Good morning!

Here’s what’s on the JD today:

1. A specialty materials company producing green technology including electric vehicles and battery systems has interesting roles open for those who want a strategic focus.

2. Elaine asks, “I wanted to transition careers when I started my degree but am getting nothing. Should I return to my old industry?”

IN HIRING

ALKEGEN

• A global company producing green technology is hiring for a diverse set of roles and in many functions.

• With 175 roles available around the world, here are three that stood out as interesting:

  • Sr Manager Strategy and Business Development

  • Performance Improvement Manager

  • Senior Project Manager

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Elaine asks, “I wanted to transition careers when I started my degree but am getting nothing. Should I return to my old industry?”

This is sometimes referred to as the number of jumps you’re making including geography, industry, and department. While many are aiming at the difficult triple jump, which is changing all three, it’s become more challenging recently.

Recommendation: In parallel, apply to your dream job while also rethinking the options that are available given your past experience.

• Don’t stop applying to your dream companies and roles. If you’re not receiving any responses, it’s worth connecting with a minimum of 5 people in those roles and asking what they would do if they were in your shoes. They will indicate whether you stand a chance.

• Split off at least 40% of your time to focus on applying to roles that are more aligned to your past work experience. Apply to jobs that you’re clearly a good fit for. A warning that this can sometimes be more painful once you see the rejections from jobs you’ve done before come in. At the end of the day, you do need a job or at least interviews because without any momentum, you will burn out much faster.

• Most importantly, consider which careers would be a good fit, other than the exact job you did before. For example, you may be able to help clients in your past industry through industry-specific consulting such as Procurement, Oil & Gas, Sales, Operations, Utilities, Tech and other industry or skill specific consulting firms. CLICK HERE for examples of the types of consulting that may be applicable to your background

Conclusion:

The market sucks so it’s completely reasonable to look at all your options, including what might feel like a step backwards. Try to be creative with what options are available given your experience to keep things interesting.

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