career change fresh start

[lazy]

Hope you guys and girls are having a great weekend,

I am currently working in Hospitality management however i feel i cant grow in this field as not enough opportunities to step up plus some serious changes are coming and i feel i might be made redundant very soon

I always had great advice from fellow member of cycle chat.

I am thinking to explore something new such as information technology however i am totally new into this and having to pay for mortgage, bills etc i cant work for free such as internship,

how about job placements ( i am 31) i tried looking at job search engines however it seems a struggle for young people how will i secure one.

what other fields are there where you can learn while you earn or land into a job which doesn't require previous experience. sorry i am all over the place.

Appreciate your help.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

What limits you from growing in the hospitality sector?

Huge industry both in the UK and globally - I would have thought that anyone with real talent could do great things in this sector.

As an example I recruited a very talented young manager way back, with huge potential and no shortage of ambition, and she is now European Operations Director (Leisure Division) for a Blue Chip company earning around £400k pa and in all probability she will move even further up the food chain.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

how about job placements ( i am 31)
what other fields are there where you can learn while you earn or land into a job which doesn't require previous experience. sorry i am all over the place.

Appreciate your help.

12 years ago I went back to university and also managed to pick up a job in a line of work related to my course. I managed to go to university 3.5 days per week and work 3.5 days per week. I had no experience in the area of work but was able to secure a place on the course and the job due to being able con the interviewers, err...I mean by showing "transferable skills".

£400k per annum is not likely to ever happen! Maybe £400k per decade...

 

[Tin Pot]

GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 are hiring. Depends what your salary needs are though.

 

[night cycler]

The best advice I can give the OP is to do something that you love/feel passionate about.

 

[vernon]

I can only tell you about my son's experience in I.T.

He failed his degree in mechanical engineering and got the first job in I.T. that he applied for. He did however have a considerable e-commerce and database skill set behind him and had a portfolio of evidence of what he could do. His first appointment was at £18k per year and in the five years with the company, had pay rises taking him up to £28k. Just over a year ago he applied for three jobs in London at £40k and was successful at all three interviews and selected Pact Coffee to work for. On Monday he starts working for another company on a £65k salary.

His rapid climb up the salary ladder is down to him possessing highly sought after skills in the Ruby on Rails programming, skills which he acquired and demonstrated competence in before applying for jobs. He probably neglected his degree studies because of his obsession with mastering the programming skills.

From my fields of experience:
There are teacher training bursaries of £10,000 - £30,000 available for graduates with degrees that are appropriate to teach: physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, geography, technology and modern languages. I'm not sure that the starting salary will maintain you in the lifestyle to which you have become accustomed.

 

[alicat]

What are your skills?

What do you like doing? What do you enjoy doing for other people for free, whether they want you do or not?

How much do you need to earn?

How mobile are you prepared to be?

Who do you know who would employ you?

The answers to these questions will help us to help you.

 

[vernon]

The best advice I can give the OP is to do something that you love/feel passionate about.

That will butter no parsnips if your passion's remuneration is the Nation Living Wage.