31: Leaving journalism: When you need to change industries

Chances are you need to make a career switch if your industry is in trouble. Maria Azua was just starting her career to become a magazine editor in 2016 when she realized print journalism was unstable.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast,  Maria tells us how she made the tough decision to leave publishing and switched to search engine optimization, or SEO, in digital marketing.  She offers advice if you need to change your industry, too.


Resources:

TheMuse: 5 Steps You Need to Take if Your Company’s Feeling Even More Unstable and Shaky than Usual

Harvard Business Review: Worried You Might Be in a Dying Industry?

Yahoo News: 8 Ways to Escape a Dying Industry

The Muse: How I Shifted from a Dying Industry (and Landed a Job I Love)

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
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