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Article Title: How to Explain Career Changes That You May Have?
Author: Casey Yew
Category: Career, Human Resources
Word Count: 472
Keywords: job interview questions and answers, job interview tips, resume writing tips
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If you’re worried about career changes on your resume, you don’t need to stress overmuch. While a generation ago, your parents might have held the same job for thirty or forty years, today it is almost expected that you change companies and even change careers completely at least once. The U.S. Department of Labor Statistics states that the average person changes careers more than three times in their lifetime.
Explaining Career Changes
Knowing you are one of many does not make it easier to answer questions about career changes in an interview, especially if your career change was unsuccessful. Your best bet when handling career changes in interviews are to spin your answer in a way that makes you sound especially appealing to the employer. If you’ve changed jobs frequently, you are potentially risky as a new hire as you might decide to leave again. But if you can put emphasis on the things a company would like to hear such as seeking a challenge or looking for advancement opportunities, it will be hard to hold the change against you.
Avoid Negativity
One thing to absolutely avoid is negativity about your former career or former employer. No company wants to bring in an individual with a negative attitude or who sports a substantial chip on her shoulder. Instead focus on yourself in your response, not your immature ex-boss and hateful co-workers.
Changing Companies
If you change positions within a company or field of work, pat answers such as, “I am seeking to develop new skills to broaden my abilities,” or “My former position lacked upward mobility, which is why I am so excited to see how your division is structured,” work very well. These kinds of responses are positive reflections on your drive to challenge yourself and move up in a company rather than just filling a seat behind a computer.
Changing Career Fields
If you are attempting to leave one field of work and enter another, it can be a bit trickier to cover the jump smoothly. You should be honest with yourself about why you want to make a change. This will make it easier to frame the proper response to the employer. Granted, you shouldn’t be so honest that you hurt your chances. Again, putting a positive spin on an answer will boost your chances if done well.
“I would like to enter this field because I realize that I truly want a career that is rewarding outside in and of itself.”
“I feel as though I’ve reached my potential in my former career and am ready to face a new challenge to enrich my life and my abilities.”
“I feel strongly that a career should enrich who I am, and I realize that with your flexible hours and attention to work-life balance, I’ll be able to maximize my potential in your division and at home with my growing family.”
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