A Roadmap to Career Reinvention.

Your Career Change Checkllist

Author

Glen Patterson
June 27, 2025

Let’s be honest—thinking about a career change can be exciting and terrifying all at once.

Maybe your current job feels stale.
Maybe your industry is shrinking.
Maybe you're just ready for something that better aligns with who you’ve become.

Whatever your reason, career change isn’t just possible—it’s strategic when you plan it right.

Here’s your step-by-step checklist to help guide the transition:

✅ 1. Assess Your Interests, Values, and Skills

Before you can pivot, you need clarity. Ask:

  • What energizes me at work?

  • What do I find myself avoiding?

  • Which values no longer align with my current role?

  • Knowing what excites and drains you is the foundation of career alignment.

✅ 2. Explore Career Options

You don’t need to reinvent the wheel.
→ Look at roles that tap into your existing strengths, even if they live in a different industry.
→ Think beyond job titles—focus on responsibilities and environments.

✅ 3. Identify High-Potential Industries

Which sectors are growing?
→ Think: AI, healthcare tech, sustainability, workforce development.
Match your transferable skills with trends to future-proof your pivot.

✅ 4. Network with Purpose

Here’s the truth: you don’t find career direction alone.
→ Talk to people already doing the work you’re curious about.
→ Ask honest questions. Learn from their transitions.
→ Your next opportunity could come from one conversation.

✅ 5. Get Experience (Before the Leap)

Test-drive your new path:

  • Freelance

  • Volunteer

  • Consult
    This gives you insight and credibility before committing full-time.

✅ 6. Create Your Exit Plan

Be bold, but be smart.
→ Build a savings buffer.
→ Know your "quitting point."
→ Create a realistic timeline.

The goal isn't to leap blindly—it’s to land well.

On a final note

Career changes don’t happen overnight. They happen through intention, clarity, and small consistent steps.

This checklist isn’t just about switching jobs—it’s about stepping into work that feels more aligned, fulfilling, and sustainable.

Your next chapter doesn’t start with a job title.
It starts with you—and a plan.

Career Change? Let’s make it strategic.

✅ Know what lights you up
✅ Explore options that fit your life
✅ Talk to people doing what you want to do
✅ Test the waters with freelance or side gigs
✅ Create your exit plan (and savings buffer)

Career growth doesn’t mean starting over—it means starting aligned.

Let me know which checklist step you're working on—or drop a ✋ if you're planning a pivot this year!

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