Read this to understand how to approach a job change when you are changing domains, say going from banking to real estate. It is not only about sending your resume out, it is also about knowing what to write in resume so that hiring managers can understand.

1.
Changing
Domains
Moving
successfully
from
one
domain
to
another
Changing
domain
of
your
work
requires
careful
consideration
because
there
is
a
high
risk
involved.
Following
the
five-­‐step
process
described
in
this
document
helps
you
to
maximize
your
chances
of
success
at
this
transition.
Mrityunjay
Kumar
Chief
Career
Coach
info@careerbloom.in

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Changing
Domains
There
are
5
aspects
that
should
be
kept
in
mind
when
doing
such
a
transition.
For
the
following
description,
we
take
the
example
of
a
move
from
Banking
into
Real
Estate.
Analyze
Motivation
You
should
be
reasonably
clear
(and
honest)
about
your
motivation
behind
the
change.
Here
are
a
few
questions
you
should
ask
of
yourself:
1. Why
do
you
want
to
move
into
real
estate?
Here
are
a
few
typical
reasons
to
do
so:
a. You
see
it
is
a
booming
field
and
people
make
lots
of
money,
and
you
would
like
to
make
money
too.
b. You
see
the
work
people
do
and
you
like
that
work
much
more
than
you
like
your
current
work.
c. You
think
that
real
estate
will
help
your
career
grow
much
faster
than
banking
and
help
you
achieve
your
career
and
life
goals
faster
d. You
need
some
change
and
real
estate
seems
as
good
as
any.
2. Why
do
you
want
to
move
away
from
banking?
Here
are
a
few
typical
reasons:
a. You
feel
bored
in
your
current
role
and
don’t
see
a
way
it
is
going
to
change
any
time
soon
b. You
think
Banking
as
a
sector
will
not
give
you
the
kind
of
challenge
or
growth
you
need
c. You
don’t
like
your
environment
(boss,
company,
location,
etc.)
and
want
a
change
Answer
above
questions
and
see
what
really
motivates
you
to
consider
this
change.
If
you
don’t
have
a
good
reason
(when
you
answer
these
honestly),
you
should
wait
and
spend
more
time
researching
(see
below)
to
see
if
a
reason
emerges.
Otherwise,
you
should
make
your
current
domain
role
work
for
you
by
doing
change
within
the
domain
(some
of
the
advice
below
will
be
applicable
in
that
case
too).
Research
the
new
Domain
It
is
not
easy
to
do
a
domain
change
successfully,
and
so
there
is
inherently
a
risk
involved
in
it,
as
your
advisors
are
telling
you.
To
navigate
this
change
successfully,
you
need
to
prepare.
Here
are
a
few
things
that
has
worked
for
people
I
have
seen
do
such
domain
changes
well:
1. Be
specific
about
your
goal.
Just
having
an
interest
in
a
domain
doesn’t
help
much
in
making
decision.
There
are
thousands
of
roles
within
a
domain
that
you
could
be
eligible
(or
ineligible)
for.
It
is
important
to
zoom
into
a
role
that
will
interest
you
and
have
a
good
chance
of
accepting
you
you’re
your
current
experience.
Identify
the
actual
role
you
want
to
get
into.
Research
on
job
portals
to
know
specific
details
of
jobs
that
get
posted,
skills
they
require,
salaries
they
offer,
etc.
2. Meet
people
who
do
the
role(s)
you
have
identified
for
investigation.
Find
such
people
through
your
network
of
friends
(LinkedIn,
Facebook
or
other
social
media
tools
are
indispensable)
or
other
means
you
are
comfortable
with.
Ask
them
to
describe
their
job
description
and
a
day
in
their
life
doing
this
role,
as
well
as
career
growth
they
see
in
front
of
them.
Sometimes,
it
will
surprise
you:
appearance
of
a
role
from
outside
can
be
very
different
than
what
the
role
really
entails
80%
of
the
time.

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3. Research
about
career
paths
available
from
this
role.
Sometimes,
a
role
may
feel
very
good
and
challenging,
but
growth
options
from
that
role
will
be
very
limited.
It
is
important
to
be
careful
when
deciding
on
such
roles.
4. Give
lots
of
interviews
–
applying
for
roles
and
getting
invited
to
interviews
is
a
great
way
to
know
about
a
role
and
whether
you
will
fit
in.
Try
to
get
some
interviews.
However,
make
sure
that
you
don’t
do
interviews
(and
fail!)
in
companies
that
you
would
really
like
to
work
in.
Try
smaller
companies,
they
are
easier
to
get
interviews
from.
Analyze
your
Strengths
Having
an
interest
in
the
area
is
not
enough.
It
is
also
important
to
know
what
skills
and
strengths
are
required
to
be
successful
in
that
area
and
whether
you
possess
them
or
not.
Once
you
have
done
your
research,
you
will
know
the
skills
and
strengths
required
to
be
successful
in
your
chosen
role
and
area.
Spend
some
time
in
figuring
our
whether
you
possess
them
or
not.
Here
are
a
few
ways
to
figure
out
your
strengths:
1. Friends
and
Family:
People
around
you
usually
know
your
strengths
(and
weaknesses)
better
than
you.
Leverage
them.
2. Analogy
from
past
events:
Try
to
remember
past
experiences
of
work
which
would
be
similar
to
what
your
research
suggests
you
will
have
to
do
in
the
new
role.
Remember
your
emotions
while
doing
that
work;
your
remember
position
emotions
from
the
work
you
like
to
do
and/or
can
do
well.
Read
Flow
and
see
if
you
haven’t
been
in
such
an
experience.
3. Assessments:
There
are
lots
of
personality
and
other
tests
that
you
can
take
to
get
you
some
sense
of
your
strengths
-­‐
MBTI,
Big
5,
StrengthsFinder,
etc.
Minimize
the
Risk
of
transition
It
is
important
to
reduce
the
risk
in
such
transition.
Here
are
some
of
the
outcomes
that
can
happen:
1. Successful
Change:
You
have
a
new
role
in
real
estate,
and
you
are
doing
good.
2. Successful
rollback:
You
take
up
a
new
role,
it
doesn’t
work
out
well,
you
come
back
to
your
old
role
(same
company
or
different
company)
successfully.
3. Unsuccessful
Change:
You
are
trying
for
a
new
role
but
you
don’t
get
it.
But
you
still
have
your
old
job.
4. Unsuccessful
rollback:
New
role
doesn’t
work
out,
and
you
are
unable
to
get
a
job
in
your
old
role.
It
is
always
a
good
idea
to
try
out
the
role
without
leaving
the
old
one.
You
can
do
it
in
many
ways:
1. Shadow
a
friend
who
is
in
the
same
role
for
a
few
days
and
go
through
exactly
what
they
go
through
2. Take
a
1-­‐2
months
break
(if
your
company
allows
you)
and
take
a
job
in
the
role
you
want.
3.
Take
a
part-­‐time
job
for
1-­‐2
months
Of
course,
#4
is
the
least
desirable
and
scary
situation,
and
the
chance
for
that
happening
should
be
made
as
close
to
0
as
possible
through
careful
management
of
this
transition.
Motivation
analysis
and
Domain
Research
are
intended
to
help
in
this.

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Prepare
well
When
you
have
done
all
the
3
steps
above
well,
and
are
still
on
track
to
do
the
change,
make
sure
you
do
the
following
well
to
prepare
for
this:
1. Resume
–
Make
sure
your
resume
is
written
in
a
way
that
appeals
to
real
estate
folks.
To
do
this,
create
a
domain
independent
resume
and
get
it
reviewed
from
someone
who
is
in
Real
Estate
2. Interview
preparation
–
Your
word
choice
and
project
descriptions
become
surprisingly
domain
dependent
after
you
have
spent
a
few
years
in
a
domain.
You
need
to
prepare
well
through
mock
interviews
and
writing
what
you
want
to
speak,
and
change
your
language
to
be
more
domain
independent,
or
still
better,
real
estate
focused
(if
you
have
done
your
research
well,
it
should
be
easy
to
do
so).
3. Network
–
Most
good
jobs
will
be
obtained
through
your
network,
so
invest
in
networking.
Attend
events
and
conferences
for
real
estate,
find
mutual
friends
who
work
in
these
domains,
find
someone
who
has
done
transition
into
real
estate
from
another
domain,
etc.