The Dynamics of Career Change - Assignment Example

My current career has to do with business management in a busy organization but I intend to change to a career associated with information technology and work with the American Red Cross organization. American Red Cross is part of the Global Red Cross society that responds to emergencies and offers immediate help whenever required. I have a lot of interest in digital technology and feel that I need to help and rescue many people who suffer injuries during disasters, accidents, or clashes.  My career change relates to the current technology by the use of social media and mobile applications to alert the organization I intend to work with and the entire team on any urgent help that may be required. I intend to work as a volunteer first to help the management in digitalizing almost all the activities involving rescue missions.

The career transition will involve many changes, especially in my way of thinking as a rescuer, a volunteer, and not just a manager in an office. After changing my career, I will assist the other members of staff who are not conversant with modern technology and will require the majority of them to have application software that will enable reporting of such incidents. I expect some workers to shift departments to allow technological experts in some departments that will handle the digital transmission of live data from accident scenes giving the maps of the location. I am ready for the career change and feel that I will be of great help to the Red Cross community once I join them as a volunteer. I will work hand in convincing the management leaders to adopt digital technology such as the use of social media and digital maps to respond to emergencies. Some natural calamities such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, and accidents have risen to high levels requiring a faster means to communicate and get the Red Cross rescuers ready for the missions. Technology will play a great part in ensuring that everyone arrives at the scene on time and I will assist the management to monitor the operation applying my IT knowledge to locate the rescue sites for immediate action.

The greatest challenge in implementing my change is discouragement from some of my peers who think that I should work in a profitable organization and not one such as the Red Cross. My friends’ thoughts are, however, unfounded, as I have made my decision to work in the organization and sell my IT ideas to the management for the good of everyone in need of immediate help. Furthermore, there are very many graduate volunteers in the Red Cross offering their services.  The personal challenge I will encounter is convincing the organizational top management of the viability of the project especially those that have not adopted the technology.

To implement the change in my career, will equip myself with the relevant information concerning my new career in the Red Cross and convince the management that I am capable of transforming the organization. Although I have not worked anywhere else, especially as a volunteer, I believe that the career change will make my life more enjoyable. The greatest benefit to the organization after I join the organization for my new career will be an effective and faster response to a disaster, which will enable rescuers to save many lives. To measure the benefits, I will compare the number of people rescued after joining the organization and introduction of my ideas on digitizing the rescue mission with the previous data. By actively engaging in all the activities of the organization in my new career, I will sustain my interests and the performance of my new organization.