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Jump-Start Your Career Change |
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Ian Christie |
The prospect
of changing careers is both exhilarating and daunting.
If you know exactly what you want to pursue, don't
become stymied by the enormous challenges the
career-change process presents. Employ these powerful
strategies to make that career change a reality.
Determine Your Leverage Points
Inventory the skills and experiences you can leverage in
your career switch. Examples include:
 Company
Type: Leverage your knowledge about the kinds
of companies you've worked for. Nonprofit organizations
have certain similarities. So do family-owned or
owner-operated businesses and, to a certain degree,
public companies.
Transferable
Skills: In most cases, skills you've honed in
one career will be relevant in the next. Project
management, team leadership, sales, customer service,
analytical capabilities, problem solving, hiring,
training and numerous other abilities are all common
transferable skills.
Experience:
Use any startup, shutdown, merger, product launch or
corporate crisis you've lived through as leverage when
you talk to companies dealing with similar issues.
Job
Environment: If you've ever worked in a
pressure-cooker environment, you'll be no stranger to a
similar environment in another industry. The same will
be true if you've ever dealt with unions, worked for an
entrepreneur or worked without supervision.
Networks:
Leverage your current relationships to find entry points
into your new field. All it takes is a different type of
conversation to get started. Ask contacts what they know
and whom they know related to the field you want to
enter. Follow up on their leads, and you'll make
progress quickly.
State Your Case Effectively
Be sure you have strong, valid reasons to change
careers. If you know why you want to make the change and
what you stand to gain from it, you'll increase your
odds of success considerably. Also, be sure you can
articulate those reasons to potential employers and
explain what's in it for them. Employers don't want to
feel like you're running away from something.
Find the Logical Entry Point
Often, a certain role or company will serve as a natural
transition into your new field. Bolster your chances of
getting hired by using your leverage points to identify
where you best fit.
Avoid Overanalysis
Developing a strong understanding of yourself is
imperative to managing your career change, but avoid
analysis paralysis. You cannot think your way to a
career change; eventually, you must act.
Connect with People in Your Target Field
When you're changing careers, your resume is less useful
as a marketing tool. For that reason, building your
network becomes even more critical. Connect with people
in your target field to validate your interest and learn
about opportunities.
Make an Impression
On interviews, be the standout candidate by talking up
the actions you've taken that prove your commitment to
the field. Reveal your industry knowledge, and mention
industry events you've attended or industry associations
where you volunteer. If you write an industry-related
blog, reference that as well. You could even present a
white paper on an industry issue you've reSearched or a
business plan that demonstrates the value you could
bring to the organization.
Your goal is to make potential employers see you as
someone already in their industry and in it to stay,
regardless of whether they hire you. Don't leave the
impression that if they don't hire you, you will do
something else.
Moonlight
One tangible way to start your career change is through
freelance or part-time work. Such work builds your
resume and lets you test the waters in your new field.
Concrete steps such as these create momentum for your
career change, demonstrate your commitment to potential
employers and validate your plan.
[Ian Christie founded BoldCareer.com to help individuals
build bold, fulfilling careers and help organizations
attract, develop and retain talent. A career coach,
consultant, three-time entrepreneur, former senior
director at Monster and former retained executive Search
consultant, Ian is an expert in the fields of careers
and recruitment. He believes that career management is a
central theme to both personal and organizational
effectiveness. BoldCareer.com offers career services to
companies and individuals as well as free career
resources.] |
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This article originally appeared on Monster.com. |
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