I want to change career
A career change rarely means starting again. Most viable moves reuse 60–80% of what you already do, and only add the missing piece.
Start the assessmentWhat to do, in order
- 1Separate the push from the pullLeaving something is not the same as choosing something. Write down both, because they lead to different shortlists.
- 2Inventory what transfersMost of your value is in judgement, process and domain knowledge — not job titles.
- 3Cost the gap honestlyTime, money and income dip. If a route needs two years of study you can't fund, it isn't a route yet.
- 4Test before you commitOne small paid or unpaid project in the new area tells you more than a year of research.
Tools for this
- Career Change AssessmentIn buildTest how realistic a specific career move is for you right now.
- Transferable Skills FinderIn buildTurn what you already do into skills other industries recognise.
- Skills Gap AssessmentIn buildSee what stands between you and a target role, and what it costs to close.
- Retraining Decision ToolIn buildWeigh the time, cost and payback of a training route before you commit.
Read next
- How to change career at 50 without starting againChanging career at 50 rarely means starting from scratch. Here's how to find routes that reuse your experience, and how to cost the gap honestly.
- Career change after redundancyRedundancy forces a decision. Here's how to tell whether to return to the same career or change route, and how to cost each option.
- Careers that tend to work well after 50Career routes that tend to work well after 50, with the training involved, the realistic timescales, and the trade-offs to weigh.