how to make your skills and experience work for you

How To Move Into A New Career With No 'Relevant Experience'

Natasha Stanley — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:51:06 +0000

Everywhere you turn it seems to be staring back at you: "Experience in a similar role required". How can you move into work you love when nobody will give you a chance? Natasha shares the key ideas and practical actions that can help you dodge the experience Catch-22.

It's one of the most well-known conundrums of the career world. No experience, no job. No job, no experience.

And it's never more relevant than when you're making a major career change.

Every job application seems to require years of experience in a similar role.

"The jobs I'm qualified for and have the right experience for are not the ones I want to be doing."

"How could I convince a prospective employer that I would be worth hiring?"

Every potential client wants to know what you've done before:

Proof Projects: A Powerful Tool To Build Credibility And Break Into A New Field Faster

Natasha Stanley — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:01:29 +0000

Feel naïve and foolish in front of important people in your chosen industry? Acutely aware of your lack of ‘relevant’ experience? Natasha shares a simple but effective approach to help you stand out from the crowd, feel more confident, and generate new opportunities in your career change.

At some point in your shift, there will come a moment where you’re face to face with someone who has real decision-making power.

It might be in an informational interview, a formal job interview, at a social event, a conference… there you are, in dialogue with someone who could, if they wanted, help to change your life.

Whatever the context, the last thing you want is to find yourself stumbling over your words, apologising for your lack of knowledge or experience, and feeling like a fraud.

No Relevant Skills? How A New Take On 'Value' Can Help You Feel More Confident In Your Career Change

Natasha Stanley — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:02:04 +0000

Feeling uninteresting, underqualified and unimportant? Struggling to see what you could offer in a different field? Natasha suggests a new perspective on the subject of ‘value’, and some simple but effective ways to share it, no matter where you’re at or what your background.

Trying to break into a new career can feel like stepping naked off a cliff.

Not only are you trying to make a leap into completely unknown territory, you're also doing it in your most vulnerable state.

Your CV or résumé feels limp and alien, your qualifications are not relevant, and while you've heard people say that the world of work is about who you know, not what you know, the thought of trying to explain yourself to someone from a brand new industry in a way that's interesting and relevant is paralysing.

“What do I have to offer?”

How To Move Into A New Career Without Starting From The Bottom

Natasha Stanley — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:06:00 +0000

You've put so much time and effort into your career so far. You're respected, you know what you do inside and out – you'd hate to have to start from scratch again. Natasha shares how becoming an 'insider' can help you bypass the bottom of the ladder and be taken seriously in a new industry.

One of the scariest things about considering a move into a totally new field is the thought of being a beginner again.

The newbie. The 'less-than'.

And it doesn't just affect you once you've landed an opportunity in your new career. The challenges and uncomfortable feelings begin right at the start.

How To Match Your Personality To Your Career

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:12:41 +0000

Matching up our personality with a suitable role is vital to a successful career change. Here, Nisa Chitakasem tries out online personality tests to see what insights they offer.