It was a pleasure to speak to Jon Adams this month for The Career Change Diaries Podcast. Jon originally trained as a Shipbroker, going on to work as a Chartering Manager for a Shipowner for 12 years. Within the last year, Jon has transitioned into a Control Management role, choosing to continue to work for the same employer, but in an entirely different capacity, as opposed to changing career completely.
Jon’s career transition is an interesting one to listen to, as it encourages us to realise that a complete career change is not always what’s required for someone to feel fulfilled and satisfied in their work again.
Jon shares his experiences of delving into other career options, and the ‘red flags’ these experiences threw up for him. He also talks through how he negotiated the creation of a whole new role in his current organisation that aligned well with a lot of what he was hoping for in a new role, with the added ease of staying in a company and industry he knew incredibly well. This new role may not be the end destination for Jon, as he discusses the need and desire to remain open to where his career goes next.
Listen to the full episode below via Spotify, or on Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
Alice coaches those who want to change career but don’t know what they want to do instead. She offers Career Coaching designed to help graduates, early to mid-level career-changers, and parents returning to work gain a clear vision of what career is right for them, and how to achieve it. She is also an accredited Coach Supervisor, and host of The Career Change Diaries podcast.
