The document addresses five common misconceptions that hinder career changes: age, economic conditions, job availability, the ability to earn a living doing what you love, and the fear of losing previous education and experience. It emphasizes that transferable skills can aid in transitioning careers at any age, despite economic fluctuations. The overall message encourages individuals not to let these barriers prevent them from pursuing a fulfilling job.

1. Five FALSE
Barriers to
a Career
Change

2. Thinking about
changing your career
but afraid
to go for it?...
You are
not alone.

3. We all exprience
FEAR.
But what IF
whatever is
stopping you is
NOT actually TRUE ?

4. Barrier #1
“ I am
too old”

5. The older YOU get
the more
transferable skills
you gain
which will help YOU
move to another field
at any age.

6. Barrier #1
“ I am too old”

7. E
S
Barrier #1
L old”
“ I am too
A
F

8. Barrier # 2
Economy
is too bad

9. Some industries
are thriving
while others
are dying.
It was, is
and will always be
the case.

10. Barrier #2
Economy is
too bad

11. E
S
Barrier #2
Economy is
too bad
L
A
F

12. Barrier #3
There are
NO jobs
out there

13. If that was true
then all employment
websites and agencies
would have been
gone by now.

14. Barrier #3
There are
NO jobs
out there

15. E
S
Barrier #3
There are
NO jobs
out there
L
A
F

16. Barrier #4
It is
impossible to
make a
living
doing
something
I love

17. Find something
that YOU love doing
and
that OTHER people
would pay for
then
YOU CAN get paid
for doing something
you love.

18. Barrier #4
It is impossible
to make a living
doing something
you love

19. E
S
Barrier #4
L
A
F
It is impossible
to make a living
doing something
you love

20. Barrier #5
I will "lose"
years of my
education and
experience

21. You might not
need to use all your
current technical skills
BUT
your transferable skills
can be used at any job.

22. Barrier #5
I will "lose"
years of my
education and
experience

23. E
S
Barrier #5
L
A
F
I will "lose"
years of my
education and
experience

24. What is stopping YOU? ...
Do NOT let
anything
stop YOU
from getting
a job YOU
love.