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[quote=Anonymous]I pivoted and changed from non profit but years ago. I had been managing director, executive director, regional director, county director, VP, etc.  It will most likely be harder with so many people out of work.

When I pivoted I had to take a step down.  I am now hiring people and if someone applied without experience in that field normally I think they should be applying one step below or even more.   I see people applying for Director positions who have Manager or Director experience in a completely different sector but not everything applies to us. At that level I shouldn’t have to spend months training someone.  I recently hired someone who had experience in similar field but not exactly the same and it still took awhile to train and it was for a mid-senior- position.

So apply for lateral moves (maybe for COS) but apply for steps below as well.  The entire point is to get in and work your way up.

I worked hard and was promoted less than a year, but that is not the norm necessarily.  When you go into a different field listen for the first few months and put your head down and do the work.

Someone was recently hired on a different team and comes in thinking they know everything and it’s awful. They didn’t come in as a change maker.   First impressions are important.

I would use your network.  Did you meet people at conferences you could talk to about working at their company?  I got my job when I changed fields through my network.  My former boss knew the hiring manager and contacted them so my resume would be read.  You of course have to have the interviews and get the job but having your resume not get held up by Hr or AI is a huge thing.

I also have a large network and am friendly and help others.  So word of mouth is I’m a great employee but also helpful.  I know others who won’t reply to emails asking for time or who shoo people they think are not important at conferences.  That stuff gets out and people are less likely to want to assist or recommend you.

I also realized that it was not raining money especially in the beginning.  My healthcare costs a lot more and I have seen people move to private sector who get laid off or basically are held at the same salary as before.  Pros and cons to everything.  [/quote]

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