"The point of being paid in the second career is to identify what you’re doing as a career, not a hobby," she says. "We feel it isn't worthwhile if we aren't being paid."
Working in a second profession will give you the experience you need to pursue it full time. By keeping your day job, you’ll have a steady income while building your credentials. Be careful not to antagonize your primary employer, though, since companies don't always view moonlighting favorably.
"There's still that concept that you should work for only one company," says Ms. Bowman. "It's better to keep your second job to yourself, so you don't hear, ‘You would have done better on this project if you were focused?"
Also take care not to deplete your energy. Neither career should be exhausting. Nor should your extra career activities detract from family responsibilities. "Be sure your family members have bought into this," she says.
Ms. Bowman was a marketing services manager for a Fortune 500 consumer products company when she began thinking about other career directions. She started to work as a private career counselor at nights and weekends and as a counselor on contract to a major outplacement firm. A few years later, after spending 15 years in marketing services, Ms. Bowman opted to take early retirement. She was hired as a career counseling professional at a New York-area outplacement firm and later joined Lee Hecht Harrison. "By the time I retired, I was well-known in the field," says Ms. Bowman. "I had several job offers."
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