Coming across a candidate who has moved from industry to industry and changed roles and even departments along the way may cause some doubts about the candidate’s reliability and his seriousness about the current vacancy. We all want to be sure the candidate is in it for the long run. However, this attitude might sometimes cause some bias towards career-changers and prevent one from seeing their true value and potential for greatness.

So, today, we’ve decided to look at 5 reasons why taking a chance on the career-changer might be exactly what your company needs to break through to the top.

✔️ They are PASSIONATE
After years of experience and self-discovery, career-changers know what they want when they choose your company. They come to your interview with a newfound drive to realign their careers with their rediscovered passions. When a business can align those passions to meet its goals, anything is possible.

✔️ They are CONFIDENT
These are people who possess quite a degree of freedom and self-confidence and do not rely heavily on the opinion of others and are not guided in their decisions by fear of disappointing others. They freely express their ideas and challenge others to explore possibilities outside of their comfort zones.

✔️ They ACKNOWLEDGE FAILURE
Life’s greatest and most enduring lessons are learned through failure. Acknowledging these experiences and the value they bring through reflection, analysis and application is what separates the good from the great. The career-changer has confronted real-world challenges to gradually accumulate a wealth of practical knowledge. Any business must accept a certain amount of risk if it hopes to be successful, so hiring those who have the most experience with it is certainly useful.

✔️ They are ADAPTABLE
A diverse variety of experiences can show how a career-changer has adapted to and overcome new challenges. Having a positive outlook on change can rub off on other employees and improve team inclusiveness and morale.

✔️ They are RESOLUTE
Working in different fields has exposed career-changers to all kinds of personalities and helped them learn to, when needed, put aside their differences with other team members and collaborate towards the common goal. Through trial and error, the career-changer has learned when to be an unwavering and resolute voice when managers need it most.