| You may find one day that you need to change | | | | examination or by portfolio, to assess experience and |
| careers. Sometimes we discover we will not be able | | | | knowledge you have gained already by working. |
| to earn as much as we would like in our current | | | | Resumes and Curriculum Vitae can be rewritten to |
| career, sometimes there are increasingly fewer jobs | | | | emphasize the abilities you possess that will be useful |
| and less job security in our field, or sometimes we just | | | | in your new career. A typical, Chronological Resume |
| get tired of doing the same thing. These days, | | | | lists employment, but a Functional Resume would list |
| changing careers mid-life is not uncommon. | | | | your experiences and skills in detail, and can be |
| Often before embarking on a new career, you will | | | | targeted to emphasize desirable skills in your new |
| need or can benefit from getting additional education. | | | | career, and de-emphasize skills no longer needed. This |
| Today, colleges and universities often have a number | | | | can alleviate qualms a potential employer may have |
| of mature students who have had some work | | | | that you would do well in a new career. |
| experience. As such, many colleges and universities | | | | The majority of jobs today are still gotten by referral, |
| offer course times or online courses that are | | | | and this can be particularly useful to you when |
| convenient for students to take while working full time | | | | changing careers. Communicate your intentions to |
| jobs. Colleges also have free career counseling and | | | | people you know. If you know anyone who works in |
| can help you assess which skills you already have, and | | | | the field you wish to enter, talk to them particularly |
| which you will need for a new career. A few colleges | | | | about your plans and encourage them to give you |
| even offer ways of earning credits through | | | | leads. |