Relax. Don't panic
MGS · Kara-Too,
Remote
Full-time
Mid
Posted August 1, 2026
Job Description
At the start of Goodfellas, Ray Liottaâs character Henry Hill says, âAs far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangsterâ. And yes, itâs true: we see heâs still at school when he realises thatâs what he wants to be, and heâs still at school when he joins the mob.
Itâs not everyoneâs career choice and well, thank goodness for that. But itâs nonetheless the case that there are several people out there who, like Henry, know what they want to be from the get-go and move straight into it. No setbacks and no self-doubt. They go for it, and it just happens.
But those people are in the minority. Many of us leave school or reach the end of our time at university with no clear idea of what we want to do. We may have a few half-formed notions, but nothing solid. As a result we apply for something and if weâre lucky we land ourselves a job â and if weâre luckier still it turns out to be a job that we enjoy.
But some people arenât that lucky. OK, they get the job and they can handle it, but itâs not a role that suits them. They donât get any satisfaction from it. They either stay put or jump ship â and if they do leave, they might take the first thing that catches their eye, simply because it offers a means of escape. The result? Theyâve drifted from one unfulfilling role to another.
The Second Jobbers Career Crisis
Now theyâre looking at their CVs and theyâre worrying. Two very different but equally unsatisfying jobs in rapid succession. It doesnât look good. Theyâre also looking at their peers: hereâs James and hereâs Melissa. Theyâve both found jobs for which their degree discipline suited them and they have two solid years of experience behind them. For them, in fact, itâs wrong to say they merely have jobs: what they do have are promising careers. Whereas me, they think? What do I have?
Itâs called the Second Jobbers Career Crisis, and itâs not entirely their fault. Too many graduates and school-leavers, faced with too much choice (or possibly too little) have fallen into the first job theyâve come across. Unprepared to enter the job market, theyâre making the wrong career decisions, and their careers are suffering as a result. Schools, colleges and universities today arenât properly serving their career needs. The advice they give only goes so far. They donât really coach or assist people in finding the ideal job. Many Second Jobbers may as well be on their own.
But then again, the false starts evidenced on their CVs shouldnât entirely be something they should worry about, either. This isnât the 20th century any more. A seamless career path like Jamesâs or Melissaâs is no longer the norm. In recent decades weâve seen increasing volatility in the lifespan of businesses, increasing globalisation and several major economic downturns, all of which mean that employers as much as anyone are aware of and accept a corresponding variety in candidates âcareer paths. Indeed, those employers themselves may well have been subject to similar circumstances.
What Second Jobbers need to do is take stock calmly. They wonât want to rush headlong down yet another wrong path. They need to think not just about what their current job history says about them but about where their strengths and interests lie and how best they can showcase them and turn them to their advantage.
Easier said than done? Not if they realise their position is far from unique. They arenât alone, and the more they pool their knowledge with others, the more advice they take from people who have trodden the same path before them, the more coaching they get from people who understand whatâs lacking in traditional careers advice, the more confidence theyâll have.
Not just confidence, either. The more preparation of this kind people do, the more opportunities will come their way. As the golfer Gary Player is said to have once declared, âI find the harder I practice, the luckier I get.â
So what if you didnât start out like Henry Hill? You got where you wanted to be, youâre happy â and youâre not living out your days as an ex-gangster in a witness protection programmeâ¦
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Itâs not everyoneâs career choice and well, thank goodness for that. But itâs nonetheless the case that there are several people out there who, like Henry, know what they want to be from the get-go and move straight into it. No setbacks and no self-doubt. They go for it, and it just happens.
But those people are in the minority. Many of us leave school or reach the end of our time at university with no clear idea of what we want to do. We may have a few half-formed notions, but nothing solid. As a result we apply for something and if weâre lucky we land ourselves a job â and if weâre luckier still it turns out to be a job that we enjoy.
But some people arenât that lucky. OK, they get the job and they can handle it, but itâs not a role that suits them. They donât get any satisfaction from it. They either stay put or jump ship â and if they do leave, they might take the first thing that catches their eye, simply because it offers a means of escape. The result? Theyâve drifted from one unfulfilling role to another.
The Second Jobbers Career Crisis
Now theyâre looking at their CVs and theyâre worrying. Two very different but equally unsatisfying jobs in rapid succession. It doesnât look good. Theyâre also looking at their peers: hereâs James and hereâs Melissa. Theyâve both found jobs for which their degree discipline suited them and they have two solid years of experience behind them. For them, in fact, itâs wrong to say they merely have jobs: what they do have are promising careers. Whereas me, they think? What do I have?
Itâs called the Second Jobbers Career Crisis, and itâs not entirely their fault. Too many graduates and school-leavers, faced with too much choice (or possibly too little) have fallen into the first job theyâve come across. Unprepared to enter the job market, theyâre making the wrong career decisions, and their careers are suffering as a result. Schools, colleges and universities today arenât properly serving their career needs. The advice they give only goes so far. They donât really coach or assist people in finding the ideal job. Many Second Jobbers may as well be on their own.
But then again, the false starts evidenced on their CVs shouldnât entirely be something they should worry about, either. This isnât the 20th century any more. A seamless career path like Jamesâs or Melissaâs is no longer the norm. In recent decades weâve seen increasing volatility in the lifespan of businesses, increasing globalisation and several major economic downturns, all of which mean that employers as much as anyone are aware of and accept a corresponding variety in candidates âcareer paths. Indeed, those employers themselves may well have been subject to similar circumstances.
What Second Jobbers need to do is take stock calmly. They wonât want to rush headlong down yet another wrong path. They need to think not just about what their current job history says about them but about where their strengths and interests lie and how best they can showcase them and turn them to their advantage.
Easier said than done? Not if they realise their position is far from unique. They arenât alone, and the more they pool their knowledge with others, the more advice they take from people who have trodden the same path before them, the more coaching they get from people who understand whatâs lacking in traditional careers advice, the more confidence theyâll have.
Not just confidence, either. The more preparation of this kind people do, the more opportunities will come their way. As the golfer Gary Player is said to have once declared, âI find the harder I practice, the luckier I get.â
So what if you didnât start out like Henry Hill? You got where you wanted to be, youâre happy â and youâre not living out your days as an ex-gangster in a witness protection programmeâ¦
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