Strategies to Transition Out of the Financial Services Industry (Spring 2013)

If you are a financial services professional who desires a career change, learn how to sell your abilities––adapting and contributing transferable skills––to other sectors. Gain an understanding of how to research new sectors, define how your experiences can add immediate value, select the best mix of people to approach for informational interviews, prepare suitable questions for interviews, and evaluate your transferable skills while envisioning using them in another role. Craft a transition story that ties your background to your career aspirations, while communicating a compelling motivation for the shift. Map out a transition plan with milestones and incorporate a social media plan to facilitate your career transition.