| name | career-pivot |
| description | Comprehensive career transition workflow from strategic planning and self-assessment through resume optimization, LinkedIn profile overhaul, interview preparation, and salary negotiation for professionals changing careers or industries.
Use when the user wants to career pivot or needs a structured multi-step process for this goal.
Do NOT use when the request is a single-step task or requires professional advice beyond educational guidance. |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| type | workflow |
| skills | career-pivot-advisor resume-builder linkedin-optimizer interview-coach salary-negotiator |
| trigger_phrases | I want to change careers help me switch industries career pivot plan how to change my career career transition guide ready for a new career pivot to a new field |
| metadata | {"author":"foundry-skills","version":"1.0.0","tags":"career interview-prep resume-writing salary-negotiation step-by-step planning","category":"career","depends":"career-pivot-advisor resume-builder linkedin-optimizer interview-coach salary-negotiator"} |
Career Pivot
Estimated time: 4-12 weeks
This workflow guides professionals through a strategic career pivot, from the
initial decision through landing a role in a new field. It covers the full
journey: assessing your transferable skills, planning the transition, rebuilding
your resume for the target role, optimizing your LinkedIn presence, preparing
for interviews that address the career change narrative, and negotiating
compensation in your new field.
Career pivots are increasingly common and can be deeply rewarding, but they
require more strategic planning than a standard job search. This workflow
ensures you approach the transition methodically rather than chaotically.
By the end of this workflow you will have: a clear transition plan, a
pivot-optimized resume, a LinkedIn profile that tells your career change story,
interview confidence, and salary negotiation skills for your new field.
When to Use
- User wants to career pivot
- User needs a structured, step-by-step process for career pivot
- User wants to change careers
- User wants to switch industries
- career pivot plan
- Do NOT use when: the request is outside the scope of career pivot or requires professional advice beyond educational guidance
- Do NOT use for single-step tasks that one atomic skill can handle independently
Prerequisites
Before starting this workflow, ensure:
- A sense that you want to change careers (even if you are not sure to what)
- At least 2-3 years of professional experience (transferable skills)
- Willingness to invest time in research, networking, and skill building
- Financial stability to weather a potential income gap during transition
- Openness to starting at a different level than your current role
Steps
Step 1: Plan Your Career Pivot (uses: career-pivot-advisor)
create a strategic transition plan.
- Input: current role, industry, and experience, Their reasons for wanting to change careers, Any target industries or roles they are considering
- Output: Phased career pivot plan with timeline and milestones, Transferable skills mapped to target roles, Researched target roles with requirements and gap analysis
- Key focus: Deep skills inventory: identifying transferable skills and hidden strengths
Step 2: Rebuild Your Resume (uses: resume-builder)
create a career-change resume that reframes
your experience for the target role. This is fundamentally different from a
standard resume update.
- Input:
skills-inventory from Step 1 (transferable skills to highlight), from Step 1 (job descriptions to optimize for), existing resume and work history
