Oliver Newth

Career Transitions

Guide to successfully navigating career changes

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Transition Types

Role Changes

  • Lateral moves
  • Promotions
  • Industry shifts
  • Function changes

Preparation

  • Skills assessment
  • Market research
  • Network building
  • Timeline planning

Strategy Development

Research Phase

  • Target role analysis
  • Industry exploration
  • Company research
  • Skills gap identification

Action Planning

  • Learning roadmap
  • Network activation
  • Experience building
  • Application strategy
Three illustrative bridges map a past task to a transferable skill and a new work context: explaining a technical issue to clarifying a customer need through communication; coordinating a release to launching a service through planning; and investigating a defect to analyzing a process failure through problem decomposition.
Separate a transferable skill from the context in which you learned it, then identify what the new setting still requires. These are illustrative task translations, not claims of automatic job readiness. Original diagram based on MIT Career Advising & Professional Development, Career toolkit: Crafting an effective resume.

Implementation

Skill Building

  • Core competencies
  • Technical skills
  • Industry knowledge
  • Leadership abilities

Network Leverage

  • Informational interviews
  • Mentor guidance
  • Industry connections
  • Professional groups

Resources

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