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Plan a career change you can afford to make
You know you want out, but not what you'd do instead or how to get there without a huge pay cut. Get options, a reality check and a step-by-step plan.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me plan a career change. What I do now: [role, years, skills] What I enjoy and what I don't: [details] What I'd like to change: [e.g. more meaning, less stress, outdoors] Money: [what I need to earn, savings] Time: [what I can give each week] What I'd miss: [anything] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Three career options, each with why it fits, what it usually involves and what I'd need to learn. 2. A cheap way to test each before jumping (a course, shadowing, volunteering, side project, conversations). 3. A reality check: retraining, likely pay change (tell me to research), and timescale. 4. A 6-month plan with monthly steps. 5. People to talk to and what to ask. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. For current UK job profiles, training routes and typical pay for these careers, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role, years, skills: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Gemini
Help me plan a career change. What I do now: [role, years, skills] What I enjoy and what I don't: [details] What I'd like to change: [e.g. more meaning, less stress, outdoors] Money: [what I need to earn, savings] Time: [what I can give each week] What I'd miss: [anything] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Three career options, each with why it fits, what it usually involves and what I'd need to learn. 2. A cheap way to test each before jumping (a course, shadowing, volunteering, side project, conversations). 3. A reality check: retraining, likely pay change (tell me to research), and timescale. 4. A 6-month plan with monthly steps. 5. People to talk to and what to ask. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. For current UK job profiles, training routes and typical pay for these careers, use Google Search and name the page you used. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role, years, skills: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type what you do now, what you enjoy and what you'd like to change.
The assistant asks about money, time and what you'd miss.
You get three options to explore, ways to test each cheaply, and a 6-month plan.
What happens
Use Gemini to plan a career change you can afford to make
You know you want out, but not what you'd do instead or how to get there without a huge pay cut. Get options, a reality check and a step-by-step plan.
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