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This is a blog for anyone looking to transition to corporate Learning & Development. Posts include tips for a successful job search, explanations of basic instructional design concepts, and stories from my own career pivot.

When I decided to leave education and seek a corporate ID role, reading content by people in the field confirmed that I was on the right path. I hope to pay it forward and provide some insight into the job change process for others by documenting my experiences.

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Career Changer Rollovers

One effect of job hopping or changing careers is that you could have multiple retirement accounts floating around out there.

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Become an Instructional Designer on a Budget

How expensive is it to transition from teaching to instructional design? It doesn’t have to break the bank. I made my transition for a few hundred dollars.

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Part 4: Transitioning Jobs on a Tight Budget

Being the frugal budgeter that I am, pinching pennies whilst training up to become an instructional designer came naturally to me.

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Part 3: Leveraging an Emergency Fund to Switch Careers

I would need to independently fund my own unemployment. There were a couple of months between jobs where I didn’t have any income because I immersed myself in job hunting as a full time gig.

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Part 2: Getting Out of Debt for Personal and Professional Freedom

I had been abroad for 6 years and had buried my head DEEP in the sand when it came to my personal finances. Even though I was making good money, my lifestyle was out of control.

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Part 1: Financing a Job Transition

Transitioning jobs can be a strain financially. For my next couple of posts, I want to discuss my financial situation because personal finance is a topic I am VERY interested in.