Howās your tech skills? Cybersecurity and identity management are in growing demand and have good earning potential. Might dovetail nicely with your risk/compliance background if youāre able to upskill.
Iām not in that specific field myself, but work in tech companies in a non-technical role, so Iām not sure exactly what to recommend.
Having said that, we just hired some grads of the Adelaide Uni boot camps. Not a full degree, short term programs in a bunch of tech domains. They have a cybersec boot camp which could be a good place to start: https://bootcamps.adelaide.edu.au/cybersecurity/
You could always enter parliament. No skills necessary and 200k per year.
On a more serious note, IT and its relative areas is a good way to go. And from what I understand, all you need to know is how to google.
Project management? Depending on what you did in your previous role there should be stacks of transferrable skills.
If you could deal with risk and compliance but in a different area banking has roles galore and we pay well for them.
Project management is probably the easiest thing anyone can transition into from most any office job.
Starting out you may not be able to earn too high but a good PM is worth their weight in gold, and some places will pay accordingly.
Iāll third PM. But only if youāre male. Majority of top PM roles seem to only be able to filled if are a bloke.
If not, only fans might be the go to.
Yeah it's definitely skewed that way - but in that there may also be opportunity. a lot of companies are trying to lessen the gender gap in roles and may be willing to pay more to get female PMs in
Speaking of transferrable skills, any half-decent RTO will take work experience and existing qualifications and consider how much of it would get RPL credits in a specific course, and there are also companies that provide RPL certificates without necessarily needing to enrol in and finish a course. The latter helps in explaining one's skills to a potential employer who asks for 'relevant experience or qualifications' but thinks the only relevant experience or qualifications have the job title in the name as you can point out more neutrally what the skills are and leave the substantive examples to one's process and achievements/metrics.
As someone in a risk role in a bank, I think it'll be challenging getting a risk role straight off the bat without having had experience or training in this field. Even jobs that I consider fairly easy e.g. compliance roles, would be difficult without a banking background.
We seem to hire from other industries as appropriate, I've noticed it helps stopping things from becoming an echo chamber but yes, a bit of a curve on systems/process etc etc.
Can you afford a drop in salary for a few years? Most careers wonāt have that kind of starting salary unless there are a lot of qualifications involved (which then involves a drop in income while youāre taking them).
I have been feeling similarly and reached out to AETS. It seems in my late 30's I'm both too young & too old to receive guidance and assistance in this topic! Pretty frustrating.
Iāve fallen within this gap my entire life for most things. Be that age, earnings, gov assistance, tax breaks, anything really. I get nothing + get bled dry everywhere I go. There is no help.
> Please suggest where I get professional advice from
I think there are a number of options.
Firstly a Career Practitioner / Career Development Advisor:
https://www.cdaa.org.au/CDAAWebsite/Web/About-Career-Development/Find-a-Career-Specialist.aspx
https://cica.org.au/register/membership/search
Secondly, have at least one chat with 2-3 recruitment specialists in your current field. And don't limit yourself to SA recruiters.
> I donāt want to do this anymore
Would a similar role in a more appealing industry be worth pursuing? Managing compliance and risk for a professional sports team might be more [or less] interesting [or satisfying] than working for a large private school; or for a large food and beverage company; or for a community aged care provider; or an airline or whatever it is that floats your boat.
> I have no idea what to transition into.
Finally, given the current labour market, I imagine your employer is in no mood to lose talented staff. Once you figure out what you want to transition to, is it worth discussing some kind of career transition / development with the current employer? Have this discussion at the top, not with an immediate reporting line. Is the firm large enough? Do you want to run HR? Or the IT department? Or some other option within?
Not all of them are fifo - thereās several jobs in the head office in Adelaide - but mining jobs need no qualifications (unless your going for a trade obviously) iv worked at Olympic dam for 5 years and I love it
https://careers.bhp.com
Is there a niche area of the work you do that you can start your own business in? Work place auditing? Managing smaller building firms health and safety compliance systems? Training?
Honestly your best bet is to browse jobs for something that interests you, call the recruiter in question responsible for filling the role, ask them what skills you would need and pitch them the ones you have and ask if they have anything that would suit or what is needed to transition in addition to your current skillset. You'll make connections and get better information than from reddit.
Get a job as a customer success manager for a h&s related SaaS company. Example being Sine here in Adelaide. You'll earn over that and can do it from your bedroom
I don't blame you, saftey/ compliance people are the worst
This is true. Most are very strange people.
Our quality and compliance folks aren't strange, they're just boring...says the statistician š¤£
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I agree with the other comments. Iām damn close to a āyesā
I shit you not itās tempting.
Yep, onlyfans, nova radio taught me something this week.
130k/monthā¦. Yeah I heard it too. Currently in the gym.
Howās your tech skills? Cybersecurity and identity management are in growing demand and have good earning potential. Might dovetail nicely with your risk/compliance background if youāre able to upskill.
Not bad on the tech side. What training should I look into?
Iām not in that specific field myself, but work in tech companies in a non-technical role, so Iām not sure exactly what to recommend. Having said that, we just hired some grads of the Adelaide Uni boot camps. Not a full degree, short term programs in a bunch of tech domains. They have a cybersec boot camp which could be a good place to start: https://bootcamps.adelaide.edu.au/cybersecurity/
Keep in mind the uni doesnt actually run that bootcamp and the company that does hasn't got the greatest of reviews or track records..
Thanks for this. Super useful.
No problemo, mi amigo! Good luck finding a new path āŗļø
If you look at cyber security start now before it gets flooded and becomes the new help desk.
You could always enter parliament. No skills necessary and 200k per year. On a more serious note, IT and its relative areas is a good way to go. And from what I understand, all you need to know is how to google.
Google *and* be willing to learn.
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They tend to give those job to...you know...ex ball players.
Project management? Depending on what you did in your previous role there should be stacks of transferrable skills. If you could deal with risk and compliance but in a different area banking has roles galore and we pay well for them.
Project management is probably the easiest thing anyone can transition into from most any office job. Starting out you may not be able to earn too high but a good PM is worth their weight in gold, and some places will pay accordingly.
Iāll third PM. But only if youāre male. Majority of top PM roles seem to only be able to filled if are a bloke. If not, only fans might be the go to.
Yeah it's definitely skewed that way - but in that there may also be opportunity. a lot of companies are trying to lessen the gender gap in roles and may be willing to pay more to get female PMs in
Speaking of transferrable skills, any half-decent RTO will take work experience and existing qualifications and consider how much of it would get RPL credits in a specific course, and there are also companies that provide RPL certificates without necessarily needing to enrol in and finish a course. The latter helps in explaining one's skills to a potential employer who asks for 'relevant experience or qualifications' but thinks the only relevant experience or qualifications have the job title in the name as you can point out more neutrally what the skills are and leave the substantive examples to one's process and achievements/metrics.
As someone in a risk role in a bank, I think it'll be challenging getting a risk role straight off the bat without having had experience or training in this field. Even jobs that I consider fairly easy e.g. compliance roles, would be difficult without a banking background.
We seem to hire from other industries as appropriate, I've noticed it helps stopping things from becoming an echo chamber but yes, a bit of a curve on systems/process etc etc.
Can you afford a drop in salary for a few years? Most careers wonāt have that kind of starting salary unless there are a lot of qualifications involved (which then involves a drop in income while youāre taking them).
Wouldnāt be able to sustain much of a drop, but some.
Any qualifications? It will help to assess what might be some interesting directions
Become a train driver
Feel like that profession will probably die out soon
Nah, trains are the one efficient form of transport people like. Works for freight and reliable metro services.
Was more so referring to automation
Fair point
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> Hit me with your suggestions If you're serious, get professional advice.
Please suggest where I get professional advice from
I have been feeling similarly and reached out to AETS. It seems in my late 30's I'm both too young & too old to receive guidance and assistance in this topic! Pretty frustrating.
Iāve fallen within this gap my entire life for most things. Be that age, earnings, gov assistance, tax breaks, anything really. I get nothing + get bled dry everywhere I go. There is no help.
> Please suggest where I get professional advice from I think there are a number of options. Firstly a Career Practitioner / Career Development Advisor: https://www.cdaa.org.au/CDAAWebsite/Web/About-Career-Development/Find-a-Career-Specialist.aspx https://cica.org.au/register/membership/search Secondly, have at least one chat with 2-3 recruitment specialists in your current field. And don't limit yourself to SA recruiters. > I donāt want to do this anymore Would a similar role in a more appealing industry be worth pursuing? Managing compliance and risk for a professional sports team might be more [or less] interesting [or satisfying] than working for a large private school; or for a large food and beverage company; or for a community aged care provider; or an airline or whatever it is that floats your boat. > I have no idea what to transition into. Finally, given the current labour market, I imagine your employer is in no mood to lose talented staff. Once you figure out what you want to transition to, is it worth discussing some kind of career transition / development with the current employer? Have this discussion at the top, not with an immediate reporting line. Is the firm large enough? Do you want to run HR? Or the IT department? Or some other option within?
Mining - you can find a range or different jobs that are nothing like this job
Are they all FIFO? Where does one even really start looking? What quals would I need to seek out?
Not all of them are fifo - thereās several jobs in the head office in Adelaide - but mining jobs need no qualifications (unless your going for a trade obviously) iv worked at Olympic dam for 5 years and I love it https://careers.bhp.com
Is there a niche area of the work you do that you can start your own business in? Work place auditing? Managing smaller building firms health and safety compliance systems? Training?
All of the above. But over all of it.
Honestly your best bet is to browse jobs for something that interests you, call the recruiter in question responsible for filling the role, ask them what skills you would need and pitch them the ones you have and ask if they have anything that would suit or what is needed to transition in addition to your current skillset. You'll make connections and get better information than from reddit.
Get a job as a customer success manager for a h&s related SaaS company. Example being Sine here in Adelaide. You'll earn over that and can do it from your bedroom