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Career Change at 41: Is It Too Late?

Aasif Ahmed Khan |158 Answers |Ask -Follow

Tech Career Expert - Answered on Jul 24, 2024

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Asked by Anonymous - Jun 23, 2024Hindi

Career

Hello sir. I am an MTech graduate 2015 passout. Into teaching sector post my PG course but haven't seen any growth so far. My age is 41 now. Planning to switch to a different domain. What is your suggestion?

Ans: Reflect on what you enjoy doing and where your strengths lie. This can help you identify potential career paths that align with your interests and skills. Career transitions can be challenging, but staying positive and persistent will help you navigate this change successfully. If you have any specific fields in mind or need more detailed advice, feel free to ask.

Here are some ways to get career growth in parallel to job -
Data Science and Analytics: With your technical background, transitioning to data science could be a good fit. You can start with online courses and certifications.
Software Development: If you have an interest in coding, software development offers numerous opportunities. Learning programming languages like Python, Java, or JavaScript can be beneficial.
Project Management: Your experience in teaching and managing students can translate well into project management roles. Consider certifications like PMP (Project Management Professional).
Digital Marketing: This field is growing rapidly and offers various roles such as SEO specialist, content marketer, and social media manager.

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Asked by Anonymous - Feb 19, 2024Hindi

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Dear Mr. Krishna Kumar....This is sandhu here....I have been working in the logistics industry for about 25 years. My initial requirement was to learn from the front end since I was working in the back operations...hence I moved on to another county worked in 2 companies a freight forwarder and a distributor...and I am now working in the gulf with the second company (Distributor of world-class brand in electronics ) for about 17 years and growth seems to be completely stalled in terms of position. I am right now in a middle management position however looking for management position for about 17 years but does not seem to be working. Really do not know what should I do and looking for more expert advise...should I change to teaching filed....I am completely stationary in terms of growth prospects.

Ans: Dear Mr.Sandhu

Feeling stagnated in work or life is a normal that we all need to embrace. Many a times this feeling comes more out of peer pressure than our own.

Firstly, please define what growth means to you...role & responsibilities, position, salary, team size, value creation.

Secondly, do an honest assessment for self in each of the above areas and see where you think you are not growing.

Thirdly, ask yourself what is it that you want to do, if you feel for teaching then go for it but if it is a compromise because you feel you are not growing then I would suggest don't.

Fourthly, take up some courses that can enhance your skill sets.

Lastly, assess your own needs and wants at the stage of life you are in, talk to your family and see if what you have is good enough to live a peaceful and contented life.

All the best.

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Question by Ajit - May 05, 2024Hindi

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I have done Btech, MBA HR, and PhD in mgmt, I am about to retire in 8 months what post retiral employment can i opt can i go yo teaching

Ans: Can definitely go into teaching. Can look at being part time or full time or visiting faculty.

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Asked by Anonymous - May 26, 2024Hindi

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Hello Sir, I am a 35 yr BE(CSE) Male working in Bangalore with 12.5 yrs experience in Embedded systems domain with not bad salary. I want to switch to my passion which is teaching in a non technical field. Based on my interest, I have come with below options. 1) A computer science / Maths teacher with BEd degree. Do I also require Bsc / Msc course for this ? If so, can I pursue via distance education mode ? 2) A Professor in a BEd College - I am aware that we need BEd, MEd, Phd. Assume I am doing them, do they even welcome a 45 yr fresher for that ? Is work experience as a teacher in schools required for those posts ? 3) A CAT quants coach - with good interest in maths, I want to know what are the institutes / coaching centres looking in such candidates. I have 3-5 years in hand before making switch. Kindly advise what are the efforts, how I may need to prepare for this change.

Ans: I consider the Embedded systems is meant for geniuses like you. The ESD industry is booming and will continue to grow with the emergence of EVs and all the appliances and devices getting built in India. I would encourage you to talk to a few Engineering Colleges in Bengaluru an see if you can deliver a few guest lectures. Once you gain confidence and success, consider running a full semester. This looks like the best of both worlds--that give you the job satisfaction and good salary from your ESDM job For industry professionals BEd etc are not needed. All the best.

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Question by Grow - Jul 13, 2024Hindi

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I completed masters in maths in 2019 from tire 2 college.My dream was to become an academician.Due to financial strain of my family I joined gds in India Post in 2020.I get very frustrated in that job .I couldn't leave that job because of financial issues.Besides the job I tried half heartedly pgt central govt teacher job. I failed with some mergin.I belong to west Bengal where teachers recruitment has stopped for 10 years.What should I do now? Should I try for other central govt job at 27 years age or do mtech from premium institution qualify gate exam? Please give your valuable thoughts. I get confused and trying many things at a time results failure.

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Ans: No issue. Being the citizen he will get the benefit and tuition fess will be very low as compared to other international students. I won't allow his talents to die. But don't send him for Masters, because now a days in Masters it is very difficult to get scholarship, that means tuition fees waive. Let him directly try for PH.D. Ph.D admission always comes with funding. You need to spend only for the air ticket. For long term counselling join me in LINKEDIN. In Ph.d after two years if he wants to discontinue he can safely exit with an MS degree and please don't think of unemployment benefits. It's a negative thinking. Since he is an American Citizen by birth let him fly and inscribe his name in golden letters in the academic landscape of USA. I am always there to help him. No worries please. I thank you for your kind concern for your son. GOD BLESS HIM. Professor

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Question by Sravani - Nov 02, 2024Hindi

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Ans: You can, but let me know what you are doing right now. Have you taken admission in some other courses. Let me know your age. Here the questions are assigned to me through rediffmail. So second time whether your question will come to me or not is not known to anyone of us. Due to the policy I can’t share my email ID and Phone Number. But I would request you to follow me in LINKEDIN and send request so that I can accept you, then through LINKEDIN I can counsel you in the future multiple times. Through LINKEDIN I will be readily and easily accessible. I have counselled and changed thousands of lives. As long as I am there I won’t allow you to be defeated. Mind that always I am there with you like an invisible shadow to show you the right career path. Best of Luck. You just need a spark of motivation to create fire and I will ignite your dormant talent.

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Sir i am pursuing my btech in cse with specialization in (AI and ML).am i eligible to apply for renowned universities in Australia to do masters in C.S with no specialization? What would be eligibilty if i am applying for only university of melbourne?

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I am 29 years old, I have worked in manufacturing industry for 4.5 years but left it for joining IT industry. Since 2.5 years I am working in IT industry with salary of 7 lpa I am broke now . Not getting what should I do?

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Asked by Anonymous - Nov 07, 2024Hindi

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Dear Sir, I am 45 yrs, married person with a son. My relations with wife is zero due to her health problem. In my office one lady faculty of 32 yrs with daughter, speaks and behave very sweetly with me. I feel she likes me and i also like her. So i invited her for coffee on one day. She came and we spent more than one hour about speaking on each other's personal things. After few days i again invited her for coffee. She also accepted it. But this time, i mistakenly told about this one of office friend, who is very jealous to us. It goes viral in office. Now that lady stopped talking to me and blocked me from her contacts. May i lost the chance of love with her due to this mistake?

Ans: Dear Anonymous,
You are assuming that your lady-friend liked you romantically; she could've considered you a good friend- good friends can have coffee together too. Maybe the reason she blocked you is that you misread the relationship and even discussed it with someone in the office. And since you mentioned you have a wife and she has health issues as well, how do you think things would have worked out between you and your lady friend, even if you knew for a fact that she is interested in you? I suggest you move on from this and also consider opening up to your wife about how the lack of intimacy in your marriage is pushing you to look for the same feelings outside.

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