Ultimate Careers - OriginalSteps.com

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Ultimate Careers; Published: 07 February 2018; Last Updated: 09 February 2018

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Changing a career is never easy - full stop. Every career is unique and original - just as every individual is one of a kind.

This sense of uniqueness is even more prevalent in life when the individual feels stuck in the mud and seeks the need for a change in jobs. A common course of action is to challenge their current career path.

Reasons can vary from the need for a better salary, looking for career growth or just simply a need for a change of scenery. The 1999 film Office Space is loosely based on this scenario and provided some entertaining examples of what individuals will do to seek a career revamp.

So how does one go about changing a career? We examine five examples of career changing points...

1. Go get it: In many cases individuals actively seek employment in another company, generally within the same industry as it is an easier move to make. However, it sometimes loops back to the reason why they initially needed a change. Check out: Monster.com or Glassdoor or LinkedIn

2. Get recruited: Connecting with a recruitment company or head-hunter to seek a new career opportunity for individuals has become a common approach to taking the next step. Visit Korn Ferry as a top example.

3. Company culture: Changing job role or position within a company is also another option. Companies who invest in their employees see logic within promoting individuals and allowing for fresh perspectives within the business itself. This would illustrate a clear link of understanding between human resources, management and employees.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Ultimate Careers; Published: 09 November 2017; Last Updated: 09 November 2017

A career in sales is just honing on what you already know! Image source: Bigstockphoto Image Credit and Copyright: © Rawpixel.com

There is no real art to selling - we all do it all the time without realizing it. From the time we apply to a kindergarten or high school, to university and finally for all the jobs in our career. We must present ourselves (our unique skills and character) and persuade a ‘buyer’ to take us on. And just like a brand, everything we do is intended to enhance our value. The more we beef up our brand (with educational and technical qualifications) the better our brand and greater the demand for our ‘product’.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Ultimate Careers; Published: 15 September 2017; Last Updated: 15 September 2017

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OriginalSteps.com goes one on one an industry guru about the challenger career as a sports coach.

Sport - an industry that can make or break or career if not properly managed. From playmakers to gusty one-off performers, some of the world's greatest legends have been made on the sports field. Some individuals unfortunately, have seen the best times turn to the worst times in the industry and as cliched as it may sound, the sports field can turn a hero to a villain at the drop of a catch, sound of a whistle or the flash of a red card. And that’s just the about the players...

So what happens to a coach - the individual that shoulders the responsibility of the individual and collective actions of a sports team? After all, it is a job title that in a professional environment can see someone get cut quickly from a scene faster than a cast member on a Game of Thrones script.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Ultimate Careers; Published: 19 October 2017; Last Updated: 19 October 2017

The (tender) age of retirement for a sports professional Image source: Bigstockphoto Image Credit and Copyright: © R_Tavani

Sport is evidently known to provide very fulfilled and lucrative careers and salaries however, after the show is over, what sort of life is set for an athlete who was once in it for 24/7 and 365 of a year of his sporting profession?

The common thread so far has been using proceeds to go into business or re-entering the sports arena as a coach, manager or a media pundit.

Heavyweight boxer George Foreman was a business exemplar who showcased his culinary interests with the George Foreman Grill, and then we have Stephen Curry, who is now setting up a post pro-ball career in the golfing sector. We also have some ex-professionals venturing into charities and conservation. But is the post career status of a pro athlete just destined for business and sport? Could there be more to venture into? After all a sports career is segmented to just a part of an individual’s life.

OriginalSteps.com spoke to Stellenbosch Rugby Academys' Alie Brand to find out more about the retirement options available to a sports professional.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Ultimate Careers; Published: 09 May 2017; Last Updated: 10 May 2017

It’s not just about the field of play...

The global mobility effect of rugby - image source: Shutterstock, Inc. Credit/copyright: wavebreakmedia

Mobility is a word that can be applied to the areas of business, careers, education, travel, finance, social development and global markets. Rugby on the other hand, is a singular entity relating to a game of speed, athleticism, power and agility which is built on an international platform - thus proving itself to being the quintessential sporting example of global mobility in action.

OriginalSteps.com spoke with two leading drivers of the sport: DHL and the Stellenbosch Rugby Academy, about how the concept of mobility is shaping this global game.