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    Default If you could start a new career

    What would you try and get into ? I've been out of I.T for a few years now after the downturn , working jobs that aren't related to IT. I'm starting to get annoyed with the job I have and looking for some interesting possible career changes.

    One of the key things would be a short time in school for training , since I live on my own and can't afford to not work for a long period, or evening /online classes .

    Really I'm up for any suggestions, and wondering which industries would be good to get into during these times , with lower risk of being laid off for lack of work( last 3 IT jobs I had)

    I'd consider going back in I.T as well, but not exactly sure which certs I should be going after since I've been out so long now
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    cop? pay is good, pension..etc

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    Police / RCMP / Fire / EMS are probably the highest paying jobs with minimal education required that are also good careers. Anything with a union and you have low chance of getting laid off.

    Nurse pay is amazing but 4yrs school is probably more than you want to do, especially right now.

    Courier jobs pay pretty well and are unionized for security (Canada Post, UPS, FedEx, Purolator).

    Or commission based jobs like car sales - you don't even have to know the first thing about the vehicles you're selling to get a job. You have to be good or the money sucks though.

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    Open up Chinese, pizza, donair shop in your neighbourhood. Tons of ballers rolling around with just owning 1 store, everyone's gotta eat be it good economical times or bad.

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    When you say IT what are you referring to?
    Coding?
    Development?
    Support?
    HW support?
    I find that if you are on the business side of IT you are some what safe. So if that some thing interests you look into it. Also if you are living on your own and if there are no issues in moving why not look out side of AB?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TomcoPDR View Post
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    Open up Chinese, pizza, donair shop in your neighbourhood. Tons of ballers rolling around with just owning 1 store, everyone's gotta eat be it good economical times or bad.
    I would totally open up a shop like this if I was "professionally retired". I find this stuff really fun, but I don't think I could be a baller with a small shop haha.

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    I think if you were a competent younger gunsmith you would be sitting pretty right now.

    I feel like a lot of the local gun smiths are older and going to slowly be less and less.

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    If IT is not your passion its time to move on. If it IS your passion, it might be time to start contracting remotely (if you code, for eg.)

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    Fee-for-services financial adviser. I think that's a huge growth area actually.

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    I think I could really wrap my head around being a back bencher on the PGA Tour.

    Just gotta break 100 first...

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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ganesh View Post
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    When you say IT what are you referring to?
    Coding?
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    HW support?
    I find that if you are on the business side of IT you are some what safe. So if that some thing interests you look into it. Also if you are living on your own and if there are no issues in moving why not look out side of AB?
    I was an IT site admin managing 250 users, which went to under 100 users and I got laid off. This was a large oil n gas company , so I was doing mostly everything required for internal support .

    I'm not sure what potential employers would think about the 3 year gap though .
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    Quote Originally Posted by revelations View Post
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    If IT is not your passion its time to move on. If it IS your passion, it might be time to start contracting remotely (if you code, for eg.)
    How would you get into remote contracting? Sounds like something I'd be interested in. I really did enjoy I.T and would probably be at that same company .
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    Best money I have ever seen is SAP consultants.... now that is a bloody goldmine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boosted131 View Post
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    I was an IT site admin managing 250 users, which went to under 100 users and I got laid off. This was a large oil n gas company , so I was doing mostly everything required for internal support .

    I'm not sure what potential employers would think about the 3 year gap though .
    Three year gap will be an issue for sure. It depends on the company.
    As others pointed out here if you like IT then look for something in IT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by austic View Post
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    Best money I have ever seen is SAP consultants.... now that is a bloody goldmine.
    You must be willing to travel to where the $ is at. SAP Ops roles are usually tougher to find.

    All ERP are $, SAP just tends to have more contracts available.

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    Trades is what I would do. Electrical, HVAC or plumbing.
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    Get your class 1 and start cementing.
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitsu3000gt View Post
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    Police / RCMP / Fire / EMS are probably the highest paying jobs with minimal education required that are also good careers. Anything with a union and you have low chance of getting laid off.

    Nurse pay is amazing but 4yrs school is probably more than you want to do, especially right now.

    Courier jobs pay pretty well and are unionized for security (Canada Post, UPS, FedEx, Purolator).

    Or commission based jobs like car sales - you don't even have to know the first thing about the vehicles you're selling to get a job. You have to be good or the money sucks though.
    Fire Pays surprisingly good, plus a Pension at the end of it.

    http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Fire/Page...-benefits.aspx
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    I took a strange career path. Went to college for graphic design, and now I'm no longer doing an ounce of graphic design. (But that's ok, since my recent raise just put me over what I consider the "benchmark" for financial success - something I probably would never have reached if I remained a designer).

    BUT, there is still one thing missing. I don't help anyone in my career - other than the person(s) at the top making the big bucks. I'm a pretty compassionate person, and when the only thing I'm working for is to make money, it somehow seems "incomplete". So, if I could do it all over again, I think I would go into the public service sector... likely in the medical field working with the mind. Psychiatrist perhaps?

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