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Career-Change CV Example

4 min read · Updated May 2026

Career-change CVs win when they tell a clear story: who you were, what you learned, who you're becoming. The sample below shows a teacher pivoting into UX research.

Live example — Daniel Okafor

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Daniel Okafor

Aspiring UX Researcher
daniel.okafor@example.com Manchester, UK

Profile

Former secondary-school teacher pivoting into UX research. 6 years of running structured interviews with students and parents, now backed by a Google UX certificate and 3 portfolio studies.

Experience

UX Research InternNorthstar Health (volunteer)2025
• Ran 14 generative interviews with chronic-condition patients. • Synthesised findings into a journey map adopted by the product team.
Secondary School TeacherBurnage Academy2018 — 2024
• Designed and ran weekly feedback rituals with 90+ students. • Led the school's transition to a new digital report card.

Education

Google UX Design CertificateCoursera2024
B.Ed. Secondary EducationUniversity of Manchester2014 — 2018

Skills

User Interviews · Figma · Thematic Analysis · Maze · Notion · Survey Design

Writing tips

  • Open with a 'profile' section that names the pivot in one sentence.
  • Re-label transferable skills in the target industry's vocabulary.
  • List bootcamps, certifications and side projects right after education.
  • Drop irrelevant bullets — relevance beats completeness.

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