Turn Your Hobby of Golfing Into a Career by Attending Golf School
By Kaila West

Looking for a new career this year? Thinking about what you do on your off time may lead you to a rewarding career. On the average, most employees change careers three or four times during their work life. Many career changes stem from workers wanting to expand their careers to include their personal interests. For instance, let's say you work in finance, but you really love to create pottery. Take your finance experience and use it to open up a pottery studio, or sell your pottery online and at art shows. Many hobbies can turn into lucrative careers with the right plan. Are you a golf fanatic? Investigate into careers in golf management or tournament planning. Many community colleges or online schools now offer management training in a wide variety of fields. Imagine yourself in golf school, expanding your knowledge of the game you already love.

One of the first steps in changing careers is to build a bridge resume. Although your resume may be filled with your marketing experience figure out how you can add your hobby into your resume. Do you belong to any associations for your hobby? Are there associations or clubs that meet in your town that revolve around your hobby? Become a member, most job leads come from friends or contacts, not the internet or the paper. In rebuilding your resume, think about the skill sets that you already have from your hobby. How can you use them to market yourself? Continue reading »