career change
New vocational path
A career change is a shift from one profession or field of work to another, typically involving different skills, industries, or job functions rather than just switching employers.
The term usually implies a significant transition: She made a career change from accounting to nursing.
A career change often requires retraining or education and may involve starting at a lower level in the new field.
- reskillingLearning new work capabilities
- transitionChange from one state
- employmentPaid occupation status
- transferable skillsCompetencies applicable across fields
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
job hunting · pivot · reinvention · leap of faith · mentorship · work · job · courage · burning out · soul searching · relocation · emotional resilience · qualifications · retraining · skill gap · self-reflection · interviews · sabbatical
- career developmentprofessional growth, networking, job search, job hunting, resume
- life decisionsmarriage, divorce, relocation, college choice, job offer
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- career breakssabbatical, maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave, gap year
- career milestonespromotion, hire, first job, retirement, raise
- midlifemidlife crisis, empty nest, empty nester, forties, fifties
career changepromotion
Rank increase or publicity
climbing the ladder · moving up · advancement · career progression · raise
career changestaying put
Remaining in place
career stagnation · standing still · settling · playing it safe · risk aversion