I'm 50. I started my career as a developer but my role over the past 15 years has morphed into a professional generalist in small (<10 people) financial firms. I have responsibility for all non-revenue activities (legal, accounting, audit, operations, regulatory, etc) so most of the team can focus on revenue.
I've decided to move to another country and that means I'll have to leave this job. As much as I have enjoyed it, I would like to go solo / entrepreneurial. Being a generalist with no specific skills, seems to be both an asset and a liability in such a transition
Has anyone made similar career changes with advice to share?
EDIT - Great responses so far. I'm particularly interested in hearing from anyone that went from generalist to a completely different direction/field. Not just contracting their generalism or specializing within one of their general fields. Thanks!
I've decided to move to another country and that means I'll have to leave this job. As much as I have enjoyed it, I would like to go solo / entrepreneurial. Being a generalist with no specific skills, seems to be both an asset and a liability in such a transition
Has anyone made similar career changes with advice to share?
EDIT - Great responses so far. I'm particularly interested in hearing from anyone that went from generalist to a completely different direction/field. Not just contracting their generalism or specializing within one of their general fields. Thanks!