Changing career paths, how to answer it

Changing career paths, how to answer it

we will discuss those people who are trying to change their career paths now you can be an engineer looking for a job in marketing or business development and things like that or in any other field. How do you answer a question when you ask questions that why you are changing your career path? let's find out by understanding why an employer asks you a question. The employer here wants to understand if you really want to change the fields or are trying to find something new. The challenge here is that the employer will use enough time and resources to train the new team but what if you just check and you will leave immediately when you realize this is not for you. 

Now your challenge as a job seeker is to convince the employer that you are not just looking to try something new that you really like about this new field and that you really want the job. So don't respond to things like "I was bored with my previous job and consulted with a few of my friends and came to the conclusion that I should try this new field" That won't cut it. Now let’s take the example that you are an engineer looking to do marketing work. How do you convince an employer that you are the perfect guy for the role? You need to start by telling the employer how you got the marketing and how it got you interested, what you did to learn more about marketing and getting ready for work, what skills you already have that make you a good salesperson. You can become a content writer who may be competent in research and such. You can add and tell the employer that two years down the line you may want to pursue an MBA in marketing. Now what you are doing is convincing the employer that you have really thought about this and really want to make this change. 

You will probably stick for a long time because you want to pursue an MBA. This will enable the employer to invest more time and money in training you. Another reason why an employer asks you this question is to understand your learning curve and why you need to convince your employer that you are a good student. Give some examples if you can and tell them that you are really quick to learn new things to adapt and apply. This ensures the employer hires you as will be able to learn new concepts in a new field quickly and apply them.