| Twtd Hive mind advice 10:42 - May 30 with 585 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
I'm trying to relocate back to Norfolk, jobs market seems pretty difficult at the moment.
Have been looking for a couple of years casually but now more seriously, the call of a return home is really pulling at me. I need a change.
I'm a resouce planning manager within finnancial services, a sector where the larger firms dont really have any representation in the area and the ones that are there dont have the size to warrant a resource planning function.
So I'm trying to be agile, my skillset is really around stakeholder management and problem solving as well as some (fairly specific) process design and implementation and a degree of project management (in part)
In all my time looking i haven't seen anything i think really fits. Im open to a change of career and doing something completely different, i need to be earning ideally at least 40k, that would still represent a very substantial pay cut but I'm willing to stomach it to make the move.
Have reached out to suitable firms within my sector but for the reasons above I doubt I will get anywhere.
Have contacted some of the better recruitment agencies in Norwich, they are trying but with a niche skillset they have some work to do.
Does anyone have any suggestion as to what more I can do?
Anyone in recruitment that covers the Norfolk area?
Anyone have any suggestions for career change, am open to something different.
I need to make this happen, I'm at a point where I am considering becoming a bin man just to make the move haope but thats means an even bigger pay cut.
Starting to not see the wood through the trees at this point.
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| Twtd Hive mind advice on 10:54 - May 30 with 534 views | Meadowlark |
Good luck. I cannot offer any advice unfortunately. My only comment is that after reading your summary I still have no idea what it is that you do? It might be a generational thing and everyone under a certain age understands completely what your job description means, but to me it's just a collection of words. I kind of understand the individual words, but not the overall meaning.
As I said, not much help, sorry, but wish you the best of luck. Norfolk - and indeed Suffolk are glorious places to live.
One final thing. Wind farm jobs seem to be on the up. Huge infrastructure investment currently and new licences have recently been issued. |  | | |
| Twtd Hive mind advice on 11:04 - May 30 with 510 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Twtd Hive mind advice on 10:54 - May 30 by Meadowlark |
Good luck. I cannot offer any advice unfortunately. My only comment is that after reading your summary I still have no idea what it is that you do? It might be a generational thing and everyone under a certain age understands completely what your job description means, but to me it's just a collection of words. I kind of understand the individual words, but not the overall meaning.
As I said, not much help, sorry, but wish you the best of luck. Norfolk - and indeed Suffolk are glorious places to live.
One final thing. Wind farm jobs seem to be on the up. Huge infrastructure investment currently and new licences have recently been issued. |
Thanks.
I work for a large accountancy firm in their audit department , I work with partners and managers to build the planner for their audit teams, refine that as plans change, drive the deadlines for providing their requests.
I'm essentially a glorified scheduler with a few bells and whistles on top | |
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| Twtd Hive mind advice on 11:56 - May 30 with 442 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| Twtd Hive mind advice on 11:04 - May 30 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Thanks.
I work for a large accountancy firm in their audit department , I work with partners and managers to build the planner for their audit teams, refine that as plans change, drive the deadlines for providing their requests.
I'm essentially a glorified scheduler with a few bells and whistles on top |
Good luck with the move. Do you mind me asking where you’re moving from?
I moved back to Suffolk after 12 years away in New York, Amsterdam and predominantly London and have never regretted it. Each to their own and all that, I’ve got friends who certainly wouldn’t make the same move I did, but it works well for me. Its a way more chilled life and although I still like a city, I can’t live in one anymore.
I’m sure this goes without saying but have you looked into remote and hybrid roles? I stayed in my same job when I moved and while a couple of days per week in London was a bit of a slog, it was perfectly manageable (I couldn’t do it every day though). Covid then helped me out in that respect. Appreciate Norfolk is that bit further, but perhaps a Cambridge firm with some flexibility on location could be a good avenue? Even if it’s short term to make the transition, I found it mentally helpful to not have too much chance at once. After a few years I then moved jobs as well.
Depending on how much you love your field of work it could be an exciting opportunity to try something entirely different, I’d try to view it like that. Ultimately you will make it work, my advice would be try to derisk it and chunk it down where possible. [Post edited 30 May 11:58]
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| Twtd Hive mind advice on 12:01 - May 30 with 410 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Twtd Hive mind advice on 11:56 - May 30 by _CliveBaker_ |
Good luck with the move. Do you mind me asking where you’re moving from?
I moved back to Suffolk after 12 years away in New York, Amsterdam and predominantly London and have never regretted it. Each to their own and all that, I’ve got friends who certainly wouldn’t make the same move I did, but it works well for me. Its a way more chilled life and although I still like a city, I can’t live in one anymore.
I’m sure this goes without saying but have you looked into remote and hybrid roles? I stayed in my same job when I moved and while a couple of days per week in London was a bit of a slog, it was perfectly manageable (I couldn’t do it every day though). Covid then helped me out in that respect. Appreciate Norfolk is that bit further, but perhaps a Cambridge firm with some flexibility on location could be a good avenue? Even if it’s short term to make the transition, I found it mentally helpful to not have too much chance at once. After a few years I then moved jobs as well.
Depending on how much you love your field of work it could be an exciting opportunity to try something entirely different, I’d try to view it like that. Ultimately you will make it work, my advice would be try to derisk it and chunk it down where possible. [Post edited 30 May 11:58]
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Northampton.
I cant take the role with me unfortunately but you make a good point re Cambridge which is at least commutable | |
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| Twtd Hive mind advice on 13:34 - May 30 with 308 views | EdwardStone |
| Twtd Hive mind advice on 12:01 - May 30 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Northampton.
I cant take the role with me unfortunately but you make a good point re Cambridge which is at least commutable |
Possibly a hybrid role?
3 or 4 days a week wfh plus a day or 2 in the office Cambridge/London if you relocate somewhere near a good rail connection
Get top notch wifi plus dedicated workspace/home office rather than kitchen table
As pp suggested, something in renewable energy might be a good sector
Direct email to my old mucker Dale Vince at Ecotricity, he might be doing stuff in East Anglia and have something suitable.... just mention your love of football and respect for his club FGR [Post edited 30 May 14:26]
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| Twtd Hive mind advice on 16:54 - May 30 with 169 views | TractorWood |
| Twtd Hive mind advice on 12:01 - May 30 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Northampton.
I cant take the role with me unfortunately but you make a good point re Cambridge which is at least commutable |
Cambridge is your best bet. The wages can be up to double that of Norwich. Particularly finance.
Norwich is naturally much smaller and the property market is much, much better. |  |
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