Define what should change
Identify which tasks, environment, schedule, pay, values or growth opportunities you want to gain or leave.
- Name the real problem
- Set practical constraints
- Avoid idealized job titles
Translate transferable skills
Connect prior experience to the problems and responsibilities of the new field using language employers understand.
- Inventory achievements
- Find skill overlap
- Collect work examples
Test before committing
Use conversations, short projects, courses, volunteering, shadowing or part time work to learn what the field actually requires.
- Interview people in the field
- Verify training value
- Create a financial transition plan