If you are ready for a career change then you need to think about what you want to do. You might be stuck in a dead end job and not happy with your career prospects. If this is the case, knowing what you have to offer or expanding your skill set will come in handy. If you love working with people then a career with the general public will give you plenty of job satisfaction.
Reader's Roadmap
Journalist
Something you might want to do to get closer to people is work as a journalist. You will interview people, cover news stories, and travel all over the world. In order to be a journalist you will need to head to university and study a journalism degree. You will also need to gain experience working out in the field. Journalists can go on to be news anchors and newspaper editors.
Own Business
You might be tired of working for other people, if this is the case then you could start your own business. Running your own business is one sure fire way of doing something you enjoy. You can hire a wonderful team and work to raise your new business from the ground up. Think of what you want to do and then run some market research to find out if people would use your product or service. When you start your own business you will need a fair chunk of money to get things going. Work out how much you will need and if you don’t have this to hand then you will need to successfully apply for a business loan.
EMT
If you love working with people, helping them, and making them feel better then there is no better job than an emergency medical technician. You will commonly work with the ambulance and fire service across your state. Working with people in their homes or who need emergency life saving treatment. You can jumpstart your EMT career by retraining or taking a refresher course if it has been some time.
Teacher
Do you want to work with little ones? If so, then you might think about becoming a teacher. If you have experience in childcare then you could take your career one step further. Complete your teacher training and then go on to start your teaching jobs. You not only need to enjoy working with children, you also need to have patience and kindness as attributes.
Lawyer
Finally, if you want to get down with the nitty gritty of the crime world then how about becoming a lawyer? You can choose to be a defence lawyer or prosecutor, it all depends whether you want to work with the victim or the suspected criminal. Lawyers can work pretty much anywhere, but if you move to another country then you will need to re-study due to changes in the law.
We hope you found this article helpful and that it gave you plenty of ideas on which careers you can do that gets you involved with the public. Good luck with your career move and remember, it is all about job satisfaction and pride.