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Eventuallyyoullsettleintoyournewskin
andrealizethatyoualwayshadthe
qualificationsyouneededtoswitchcareers
youjustdidntrealizeitatthetime.
WehadaclientnamedAndywhosaid"I'm

sodonewithmycareer.IknowwhatIwanttodonext,butI'mnotsurepeoplewill
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acceptmeinmychosennewcareer.Idon'thavecredibilityinthatfieldyet."
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"Whatfieldisit?"weaskedhim.
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LeadersIgnore

"I'malawyernow,"saidAndy."I'vebeenalawyerforsixteenyears.I'mtiredofit."
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"Whatdoyouwanttodonext?"wewondered.
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"Iwanttobeacorporatetrainer,"saidAndy."Iwanttodeveloptraininganddeliver
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it."SomeoneYouRespect
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"Interestingchoice,"wesaid."Haveyoudonetrainingbefore?"
TheTimea14yearOld
Invested$50kinmyStartup
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"Idoiteveryday!"saidAndy,excitedforthefirstsincetheconversationbegan."I
developedatrainingprogramforparalegalswhenIfirstjoinedmyfirmfirstsixteen
yearsago.Itwasafantasticexperience.Ilovetraining.

"I'vetaughtthatparalegalclassdozensof
timessincethen.Iteachourpartnershow
tousenewtechnology.Iteachourclients
aboutchangesinthelawandallsortsof
things.
"Ispendatleastathirdofmytime
designingordeliveringtraining,butmy
managingpartnersaysthefirmcan't
createafulltimetrainingpositionforme,
soI'mgoingtostartlookingforanewjob."
"Whydoyoufearthatyouwon'tbeacceptedasacorporatetrainer,sinceyou've
donesomuchtrainingalready?"weaskedAndy."Haveyouappliedforanytraining
jobsyet?"
"Justafew,"saidAndy."Ihaven'tgottenoneresponse."Helookeddowncast.
"Whatdoesyourresumesayaboutyourcareerchange?"askedMolly.
"IwroteaSummaryformyresume,"saidAndy."Itsays'Experiencedattorneywith
sixteenyearsofcontractandbusinesslegalexperiencelookingtomoveinto
corporatetraining."
"Andy!"Isaid."You'vebeendoingtraining
forsixteenyears.Youcanclaimthat.Why
areyouaskingpermissiontodowhat
you'vealreadybeendoingforever?"
"Whatdoyoumean,I'masking
permission?"askedAndy.
"Yourresumesaysthatyou'retryingto
moveintocorporatetraining,"saidMolly.
"You'rehesitant.Youhavetostepover
thelineintoyournewrole.Youdon'tneed

anyone'spermissiontodothat."
"Ihavelittleboys,"Isaid."Ihaveafoamswordinmycar.Icangogetitandyou
cangetdownononeknee.IcanknightyouanddubyouSirCorporateTraining!"
"Let'srewritethatSummary,"saidMolly.WerewroteAndy'sSummarysothatit
said"I'vebeencreatinganddeliveringtrainingprogramsforsixteenyears.Iloveto
translatedensetechnicalorlegalsubjectmatterintosimplehumanlanguageand
delivertrainingthatgetsaudiencesexcitedaboutapplyingwhattheyknow."
Andygavehimselfpermissiontochangecareers.
Hestoppedwaitingforsomeoneelsetogiveitto
him!Andysmojosoaredwhenherealizedthathe
washisownbiggestroadblock.
AllhehadtodowastosaytohimselfIma
corporatetrainer.Hehadbeenwaitingfor
someoneelsetogivehimthatdesignation.
Youdon'thavetostartoveratthebottomofthe
ladderinanewcareer,notunlessyou'relearning
awholenewtradelikemedicineorcabinetmaking.Mostknowledgeeconomy
workerscanglidefromonefunctionorindustryintoanotherwithlittletrouble.
TheyworrythatHRpeoplewon'tacceptthem,becausetheyseejobadsfullof
jargonandcredentialstheydon'thave.That'sokay!It'sanewday.
Hiringmanagerswillseeyourabilitytosolvetheirpainbasedontheworkyou've
doneinyouroldprofession,butyouhavetoseeitfirst.Youcan'tgotothejob
marketwiththemessage"Pleaseletmeintoyourprofession."Youhavetolet
yourselfin!

TheHumanWorkplaceapproachthatignoresautomatedrecruitingsystemsand
applicanttrackingsoftwareinfavorofPainLetterssentdirectlytohiringmanagers
comesinhandyforcareerchangers.
Akeywordsearchingalgorithmwillmissacareerchanger'sbrilliance,butahiring
managerinpainwillseeitifyoupointoutyourrelevantexperienceinyourHuman
VoicedResumeandPainLetter.
Youhavetoseetherelevancebetweenwhat
you'vedonealreadyandwhatyouplantodo
next.
Youcan'twaitforyournextbosstomakethe
connectionbetweenyouroldcareerandyour
newoneyou'vegottomakethatconnection
clear,andyou'vegottobelieveinthe
relevanceyourself.
Whenyoustartyournewjobinyournew
careerpath,you'llbeamazedhowmuchofthe"oldyou"comesintoplayeveryday
onthejob.Thetruthisthatwhitecollarjobsarenotallthatdifferentfromone
another.
Thejargonisdifferent,butthebasicbuildingblocksarethesame.Giveyourself
permissiontostepintoyournewfield,andthenuseyourresumetomakethe
bridgebetweenyouroldcareerandyournewoneplainasday.Keepthisinmind:

whetheryou'rechangingcareersorstickingwithyouroldone,onlythepeoplewho
getyoudeserveyou!

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