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Change your career Explore how to change your career
Some reasons why people may change their career:
Downtrend in the industry
Lack of Opportunity
Lack of Interest
Desire for Meaningful Work
Change in work/life balance
Desire for more flexibility
New challenge
Desire for higher salary
Career vs industry
Career = Field of expertise (engineering, human resources, technology etc.)
Industry = Series of companies that operate in a similar business (manufacturing, healthcare, retail etc.).
Preparing to change careers
The pandemic sped up existing trends in remote work, e-commerce, and automation, with up to 25% more workers than previously potentially needing to change career.
Japanese psychologist, Michiko Kumano, has said that ikigai is a state of wellbeing that arises from doing activities that you enjoy. When choosing your career, consider the following:
What you love.
What you are good at.
What the world needs.
What you can get paid for.
Identify transferable skills All the things you’re good at that can be applied to various roles in various industries.
Prior to reaching out to a contact, know what information you would like to come away with after speaking with them. Have some questions ready to ask, such as;
What current issues and trends in this industry should I know about?
What types of accomplishments are valued and rewarded in this industry?
What skills do I have that you think would benefit this career?
What kind of education and training does this career path require?
What are common career paths in this area?
Are there related fields of work that you would recommend I also look into?
How did you begin your career in this area?
Can you recommend journals and/or professional associations that would be of benefit?
Original career Career change Job posting ABC Environmental Consulting: Office Coordinator Overview: Strong computer and technology support skills a must. This position provides administrative, technical, and office support to consulting staff and Operations manager in a fast-paced, specialised, and focused environment. Responsibilities: Support for planned office move. Preferred qualifications: Experience in operations support, both IT and building operations and maintenance. Required: Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and proficiency in MS Word and Excel; Experience working in architectural/engineering and/or environmentally sensitive firm a plus.
Administrative assistant in banking industry
Office coordinator in
environmental consulting industry
Note: No mention of banking
Resume/CV – Summary section
Administrative professional with
extensive experience in office management, sales and marketing, and senior-
level administrative support. Strong computer and technology support
skills. Client-focused with strong relationship-
building skills. Education in environmental science. Proficient in MS Word and
Original career Career change Examples of well-known people who used their transferable skills to change careers Jeff Bezos Computer science career to launching Amazon e-commerce Michael Bloomberg CEO of financial software company to Mayor of New York Vera Wang Editor of Vogue to design director at Ralph Lauren J.K Rowling Researcher to author
Loan processor Legal assistant
Accurately processed high volume of loan applications.
Accurately processed high volumes of extremely
confidential client data, meeting tight deadline
requirements.
Provided support for 10 loan officers, ensuring
accuracy of all loan documentation.
Provided support and follow-up to ensure compliance with all
paperwork and processing requirements.
Be prepared and confident when interviewing Focus on transferable and job-specific skills.
Be prepared to answer the question, “Why you are changing careers?”
Know your value and use SOAR stories as examples to demonstrate this.
Be able to talk about an experience that will help minimise a skills gap.
Be able to talk about how you will fill any skills gaps.