New year, new dreams. The month of December represents the endings and restarts of life. Therefore, during this period, it is natural for people to make plans and resolutions for the next 365 days that are to come. Some wish to start exercising, others to abandon bad habits, others to dedicate more time to their family, and so on.

However, with the arrival of the pandemic and the drastic change in the job market, many professionals have been thinking about changing fields, to ensure greater financial return, stability, and flexible hours. If you are part of this group, the Codeblog team has prepared exclusive content for you to know where to start your professional transformation. Stay with us and check it out!

I want to start 2022 with a new career, where do I start?

Develop a career plan

Building a career plan is the most effective way to discover how to start and what investment is needed to make the job transition.

For this, it is necessary to point out all the objectives to prevent unexpected events from stealing your time.

There are countless free, ready-made career plan templates. It is also possible to find tutorial videos to help you in this mission and ensure assertive, and above all, realistic planning.

Training is an obligation

The job market is getting more demanding every day. However, many professionals still underestimate the importance of training and risk leaving their areas to search for another sector without presenting the necessary knowledge and skills. Don't be one of them! Minimize the chances of errors and look for courses, workshops, mentoring, or even degree courses to kickstart your new career.

Do networking

In fact, doing good networking is just as important as having a good resume and presenting good skills. Therefore, if you have already decided which career to follow, it is necessary to build the contacts capable of expanding your opportunities. To do this, visit the largest companies, talk to top professionals, and seek to establish relationships with managers and directors. This way, it becomes easier to immerse yourself in the new universe. In addition, by seeking the right contacts, you increase the possibility of getting hired faster and more directly.

Talk to people who have already changed careers

You are not the first, much less the last person who wants to change careers in the world. And, in fact, you modernly have a friend or family member who has already gone through this transition. Take the opportunity to talk to these professionals, ask for tips, and understand how their paths were, from the initial kick-start to the stage they are currently at.

Undoubtedly, this exchange of information is very valuable. After all, it can bring some unexpected insights and, above all, free you from the "bad habits" of your old profession.

Discover which professions will be on the rise in 2022

Regardless of whether you have already chosen your next profession, it doesn't hurt to check out which positions are trends for the coming year.

After all, the constant valuation of some professions, in the market scenario, has caught attention, not only of those who are choosing a degree course, but also of those who are in the process of career transition.

For 2022, areas related to technology, health, marketing, and construction are seen as the strongest ones (according to countless researches carried out by human resources specialists) and indicate good sources to obtain expansion and good salary compensation. Learn more about them in the topics below.

Technology areas

The large volume of data generated every day by companies requires, every day more, the work of qualified professionals to manage it. Therefore, skills related to programming, automated languages, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the internet of things have been highly requested.

Technology areas

Regardless of external factors, medicine must remain as one of the most sought-after areas for its services. It's no wonder that the degree is so competitive.

A doctor can operate in clinics, hospitals, private offices, research centers, or as a public servant. In addition to medicine, other related areas such as nursing, physical therapy, psychology, biomedicine, and dentistry have also been highly requested.

Marketing areas

Digital marketing was largely responsible for the great expansion of social communication in recent times. Furthermore, technological advances have altered the consumer habits and behavior of the population, increasingly encouraging the intervention of the virtual environment.

Due to this growing trend, some specific professional demands arose to meet the market. Roles such as social media manager, copywriter, content analyst, performance manager, innovation manager, and e-commerce marketing manager have been (and promise to continue to be) highly requested.

Construction area

It is no secret that civil engineering is one of the most promising areas of the Brazilian economy, thanks to the number of infrastructure projects carried out.

But, in addition to major constructions, smaller areas have also been strengthened and have even become one of the highlights in the field, which, moreover, suffers from the absence of qualified professionals with experience for management and leadership roles.

Anyway, we hope you liked the tips and that they can be useful in your professional transition.

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