Change careers
Your experience still counts. The story changes.
Connect what you've already accomplished to the role you want next, identify the gaps, and build an application around your transferable experience.
Find what carries forward.
A new title does not erase the work you've already done. Identify the skills, achievements, responsibilities, and projects that still matter in your next direction.
Transferable evidence
Know where you already fit—and where you don't yet.
Compare the role you want with the experience you have so you can see the strengths to lead with and the areas that may need more attention.
Strong alignment
Transferable strengths
Areas to strengthen
Tell the story for the role you're moving toward.
Shape your resume and cover letter around the direction you're pursuing while keeping the experience behind them truthful.
Be ready for the question: “Why this move?”
Practice explaining how your past experience connects to where you're going and why the transition makes sense.
What you've done
Why you're changing
What transfers
Why this role
Build toward the role you want next.
Use your existing experience as the foundation for a more deliberate career move.