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Career Change Can Be Intimidating
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Featured Career Change Resources
Top Six Career Change Tips for Moms
Discover these top six career change tips crafted exclusively for dedicated mothers like you. Navigate your transition into a new professional chapter with confidence and clarity.
Embrace your unique strengths and embark on a new professional trajectory tailored to your aspirations and needs.Five Signs You’re Ready for a Major Career Change
Identify the signs that indicate you're primed for a significant career change. Learn to recognize the five key indicators that indicate the right moment to embark on a new professional journey.
Use these signs as beacons guiding you toward a transformative career change. Your readiness for change paves the way for a future filled with purpose and enthusiasm.The Ultimate Guide to Job Search
The Ultimate Guide to Job Search is your comprehensive roadmap to finding your dream job effortlessly. Begin with self-assessment, understanding your personality, strengths, interests, and values to align with the right career path.
Learn how to explore job opportunities through career research, leveraging online tools and informational interviews. This article also shows you how to apply for jobs using traditional and hidden market strategies, including networking on platforms like LinkedIn and attending events.
Use this comprehensive guide to stand out and find your perfect job that aligns with your aspirations and strengths.
Discover our Career Change Articles
5 Careers to Consider if You Want to Transition From Healthcare
Let’s be honest—if you’ve worked in healthcare anytime in the past six years, you’ve probably thought about a transition from healthcare at least once… a day. COVID-19 didn’t just test our resilience—it took it out back, set it on fire, and then asked us to come in on our day off. Good news: There is…
4 Reasons Career Changers Benefit from Upskilling
For career changers and returning moms, upskilling isn’t just a buzzword; it’s the power move that turns your next chapter from meh to magnificent. Whether you’re diving into a new industry (hello, graphic design!) or making a triumphant return to the workforce, refreshing your skills can mean the difference between "We’ll keep your résumé on…
Organizational Restructuring: 4 Ways to Protect Your Career
You can feel it in the air - that unsettling buzz when organizational restructuring is looming. Those subtle signs are everywhere, from closed-door meetings to shifting priorities, leaving you and your colleagues feeling anxious and afraid about the possibility of losing your job. The pace of change has become relentless in North America, with the average…
Careers That Involve Helping People (and Pay Well Too)
Money or meaning? This choice has haunted millions of professionals. You dream of making a real difference. But you can’t because you have a mortgage to pay. The good news is that there are many careers that involve helping people and that also don't require you to live inside your car to survive.Recent workforce data tells…
Career Change Advice (When You Are Facing a Personal Setback)
Just when you've gotten to a point where you can finally hit the cruise control button on your personal and professional life, bam, you get the rug pulled out from beneath you. Whether it's a health crisis or family emergency - suddenly, your carefully planned career feels like it's sliding backward down a steep hill. If…
How to Post a Resume on LinkedIn
In today’s digital world, LinkedIn isn’t just an online resume – it’s your virtual front door to endless career opportunities. But how do you ensure that, among the millions of profiles, recruiters stop on yours and think, ‘This is the one!’? Learning how to post a resume on LinkedIn can be a powerful tool, but…
Top Hybrid Resume Template
In today’s competitive job market, standing out is key—and your resume is the first impression you make. So why stick with the standard formats that can leave your most relevant skills hidden while emphasizing things like employment gaps and job hopping? Enter the hybrid resume template: a clever mix of both chronological and functional styles…
Navigating a Career Change: How to Successfully Transition to a New Industry
Navigating a career change is both exhilarating and daunting. The excitement of starting something fresh is palpable, but the uncertainty of venturing into the unknown can easily overshadow it. As the workforce continues to evolve, more people are finding themselves contemplating — or actively pursuing — a shift into a new industry. Whether driven by…