TheLastBeep
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Hi All,
I'm currently in the process of being made redundant at the age of 40 and considering what I want to do next. While I have a strong set of skills and experience in my industry, they are probably best suited to roles within a large multinational and having worked in that environment for my entire career to date, it is something I am not sure I want to continue with.
My redundancy payment will be a reasonable sum, so that gives me the comfort of having time to make a decision plus time and money to re-train or upskill.
On reflection I am at my happiest and best when I feel what I am doing makes a material difference to peoples lives and I feel I have helped them in some way. In my career to date I have actively looked for opportunities to train colleagues in the technical aspects of our industry and this is something I have found very rewarding.
While looking at options one of the ideas that appeals to me is that of becoming a Certified Financial Advisor (and possibly a CFP in future). This will probably seem quite naïve and I suppose it is, in that I don't know a huge amount about how to go about this, how long it would take and the type of money I would be making. I'm quite academic, have a masters degree in Engineering and a decent grasp on personal finance so I am confident I'd be capable of learning what I need to from a technical point of view.
I know a number of contributors on here work in this area so I'd be interested to hear views on the best way to get started and particularly if you have transitioned from another career. If you feel I'd struggle to get established in the industry at my age and would be better off sticking to something more aligned with my experience feel free to tell me that too!
Cheers.
I'm currently in the process of being made redundant at the age of 40 and considering what I want to do next. While I have a strong set of skills and experience in my industry, they are probably best suited to roles within a large multinational and having worked in that environment for my entire career to date, it is something I am not sure I want to continue with.
My redundancy payment will be a reasonable sum, so that gives me the comfort of having time to make a decision plus time and money to re-train or upskill.
On reflection I am at my happiest and best when I feel what I am doing makes a material difference to peoples lives and I feel I have helped them in some way. In my career to date I have actively looked for opportunities to train colleagues in the technical aspects of our industry and this is something I have found very rewarding.
While looking at options one of the ideas that appeals to me is that of becoming a Certified Financial Advisor (and possibly a CFP in future). This will probably seem quite naïve and I suppose it is, in that I don't know a huge amount about how to go about this, how long it would take and the type of money I would be making. I'm quite academic, have a masters degree in Engineering and a decent grasp on personal finance so I am confident I'd be capable of learning what I need to from a technical point of view.
I know a number of contributors on here work in this area so I'd be interested to hear views on the best way to get started and particularly if you have transitioned from another career. If you feel I'd struggle to get established in the industry at my age and would be better off sticking to something more aligned with my experience feel free to tell me that too!
Cheers.