Here's how you can convey your passion for social impact during a career change.

I have come to realize that for you to make a good social impact it’s usually come from a pain you have struggled with and have overcome. This will give a personal perspective to the challenges you want to fight and make great influence in. For instance any one who has struggled with unemployment will be able to speak to others from a convincing perspective.

I agree to this and the a very familiar saying is “there’s no glory without a story”. One of the most driving social impact will come from pain to purpose. Your story should be told and broken down in a way others can glean and apply same process to their life to achieve similar results.

Para fazer networking proposital ao mudar para uma função de impacto social, participe de eventos e workshops relevantes, conecte-se com líderes do setor no LinkedIn, envolva-se em voluntariado e projetos pro bono, e participe de grupos online focados em impacto social. Busque mentores na área, seja claro sobre seus objetivos de carreira ao fazer networking, e cultive relacionamentos ao longo do tempo, mantendo contato regular e oferecendo ajuda e suporte sempre que possível.

This is so true, our network is our net worth and building a meaningful relationship around us may impact our life in immensely thus improving our career and ability to find a job that suits our purpose.

Volunteering is everything. Be ready to volunteer even when there are little or no stipends attached. Often we then to gain either in cash or kind. Volunteering will help broaden your knowledge and experience which will be very relevant when applying for a job or during an interview process.

Consider volunteering on a charity board. Charities need external input in the same that corporate boards do. It is possible to volunteer time to support a charity to develop its strategy and implement good governance and at the same time you get to learn from others and develop your own leadership skills.

Acing your interview will be crucial to securing the job. So you have to prepare hard and the ability to sell yourself in that interview may be the beginning of your career advancement. Speak boldly and confidently about past works you might have done and tie it to your experience come in handy for the position at hand.