I'm in the process of changing careers from the healthcare field to IT.

5 Comments

1. Barb HansenOctober 8,2021 at 4:28PM UTC

   Background; I switched careers from healthcare (laboratory science) to a business/tech career years ago. It's absolutely doable.

   Random comments for you:

   IT is a huge field and can be used as an over-arching term for true IT work (admin, network, security) to Development/Engineer (web, mobile, software development).

   If you haven't already, narrow down that work you want to do, and then start learning on your own.

   There are plenty of places online where you can start by getting-your-feet wet in a particular field, to training for certifications.

   There are very few places that will train you from scratch (mostly because you can learn so much for free on the web these days).

   Both Google and Amazon has free (or nearly free) training for many IT programs (assuming you are leaning toward IT - cloud management, network, security work). https://cloud.google.com/training and https://aws.amazon.com/training/

   If you want to learn to code, there are many organizations that help people and women transition into development jobs, although I would suggest getting your feet wet in programming using YouTube videos'. They are free and you can see what development language "speaks" to you.

   Once you have learned the basics, your path to your first job will be (a little) easier. You don't necessarily need job experience to get an IT/Dev job but you do need to have some skills.

2. latoya hendersonOctober 8,2021 at 6:28PM UTC

   Thanks for all the input. I'll get to working on my skills

3. Lesa Edwards, Career Coach & Master Resume WriterOctober 8,2021 at 5:49PM UTC

   Let's start with your belief - do you really believe no one wants to hire you? If so, this is affecting how you job search and - if you're getting to the interview phase - how you show up for the interview. Find a new belief that serves you better and begin practicing it, like a mantra. You've got this!

4. latoya hendersonOctober 8,2021 at 6:27PM UTC

   Thank you, yes I've dressed with confidence. I'm not giving up.

5. Stephanie Mansueto, Corporate Recruiter & Job Hunting CoachOctober 9,2021 at 11:03PM UTC

   Like Barb said, narrow down your target job in the IT sector and then identify the necessary training. Another helpful exercise is to reach out to people that have the job(s) you're interested in and schedule an in-person or virtual coffee meeting/info interview with them and ask them what type of skills and training are required. Ask them what they do and don't like about their job and what they wish they would have known before going into it. The best career change is a fully informed one.