Welcome to Next Chapter Guides. Every article on this site is listed below in one place, grouped by topic, so you can jump straight to what you need. If you are not sure where to begin, start with the first group, then move to the topic that matches your biggest worry right now. New guides are added here as soon as they are published.
Start here: finding your direction
- What Career Should I Switch to? My Step-by-Step Guide – name your values, list your strengths and test your top idea.
- I Hate My Job but Don’t Know What Else to Do: Where to Start – a calm way to turn frustration into clues.
- Signs You Need a Career Change: 15 Clear Signals and Your Next Step – tell a rough patch from a real sign.
- How to Try a New Career Before Quitting: A 4-Week Plan – test a field without leaving your job.
- 90 Day Career Change Plan: What to Do Each Month – explore, build proof and reach out in three phases.
Career change by age
- Changing Careers at 30: How to Find Your Next Move
- Changing Careers at 35: How to Switch Without Starting Over
- How to Change Careers at 40: A Practical Career Roadmap
- 14 Best Careers to Start at 40 (And How to Pick Yours)
- Changing Careers at 45: A Plan That Protects Your Income
- Changing Careers at 50: How to Build a Second Career
- Am I Too Old to Change Careers? Your Guide to Starting Over
CVs, interviews and getting experience
- How to Change Careers With No Experience: 5 Routes That Work
- How to Get Experience in a New Field: 5 Ways to Start Without a Job in It
- Transferable Skills for Career Change: How to Find and Prove Yours
- Career Change CV: How to Rewrite Your CV So It Gets Read
- Career Change LinkedIn Headline: A Simple Formula With Examples
- How to Explain a Career Change in an Interview: A Simple Answer Formula
- Entry Level Jobs for Career Changers: Where to Start and How to Get In
Money and retraining
- How to Afford a Career Change: A Simple Money Plan
- How Much Savings Before a Career Change? A Simple Way to Find Your Number
- Do I Need a Degree to Change Careers? 4 Checks Before Paying
- Career Change Bootcamp vs Degree: How to Choose Without Wasting Money
- Free Courses to Change Careers: How to Pick the Ones Worth Your Time
Teachers and nurses
- 12 Jobs for Teachers Leaving Teaching (And How to Switch)
- Non-Clinical Nursing Jobs: 16 Ways to Leave the Bedside
Free tools and guides
If you would like a ready-made plan to go with these articles, see the Next Chapter Guides collection. You can also try the free Is It Too Late? calculator to see how many working years you have ahead of you.