As the founder of a career mentorship platform for women, I spend my days speaking with people who want to change careers but aren¡¯t interested in starting over. They¡¯re terrified that taking risks might mean losing everything they¡¯ve achieved. They agonize about explaining ¡°gaps¡± on their resume during an interview or at networking events.
Lucky for them (and you), I have good news: changing careers doesn¡¯t mean sacrificing your past. It means building from the experience you have and leveraging that in a strategic way.
What’s more? There¡¯s a simple (seriously, it¡¯s four steps) way to incorporate both your career change and past experience into your elevator pitch. It¡¯s the perfect solution to that dreaded question: ¡°So, what do you do?¡± for those of us who, frankly, have done a whole lot.
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