Unit1Careersandskills人到中年，如果感觉自己的工作不适合自己，想改变自己的职业。那么下列五项事情需要你慎重考虑。5ThingstoThinkAboutBeforeYouMakeaMidlifeCareerChangeTransitioningtoanewcareercanbedifficultatanyage，butmakingamidlifecareerchangecomeswithadditionalchallenges.Formanyreasons，changingyourcareerwhenyouareinyour40sand50sismuchharderthandoingitwhenyouareinyour20sor30s.Whenyouaremiddleaged，youhavemoreresponsibilities，likeamortgageandyourchildren'scollegetuition，toconsider.Youmaybehesitanttoriskastablecareerforsomethinguncertain.Afterspending，atleast，acoupleofdecadesinonecareer，youmayhaveanestablishedreputation.Itwillbehardtostartatthebottomagain.Herearefivethingsyoushouldthinkaboutbeforeyoumakeamidlifecareerchange.1．HowMuchEducationandTrainingWillYouNeed?Youmayhavechosenanewcareerthatrequiresverylittleretraining.However，ifyouhavechosenacareerthatrequiresawholenewskillset，youwillprobablyhavetogobacktoschoolorundergosomeotherkindoftraining.Areyouwillingtoputyourenergyintoit？Howlongwillitbeuntilyoucanactuallystartworking？Whenyouareinyour20s，orevenyour30s，thatmaynotbeabigconcern，sinceyouhavemanyyearsaheadofyoutowork.Ifyouareinyour40sor50s，youmustaskyourselfhowlongyouwanttokeepworking.Willyouhavetospendagreatdealoftimetrainingforacareerthatyouwillonlyworkinforashorttime？Willthereturnonyourinvestmentbesufficient?2．CanYouWithstandtheFinancialCostsofaCareerChange?Acareerchangecanbecostly.Ifyouhavetocontinueyoureducation，tuitionisveryexpensive.Evenifyoucanaffordit，balancingworkandschoolcanbedifficult.Youmayhavetocutyourhoursatyourjobtocompleteschoolinatimelyfashion.Areyoureadyforapaycut？Anewcareeroftenmeansstartingatthebottom.Thatcouldcomewithamuchlowersalarythantheoneyouarecurrentlyearning.3．DoYouHaveYourFamily'sSupport?Goingthroughamajortransitionlikeamidlifecareerchangerequiresalotofsupportfromthosearoundyou.Ifyourfamilyisn'tonboard，itwillbedifficulttosucceedinthisendeavor.Beforeyouembarkonsuchabigchange，talktoyourspouseandchildren.Familymembersmayhavetohelpwithhouseholdchores.4．WhatIstheTypicalAgeofPeopleWorkingintheFieldYouAreConsidering?Someindustriesarefilledwithveryyoungworkers.Theonlypeopleevennearmidlifemaybethoseinmanagement.Willtheybewillingtohireyouforanentry-levelpositionifyouareinyour40sor50s？Sure，agediscriminationisillegal，asitshouldbebutthatdoesn'tstopthoseinchargeofhiringfromcommittingit.Youwantedtoenteranewcareer，notabattle.Beforeyoumoveforward，thoroughlyinvestigatetheoccupationyouareconsideringandtheindustryorindustriesthatwouldemployyou.Talktopeoplewhoworkinittofindoutifyouhaveadecentchanceofgettinghired.5．HowLongWillItTaketoBecomeEstablishedinYourDesiredCareer?Whenyoubeginanewcareer，yourfirstjobwilllikelybeanentrylevelone.Afterdoingthatforayearortwo，youwillprobablybeabletoapplyforahigherlevelposition.Yourpriorworkexperiencemighthelpyouadvancefasterthanyourmuchyoungercolleagueswhoarejuststartingout，butitmaynot.Yourexperienceinthisnewcareermaybeallthatcounts.Itmaytakequitesometimeuntilyouareabletodothetypeofworkyouwantedtowhenyoumadethedecisiontoswitchtothiscareer.Askyourselfifyouwillbesatisfiedwiththat.Youranswermaydependonhowfarawayyouarefromtheageyouwanttoretire.1．Whyisitdifficulttomakeamidlifecareerchange?2．Whatshouldyouhavetodoifyouhavechoosenacareerthatrequiresawholenewskillset?【答案】1.Becausetherearemorerespon...
