So You've Decided To Make A Career Change...Now What?

Set Goals

  • Sure, you can change your career for whatever reason you want, but what do you want to accomplish?

  • Look at it from all sides. Personal vs. professional vs. business goals

  • Do some serious self-reflection to see if you’re truly in the best state to make such a change.

Update Linkedin

  • Even if you aren't also working to update your resume and get hired by someone else, your professional network should get an update about your career change

  • Update your about section and your previous work history

Crunch the Numbers

  • Don't skip this step! You can do it before or after making the change (but we recommend before)

  • What are your financial needs?

  • What is it going to take to get there?

  • How long is it going to take

  • What do you need to do in order to sustain during your transition?

Create or Update Your Business Plan

Resources:

  1. Mint

  2. Betterment

  3. Ellevest

  4. SEP-IRA

Samantha Welker