Episode #221 - Is it time for a career change?

<p>My name is Jane Ferré and in 2017 I experienced redundancy twice in one year.</p> <p>In March, I took voluntary redundancy from my role as Head of Talent for British Airways, before I was Headhunted by LEON Restaurants as their first Head of Training.</p> <p>8 months later that role was made redundant and my last day was the beginning of December, “Merry Christmas”!</p> <p>Did I sit on the sofa in my pyjamas binge watching Netflix, drinking red wine and eating Giant Chocolate Buttons? Of course I did, it was nearly Christmas, no one would be hiring now and I had lots of parties to go to – what was the point?</p> <p>Gone was the security of having a (very good) salary land in my bank account every month.</p> <p>Gone was the kudos of my job title.</p> <p>Gone were my plans for a Merry Christmas (we cancelled our plans, didn’t buy any presents and stayed home).</p> <p>The second time was harder than the first, I didn’t have the support network that was in place the first time. As I had only been with the business for 8 months, I was paid my notice period of one month’s salary and I had very limited savings.</p> <p>When 2018 rolled around, I put down the wine, got off the sofa and dug out my notebooks that contained everything I had learned during my first redundancy. If I did not have this to fall back on, I’m not sure I would have got back on my feet so quickly.</p> <p>I’ve learned a lot during this time, I have developed a range of techniques to make decisions about what was next for me, all of which I share with my clients as we work together.</p> <p>In less than a year, I built a successful business and now spend my days working with my amazing clients to help them to achieve their targets. I LOVE it.</p> <p><a href="https://janeferre.com/?fbclid=IwAR0LUvIIRZ6Be9DhDK5EoNyQCpKq9MFtEkkproiyaUv02rw9zKhS7EIEk3Y" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://janeferre.com/</a></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/