This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have a career you want, and make a difference in life.

I'm your host, Mack Pritchard.

I'm also the founder of Max List.

It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.

Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you

want.

Are you ready to change careers?

Our guest today says successful career changes share common qualities.

Aren't you curious to know what they are?

Toy Jones is here to talk about four things you need to change careers.

She's the Human Resources and Equity Director at Casa for Children.

Her organization advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the

custody of the state and under the protection of the court.

She joins us from Portland, Oregon.

Well, let's get started, Toy.

You're a human resources professional.

You have interviewed so many people. Why do people switch careers?

Well, Mac, that's a good question. And what I'm often finding is it boils down to changes in that individual's life, right?

People go through changes, common challenges when they look at,

for instance, a large life of it. Another thing is oftentimes they look at something that has went on

in like society, the pandemic, for instance. But whatever happens, oftentimes people

reevaluate where they are at a certain stage. And when that happens, they go back and they

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