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不少处于职业中期的本土职业人士找到我们，表达换部门或换行业的意愿。他们可能现在的领域工作已经很久了，所以希望做点不同的事，或是当初加入这家公司只是看重公司响当当的名声。会计师想成为咨询师，工程师想做业务，销售专员想投身市场。在某一时刻，他们意识到自己对现有工作或行业不满或已兴趣全无了。

 不要让自负阻碍你的发展

很多人都面临这样一个问题，他们虽然想要实现巨大的职业转型，但他们不愿意以退为进。他们希望，即使进入一个崭新的行业或领域，他们在这一行也没多少经验和成就，别人还能像现在一样重视他们。他们没有意识到，职业发展至今他们所积累的价值和成就并不适用于新职位。所以，他们永远无法在职业发展过程中找到一个合适的机会，于是只好继续做自己不喜欢也不感兴趣的事。

如果你觉得你更适合另一个部门或行业，能在那里取得更大的成功，那你就需要脚踏实地，一开始接受低一点的头衔或职位，承担轻一点的职责，只为后来能在更感兴趣的环境中工作。你需要这样变通，后退一步是为了之后前进两步。只要你进入了合适的环境，有机会做你更感兴趣的事，那你就能在雇主面前展示你的能力，逐渐承担和以前一样分量的职责。

 相信自己有能力做出成就

我们公司之前有一位猎头顾问就是既会变通又很现实的典范，她在职业转变时就做到了这一点。在加入我们公司之前，她在一家领先的全球设备制造商担任客户经理。由于她没有任何招聘或其他人才领域的工作经验，我只能聘请她担任高级职员，这个职位比她原有职位低了两个级别。但是我对她说，我认为她具备成为一名非常成功的猎头顾问所需全部技能，我也相信她在我们的平台上可以快速成长到她的目标职位。如果她真的想做我们这一行，相信自己的能力，那她只需要用出色的表现证明自己。只要能做到这一点，她就可以得到与她能力相称的所有机会。

绝大多数人可能都不能接受这样的条件，但她很清楚自己的目标，也相信自己的能力。仅仅用了六个月，她就升任顾问，在她第一年工作结束时，她已成为我们公司表现最优异的员工了。

 只要条件适合，你很快就能弥补所有的损失

任何人经历重大职业转变时，一开始都需要一个熟悉的过程。为了这一转变你要承担风险，而雇主选择给你机会，让你尝试一件从没做过的事，其实也要承担风险。如果你能够帮他们降低风险，那他们也很有可能给你机会，让你证明自己。

如果你对自己的能力有信心，那就耐心一点，慢慢实现你在新的工作领域或行业中取得成功的目标。你要在新的环境中用表现证明自己。如果你果不其然非常优秀，那你应该很快就可以证明自己的价值。时间不用很长，你就应该能重新回到原来的级别，在新环境中承担与上一份工作中相同份量的职责。

Be Flexible And Realistic When Making Big Career Changes

Many mid-career mainland professionals approach us to express their desire to change their job function or industry.  They may have entered their current industry long ago expecting something quite different, or joined a company for no other reason than its well-recognized name.  Some are accountants who want to become consultants, engineers who want to pursue a business role, or sales professionals who want to do marketing.  At some point, they’ve come to the realization that they’re not very satisfied with or are no longer interested in the job or line of business they’re in.

Don’t Let Your Ego Get In Your Way

The problem for many is that while they want to make a significant career change, they don’t want to take a step back in their career to do it.  They expect others to value them in the same way that their current situation does, even if they’re entering a new job function or industry that they have very little experience or no proven track record in.  They’re unable to recognize that a lot of the value and achievements they’ve built up to this point in their career do not fully apply the new role they’re pursuing.  As a result, they’re never able to find a suitable opportunity in the career track that they really want to pursue, and end up continuing to do something that they don’t enjoy or are not really interested in.

But if you feel there’s another function or industry you’re better suited for or can be more successful in, then you may need to be realistic and initially take a lower title or position of less responsibility in order to get into a situation you’re more interested in.  As such, be flexible and consider temporarily taking one step back so you can move two steps forward later on.  Once you’re in the right situation and have a chance to do what you’re more interested in, then you can show your new employer what you can do and begin catching up to your previous level of responsibility.

Be Confident In Your Ability To Show Your Performance

One of our company’s former recruitment consultants is a great example of someone who was very realistic and flexible in the career change she was making.  Before joining our company, she was an account manager with a leading global equipment manufacturer.  But because she had absolutely no recruitment or talent industry experience, I could only hire her as a Sr. Associate, a position that was two levels lower than her current level.  I told her though that I thought she had all the skill sets to be a highly successful recruitment consultant, and that she could reach that level very quickly on our platform.  If she was really committed to entering our industry and confident enough in her capabilities, then all she needed to do was show her performance.  If she could do that, then she would get all the opportunity she could handle.

While most people might not be able to accept such a situation, she was very clear about what she wanted to pursue and confident in abilities.  Within six months, she was promoted to consultant and became our top performer by the end of her first year.

In The Right Situation, You’ll Soon Recover Whatever You Lost

When making a major career change, there’s an initial learning curve you need to go up.  In addition to the risk you’re taking in making such a move, there’s also a significant risk factor to an employer in giving you the chance to do something that you don’t have a track record doing.  If you can lower that risk for them, then there’s a greater likelihood they’ll give you the opportunity you seek to prove yourself.

If you really have confidence in your abilities, then show a little patience in reaching your objective of being successful in the new job function or industry you wish to enter.  Demonstrate your performance to other in this new situation.  If you’re as good as you think you are then you should be able to quickly prove your value.  And in a reasonable amount of time you should be able to close the gap between where you were previously in your career to reach the same level of responsibility in your new situation.

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