You Don’t Have to Start Over to Change Careers

<p>What if the experience you think doesn’t count is exactly what a new employer needs—and you just need a creative way of explaining it? Kenya Boswell, Senior Vice President of Community Affairs at Highmark Health and President of the Highmark Foundation, has moved from nonprofit work into utilities, financial services, and health care. </p>

<p>In this episode of That’s a Good Question, where we bring a listener’s question to an expert, Kenya joins host Lisa Bennett to discuss a listener’s effort to move from for-profit work into nonprofits after being told she’s overqualified. They explore how to find fresh ways to identify transferable skills and explain the value you bring when changing fields.</p>