Four. One was location within a firm, other three was between firms. Last move was almost 20 years ago and was best.
2. Started as insurance underwriting after college, then did 2.5 years in industry as a staff before moving into public. Been in public coming up on 7 years now
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I’ve been out of college 11 years
First five were with the same company
Then for two years I had 4 different jobs
Then finally landed somewhere good for two
Unless I get laid off I’ll be at the irs probably the rest of my career
I’ve talked to a career coach just make sure you’re running to something not away from something
I've had many roles in many industries. You're never too old to switch career and make it work. I started out as a sales administrator, done social care, driving instructor, IT work and many more. You pick up skills in all types of work and can actually be an asset when you're that flexible. I knew where I wanted to be in my carreer but I had many hurdles that meant I had taken other roles to keep the money coming in while I progressed my own skills to finally find someone that helped me get into a role where I wanted to be. But the skills I gained in the other roles always comes in handy. It does feel weird to change complete industries/type of role. It can even be a bit scary... with the thoughts... can I do this? will I be seen as a fraud etc... but in all honesty... if you're honest and work hard you can learn anything and do anything you put your mind to.