How do you change careers?

[Hitcher]

Changing careers is exponentially harder the longer one stays in a role. One gets typecast by the attitudes of one's employers and by what prospective employers expect to see on one's CV. And this is unfair because, for many roles, hard competencies are marginally relevant. What employers really want, if they're totally honest with themselves, are employees with the right attitude. As far as I am aware, other than the BDOTGNZA's Masters degree in Hardening The Fuck Up (MHtFU), nobody offers qualifications in attitude.

[MotoGirl]

Changing careers is exponentially harder the longer one stays in a role. One gets typecast by the attitudes of one's employers and by what prospective employers expect to see on one's CV. And this is unfair because, for many roles, hard competencies are marginally relevant. What employers really want, if they're totally honest with themselves, are employees with the right attitude. As far as I am aware, other than the BDOTGNZA's Masters degree in Hardening The Fuck Up (MHtFU), nobody offers qualifications in attitude.

I agree 100 percent.

[terbang]

Well yes there are stumbling blocks along the way for any career change, but it is most important to do what you have to do to overcome those and not become dispirited along the way. I had to go back to school to change my career. Life for a lot of us isn't handed to us on a plate, so its nose to the grindstone. Now at 47, family, mortgage and all that, I suspect that I would find it more difficult to change my career than at 23 as it is also their livelihood. There are others to consider now. However, I don't see any need to change right now because I am exactly where I want to be, doing exactly what I wanted to do. Flying jet aeroplanes, it's not for everyone but it is for me. Thats because I put my aspirations into practise when I was younger. How many people do you meet, especially when they are frustrated with their lot, make the statement 'I always wanted to be...'.
Sort of like a Tui add really.

[Big Dave]

'Life' rewards attitude.

[Beemer]

Do a few and fire them into whatever magazine you, or your mates, like. To tell you the truth I've never read a copy of Kiwi Rider but I do like Bike Rider. There is plenty of variety with sports bikes, customs and cruisers featured with reviews on gear, stories on travel and even vintage bikes on occasion. If you like reading a particular magazine then it's easier to contribute to.

Mmn, I'm almost the other way around! I like the variety in KR but get tired of the focus on Harleys and cruisers in BRM. And the extremely low standard of proofreading/editing. I know KR isn't perfect, but BRM is appalling - the spelling mistakes, grammatical errors and long, rambling articles that are obviously just space fillers means I rarely buy the magazine. A bit of judicious editing would make the articles easier to read and far more interesting. (Mind you, KR's habit of putting things in 'quotation marks' for no apparent reason really irks me too - "which had a somewhat 'wooden' feel to the suspension", "run past the old 'ton' with ease", "where the 'market' goes", "join Ducati at the 'sportsbike' end", "the narrowest of 'working' spaces", "'handling' was just as assured" and "mean you can't 'throw a set of soft panniers over the pillion seat' but Honda can provide both a top box and a set of 'hard' panniers..." - agh, stop it NOW!)

BRM claims to be the best selling NZ bike magazine or something similar but I'd love to know how they can justify that claim as everyone I know who has bought one has never bothered to buy one again!

I don't read everything in KR but I read a lot more of it than many other bike magazines. And the photography is much better - an area in which BRM is often sadly let down.

[Motu]

BRM claims to be the best selling NZ bike magazine or something similar but I'd love to know how they can justify that claim as everyone I know who has bought one has never bothered to buy one again!

I can tick that box - in fact I don't even think I paid for it,got it as a promo.It seems like a ''Tamaki Bros'' product.

[Big Dave]

(Mind you, KR's habit of putting things in 'quotation marks' for no apparent reason really irks me too

I'll 'look into it'.

[Big Dave]

I can tick that box - in fact I don't even think I paid for it,got it as a promo.It seems like a ''Tamaki Bros'' product.

Don't be cruel - Paul is a nice bloke.
None of us in the trade are over-burdened with resources.
Economies of scale of the population. To that end I will say i believe KR does a fabulous job with what we have to work with and of course we are working to make it better every month.

I'm knocking out new design elements now.

[Krusti]

What got us hooked on BRM was the Cooper family trip through the America's.

Was a good read while recovering from sugery.

Any mag with sportbikes gets purchased here. One of my favourites is Superbike, UK.

My two cents...

[Big Dave]

Any mag with sportbikes gets purchased here.

I have no interest - Adventurers and cruisers are my pleasures lately.
That's the beauty of the diversity of KR. It covers everything.

I reckon the kids section that Pete runs dilligently every month is one reason to buy it every now and then.
The mag's commitment to bringing Jnrs through the ranks and supporting the grass roots makes me quite proud.

[slowpoke]

That's the beauty of the diversity of KR. It covers everything.

Hmmm, it's getting away from the thread topic but I reckon the diversity is the problem. You end up with only a few pages that each reader is interested in. I'd rather spend $17 and read every page of Superbike, Performance Bikes, Rapid, Two Wheel Tuner etc than $7 and only read 10 pages of of KR, BRM or Two Wheels.
I know performance bikes aren't everybodies cup of tea but the mud pluggers or tourers or adventure riders etc probably feel the same way.
It's not helping you, I know, 'cos you can't pull a magazine for every category out of your klacker and expect to make a profit in NZ. It's just unfortunate that you HAVE to make a one size fits all product and risk losing those people who prefer a more tailor made product.

On the career change thang: change only happens when the pain of staying as you are is greater than the pain of change.

Yep, I hear you on having a job that sucks, 'cos I frikkin' loathe mine with a passion...but at the end of the day the pay's not bad and my skillset and therefore career options are limited (by my own imagination?). Which is my way of saying that painful as it is, it isn't as painful as starting from scratch and earning sweet FA. But then it might not be as satisfying either......I guess I'll never know.

[Big Dave]

Hmmm, it's getting away from the thread topic but I reckon the diversity is the problem.

Nope - I'm sorry - but I disagree with you.
I've learned about different aspects of motorcycling and have become very interested in the stuff that I have been exposed to.

I say open your mind. There is much more to the pastime than zoomin' around on sprotsbikes.

Quads are next. Vege is supporting the hillclimb series.

[James Deuce]

Yes there is BD, but I'll never be a hard core dirt freak so half the mag is effectively a waste of time for me.

[Big Dave]

Yes there is BD, but I'll never be a hard core dirt freak so half the mag is effectively a waste of time for me.

That would be 1/3rd - Adventure (not always dirt) Diversions - Kids - Racing - Bike Mart - Columns.

And you don't enjoy news of Kiwis like townley and Coppins winning??

Anyway subscribe and you get most of that third for free.

[Pwalo]

There is much more to the pastime than zoomin' around on sprotsbikes.

What? That's not what my Dad told me!

I used to really be into off road bikes when I was younger, and much harder. But now I'm old and soft it's pretty well the sprotbarks only. I enjoy KR but I only really read half of it at best.

I think we've probably got a bit off topic, which is suprisingly reassuring for a KB thread.