47: Battling An Identity Crisis With A Career Change

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Former newspaper reporter Jonathan McFadden opens up about the identity crisis he battled with his career change He recalls everything he was afraid to lose if he left journalism would it be worth it I like many of us do conflated my value as a human with my value as an employee says Jonathan In this episode Jonathan shares how he tried a couple of different jobs and industries before landing on user experience also known as UX Was it all worth it Tune in to find out and to hear Jonathan apos s advice for changing careers more than once Episode Highlights Feeling overworked Wanting a better quality of life Planning to leave Having someone vouch for you Former colleagues look out for each other Soft skills are core skills Learning the language in a new industry Battling an identity crisis about leaving journalism Finding support in others Transitioning to user experience or UX Feeling aligned with what you re doing Don t focus on the job title Advice for making multiple career changes Additional Episodes Ep 31 Leaving journalism When you need to change industriesEp 35 Leaving media Career change for editorsMusic credit TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info What apos s your career switch What do you think about this episode and the show Tell us at careerswitchpod com Follow us on Instagram Facebook and LinkedIn