A person with an educational background in one field may temporarily find employment in an unrelated industry or sector. For example, a person with food science or food technology background may temporarily find work in a textile industry or in a clothing store sales position. Typically, this kind of employment serves as a stop-gap. A stop-gap employment could also be within the industry or sector that matches this person's background, but in an unrelated aspect. For example, the person with food engineering background working temporarily in food distribution or sales.
Like all employment situations, a stop-gap employment has the tendency to take up the entire working hours in the day as well as the full mental focus of the employee that could even go beyond the working hours. This leaves the employee
For anyone in a stop-gap employment situation, who wishes to find full time career employment that matches their background, the recommendation is to maintain a connecting bridge that links to the anticipated long-term career. This is a bridge for keeping up to date and fresh.
What are some of the ways for doing this? How can a person in this situation keep the wheels of continuous improvement turning? Anyone in a stop-gap employment situation may need to keep reading books and publications that are related to the anticipated future career, and keep seeking relevant opportunities.
Joining industry organizations could be another way. It could also be helpful to attending industry related webinars, seminars, conferences, events, etc. These should be carefully selected. Many events are designed as money-making enterprises. As such they could be at a substantial cost. Books and publications tend to be the cheapest way to maintain the recommended bridge.
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