How late is too late to pivot? 1.5YOE and know my interests lie in marketing in the consumer goods space. Unfortunately all project experience is project management/finance in health or media sectors and seems most roles want previous experience

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Relax. I worked for 13 years in government and now I’m a business researcher. There are many paths...

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Now. I was in your shoes and luckily got out of PMO projects and into marketing enablement projects. However, 3.5 years later, still having trouble exiting to industry marketing jobs due to lack of actual experience...

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You too! We can do this lol just may take longer than we hope

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