Changing Careers

About this course

Most career-change advice skips the first question: is the field actually the problem? A large share of the unhappiness that triggers a change is caused by a manager, a level, or a life outside work, and none of those are fixed by starting again in a new field. This course begins with that diagnostic, then states the costs plainly — direct cost, lost earnings, and the loss of seniority that people underestimate emotionally rather than financially. It covers translating your existing experience into evidence an employer recognises, and how to close the gap without an expensive second qualification, ranked by what employers actually value. The last section is the move itself: the story that makes a change look considered rather than reactive, the direct challenge every career changer gets asked, and what the first year is really like, including the wobble around month five.

What you will learn

• Work out whether your field is the problem, or something a change would not fix
• Calculate the real cost of a move, including lost earnings and time to recover
• Translate your existing experience into evidence the new field recognises
• Build credible proof without an expensive second qualification
• Tell a career-change story that reads as considered rather than reactive
• Handle the first year, including the point where most people doubt the decision

Before you begin

• Some work experience in any field
• Willingness to research the target field before committing money