In a period of corporate layoffs, evolving economic concerns, so-called downsizing, and the technology boom-and-bust aftermath, it's no surprise that people switch jobs regularly. People, more than before, are also completely switching careers, and that offers requires a new education.
 These change motivations are varied: there's more acceptance of "multi-tasking" careers (an actress or musician can also be an author, restaurateur, and clothing designer), more tolerance for career switches, more job skills becoming obsolete, due to new technology and/or a completely new education; and people are marrying and starting families later than previous generations, which in turns fosters more career experimentation.
Sell the Switch in Your Application
Make your unique experience shine on your grad application, as well as be convincing about your desire and ability to switch the course of your professional track. Follow a few tips for creating a successful grad application and forging past experience into a new career path.
• Talk the talk
It is important to research, know, and use the jargon of your new pursuit in your application. If you have explored trends, industry experts, future predictions, and the history of the field, you can include this knowledge in your application. So, if you're a lawyer applying to UCLA's film school, you can mention the ways in which technology has changed filmmaking and mention night courses or seminars in this new technology that you've taken, or even books you've read on the subject. Thus, medical doctors applying to law school could mention current legal issues in medicine that fascinate him, using the legal terminology and issues of current interest.
• Have long-term perspective
In the personal statement, or other appropriate are of your application, illustrate how you see your newly chosen field evolving, and how you would hope to contribute to the evolution.
• Demonstrate commitment
To demonstrate your commitment to and knowledge of your new pursuit, list the targeted job fairs and trade shows you attended.
• See a counselor
You have to select a career counselor, and mention in your application that you've been working with a counselor. For guarantee that they have the proper background, education, and credentials, checks through the National Board for Certified Counselors.
• Network
Get in touch with professors, students, and professionals in the field to glean as much information as possible. If you were allowed to sit in on a few classes in your field at a local university, mention this in your application, along with the course name, professor's name, and what you liked about the course. Also take a course or courses online through distance-learning programs at many schools.
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