Industry Change

The question isn't where were you working, it's what can you do that an employer needs.

Your brand is what you’re known for and what you’re known for knowing. Use that to your advantage in making a career transition.

Following your heart to a dream job? Research, talk to an accountant, consider a tweak to your current job and whether it is really a change of job that will satisfy you.

If your experience is in a troubled industry, you may have to find a whole new way to package it.

Electrical engineers, magazine designers and others are enduring sour salary prospects, while closely related fields experience sharp improvements. Is it time to switch industries?

Ever get the sense you’re having a hard time convincing recruiters to take a chance on your career change? It’s more than a feeling.

Committed to a change? Make yourself less of a gamble for recruiters.

When Jon B. Roberts decided to switch from medical-device sales to other industries, word of mouth and reputation no longer applied. He found himself 12 years overdue for a resume update.

After this job seeker discovered that physical activity motivated him to slim down at the gym and shape up his job search, his company-to-be found him on OpsLadder.