27 April 2026 · 6 min read
Employers rarely reject pivots because of missing skills — they reject them because the story doesn't hold together.
Identify the transferable core of your work: the problem you solve, at what scale, for whom. Then re-describe it in the target industry's language.
Close credibility gaps deliberately with one visible project, certification or volunteer engagement in the new field.
Lead every document with the destination, not the origin. Your headline should describe where you are going.