A related profession is The concept, definition, classification of work performed, the performance of labor and related work and payment rules

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Choose one narrow specialization and work, develop in this direction until recently was one of the effective rules of success. But alas, not today. In the real world, versatile workers, generalists are valued. Having only one profession is not only unfashionable, but impractical in our age of economic instability, the capitalist law "every man for himself." The risk group here will be people with those specializations that the labor market is full of - economists, lawyers, teachers. How to be? We offer the reader an effective and efficient way out - these are related professions. What is hidden under the term, what specific specializations are included, how to get them - we will share all this with you further.

Allied professions, combination and advanced training

First we need to get rid of the confusion:

• A related profession. This is an additional profession that the worker masters. It implies a combination of work responsibilities, expansion of one's own labor potential,opportunities. There is one distinguishing feature here. Related professions and speci alties always have a technological or terminological commonality with the main specialization. For example, a machine operator and a turner. In this case, one employee may combine two or more specializations.
• Actual combination. This type of activity means that the employee, in addition to the main job, is also engaged in some other activity. The latter is not related to his education, the main specialization. For example, a HR specialist can also be a manager's secretary - answering calls, scheduling meetings, and so on. Such an activity will not be called a second related profession.
• Professional development. It also has nothing to do with a related profession. The worker only raises the level of his professionalism in the main type of employment. He becomes a more experienced specialist, but does not gain knowledge in another area. A related profession is always mastering skills that allow you to engage in a qualitatively new activity.

And now to the specifics.

What professions are related?

Now you and I know that this is a related profession. But what exactly fits here?

A related profession can be found for almost every existing specialization. But for example, we will consider the risk groups mentioned in the introduction:

• Lawyer.
• Teacher.
• Accountant.
• Pharmacist.

We will analyze each example separately.

Accountant

It would seem that this is a specialization that will be in demand at all times. But, as practice shows, it is sometimes difficult for accountants to find a decent job - both for young professionals and those with professional experience. This is due to the oversaturation of the labor market with representatives of this specialization.

List of related professions that are easy enough for an accountant to master (and especially for a specialist who already has work experience):

• Economist.
• Auditor.
• Finance manager.
• Tax consultant.

What is convenient, a specialist does not need a second higher education. Today, it is enough to take refresher courses based on your higher education. Offers of economic universities in this area are extremely diverse and numerous.

Lawyer

Again, many will say: why do you need training in a related profession, because with a law degree you can always find a job. Alas, it is not. A vivid example of this will be hundreds of offers from job seekers at labor exchanges, sometimes with quite impressive work experience.

How to be here? There are several related professions in this case:

• Legal Counsel. Almost every enterprise, large firm, bank needs a legal consultant. You only need to strengthen your knowledge in the area of law that is related to the activities of your employer.
• Real estate. A person who knows the lawthis area will always be worth its weight in gold here.
• Economy. It is easy for many lawyers (again, based on their area of specialization) to retrain as a specialist in this area.
• Recruiting. Knowledge of labor law and continuing education courses will easily make a lawyer a successful HR manager.
• Public service. We must not forget about this option. As an example, employment in Rosreestr, registration chambers, etc.

Teacher

And another classic example of a profession with too high expectations. Yes, there is an acute shortage of teachers in the Russian Federation. But as a rule, in small single-industry towns, villages, and even in villages, practically cut off from civilization. In megacities, developed settlements, there is no such need. Either it is less than the number of teacher applicants.

Having a pedagogical education on the shoulder will be the development of related speci alties of the following series:

• Tutor.
• Social educator.
• Educator.

It is impossible not to recall the "transformations" within their own professions. A music teacher can master the specialization of a teacher of fine arts, a chemistry teacher - a biology teacher, a history teacher can additionally teach social science and life safety.

Many teachers also try their hand at positions in the Board of Trustees, work in children's rehabilitation centers and boarding schools.

Pharmacist

Why do you need a job in a related profession, if almost every home has a pharmacy? It is hard to believe, but those who have a pharmaceutical education also sometimes have difficulty finding employment. Sometimes this is due to the desire to develop, move up the career ladder, in one's own professional self-development.

There are many options for a pharmacist:

• The most difficult thing is to complete my studies as a general practitioner.
• Retraining courses today help pharmacists become clinical pharmacologists.
• There are activities that require a thorough knowledge of the market of medicines and other medicines. This is a marketer, product manager, sales representative of a pharmaceutical company. But that's not all the possibilities. Knowledge of a foreign language may well make a pharmacist an international representative of a pharmaceutical company.

Working Speci alties

I must say that workers in related professions have been relevant since time immemorial. This is even evidenced by the names of the types of such employment: painter-plasterer, plumber, driver-loader-forwarder, finisher-tiler, and so on.

You can find a sea of proposals for retraining in this area. But the majority of workers acquire additional skills and abilities independently in the course of their activities or with the help of their colleagues. Therefore, they need such courses most of all "for crust".

Three ways to become"allied"

There is no doubt that a related profession is an excellent social "cushion" in case of dismissal, reduction, change of life plans, relocation. In addition, this is an opportunity to earn extra money, to contribute to professional self-development. But how do you become a "partner"? There are three main ways in the modern world:

1. Care of the employer. A large number of large Russian corporations, following foreign ones, open training centers at their base. There is training for the basics of beginners, refresher courses, and what we need is the development of related professions. This is also beneficial for the company itself - it can build training in a way that is beneficial for itself, prepare an employee to perform the tasks necessary at the stage of its development. A big plus is that training here is at the expense of the employer.
2. Own initiative. You can easily master a related profession by completing appropriate courses at a university, retraining center, etc. You can pay attention to short-term trainings. You will be issued an appropriate diploma, a certificate confirming new professional skills. But of course, for their own money. You will also need to sacrifice your free time.
3. Friendly help. The best option that does not require wasting time and money. After all, everything happens in the workplace - you learn from your colleagues. But, like the previous ones, this method has its drawbacks: it is not so easy to motivate a professional wagon to share his knowledge and skills with you.

Management attitude

And the last point that motivates you to get a related profession. This is the attitude of leadership. As a rule, an employer is always more supportive of an inquisitive employee who is in a hurry to develop, gain new professional knowledge, rather than one who only monotonously performs his duties day after day.

This also applies to the cuts that frighten many in our unstable time. The employer will make a decisive choice in favor of a specialist who is not afraid to expand his functional duties, to retrain to perform a different job. He can always fill the "gap" in case of vacation, dismissal or illness of a colleague. And management will have no fear that the production process will stall or stop.

Getting related professions should be of interest to every specialist who wants to be confident in the future, in their career growth. Today, there are several ways to master new functions specific to each profession.