Need to be convinced that a career change makes sense? Consider Salman Khan, a 33-year-old, who quit his job as a financial analyst with expertise in hedge fund management. Today, Khan has a thriving business, creating video lectures on algebra, calculus, valence electrons, the circulatory system, and hundreds of other topics. He has turned his passion for knowledge into the Khan Academy, a popular educational website.
None other than software industry billionaire, Bill Gates, spends hours with his 11-year-old son watching Khan’s videos. Said Gates at the Aspen Ideas Festival, “It was a good day his wife let him quit his job."
Having Bill Gates endorse the idea of career change may help a lot of us feel better about making a change. After all, Gates left his job as head of Microsoft to focus on his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private foundation in the world. If you haven’t changed careers a few times, you are the exception. It is becoming common at any age. AARP has reported that many over 50 are reconsidering their careers. To do so entails careful thought and perhaps guidance from a career change expert. You may need a career change resume. But consider the success of Khan and Gates and tens of thousands of others. If the economy forces change upon you, sometimes it just makes sense to embrace it.
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