Hi coaches!
I would like to seek input on my recent career shift and on making it public.
Here the context: I moved towards a field that is much more physical than the previous analytical work I did. I have worked in the new field for a few months, it has been exciting, and I would love to continue doing it for a few hours each week. But I would like to come back to the field I previously worked in, as I miss it.
The issue:
I have shied away from updating my LinkedIn page, as I fear that future employers might regard my current, physical job as irrelevant and that it would reduce my chances of finding a job in the area of analytics again. On the other hand, I also want an employer that values me in my full diversity.
I have worked with thought models, and switching from the thought “my diverse interest and talent makes me less relevant” to “my diverse interest and talent makes me interesting”. Sometimes I can believe it, but not fully, as I assume that employers who have 100 CVs to read would sort out the ones which don’t show a relevant current position.
I also experimented with naming my current job not as “instructor”, but “mobility coach” or “health program developer”, but I am not sure if I am hiding from the real problem, which is, embracing the shift without hiding myself.
Do you have any coaching on how to look at this issue? I am particularly interested in asking myself new questions and looking deeper into my fear of future rejection. My current goal is to live and work with purpose, perhaps you have any ideas of how I can connect it to this vision?
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